NIPAI – New International Performing Arts Institute invites applications from performing arts professionals and advanced pre-professionals worldwide for a 5-day intensive training programme in Berlin.
Where: Berlin, Germany
When: 17-21 August 2026
An intensive practical workshop integrating three psychophysical training traditions: Meyerhold Biomechanics, Chekhov Psychological Gesture, and Stanislavski Physical Action. The programme covers improvisation, ensemble building, movement dramaturgy, text integration, and scene composition – 28 working hours across 5 days.
Led by: Sergei and Gennadiy Ostrenko – master teachers with over 40 years of international teaching experience in psychophysical actor training and movement directing.
Who can apply: Open to professional and pre-professional performing arts practitioners from all countries – actors, directors, choreographers, dancers, movement practitioners, and circus artists. Admission is competitive, based on CV and artistic background. The working language is English.
The workshop is designed as a cross-border professional development opportunity. Each edition brings together practitioners from multiple countries and disciplines. The international peer group is an integral part of the programme – participants work alongside artists from different training traditions and cultural contexts, building professional connections that frequently extend into future creative collaborations.
Location: DOCK 11 EDEN, Breite Str. 43, 13187 Berlin, Germany – a professional theatre and dance venue in the Pankow district.
Dates: 17-21 August 2026
Schedule: Monday-Thursday 10:30-13:00 & 14:30-18:00; Friday 10:30-13:00 & 13:30-15:00
About the organiser: NIPAI (New International Performing Arts Institute) is a non-profit educational organisation based in Berlin, dedicated to professional training in physical theatre, movement directing, and psychophysical performance methods. All funds go directly towards venue hire, equipment, mentors, staff, and programme delivery.
Certificate: Certificate of Completion issued upon successful participation.
How to apply:
https://www.nipai.org/directing-acting-dance-programs/apply-form-workshops
Costs for participants:
You can find the participation fee, workshop details, and all requirements on our website.
Contact details:
Viktor Kaplan: info@nipai.org
For further information, please visit https://www.nipai.org/directing-acting-dance-programs/summer-physical-theatre-workshop
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