Please forward to the responsible persons within your institution. Thank you.
Dear colleagues
On behalf of the World Theatre Training Institute AKT-ZENT, I am addressing you as teachers of directing, acting and theatre pedagogy with the request to make our International Theatre Summer Academy known to your students, whereby the directing and pedagogy course with the internationally renowned teacher and author Dr Jurij Alschitz should be of particular interest to teachers as well.
The idea of our summer academy is, on the one hand, to bring young artists together internationally in the artistic process – they learn the most from the exchange with their colleagues and their understanding of their theatre; on the other hand, our courses are dedicated to precisely those topics that are not on the curriculum at academies. We see ourselves in a complementary partnership role.
Some European academies are already involved and I would be delighted to be able to expand this circle every year.
With this in mind, I would like to ask you to spread the word about the XV International Theatre Summer Academy. Funding for participants via ERASMUS+ programmes has always been successful so far; it only needs to be applied for by the sending institution.
Thank you in advance!
Yours sincerely
Christine Schmalor
Programme Director
World Theatre Training Institute AKT-ZENT / research centre of the International Theatre Institute (ITI worldwide)
Contact: +49 30 612 87274
15th International Theatre Summer Academy
Artistic Direction: Dr Jurij Alschitz / International team of teachers
19 July – 3 August 2025
Montecreto, Italy
Every year, the International Theatre Summer Academy focuses on one aspect and thus a special method of the important theme
self-preparation: your secret to success
The subject of self-preparation, which is closely related to self-education and ultimately self-creation, is the central tool for any successful person in today’s society, especially in the arts. Why is self-preparation still not taught at drama schools? The issue is largely neglected and is considered more of a “private matter”, which lends it a mysterious flair.
Jurij Alschitz and his team have been researching the topic for many years and are offering a course for directors, theatre pedagogues, drama teachers and playwrights and a course for actors.
Both courses will focus on
The story – about the power of imagination
With the wonderful summer story White Nights by F. Dostoyevsky, we want to discover the full potential of storytelling.
The good old tradition of storytelling is at the heart of our profession. You think you know all about it? Are you sure? You think the story is just the plot? Then you don’t need to come.
But if you understand that a story holds infinite dimensions and you want to open them up, if you want to explore the manifold forces, impacts and possibilities of expression, then you will be in the right place.
Just as actors approach a role on the basis of a story, directors must have their story clearly in mind before they begin. Storytelling is a rehearsal method, play development and ultimately the foundation of every theatre evening. This sounds obvious, but it is a great art to make fantasy blossom and flourish, to create worlds through imagination so that they find their way to our audience, where they in turn trigger multiple fantasies.
In both courses, we will explore the different principles of storytelling and try out numerous forms; in monologue, in dialogue, as an ensemble. We will immerse ourselves in the world of myths and visual languages and discover that we not only have the spoken word at our disposal, but also movement, sounds and so much more.
No story and no stage action can work without the inner image of the narrator. What does that mean in practical terms? Can I train the ability to imagine? Yes. And then there is another step: how do I arrive at my personal artistic image as an all-encompassing guide for my theatre?
All further information on content, programme, accommodation, prices etc. can be found HERE
Registration: HERE
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+49 30 612 87 274
akt.zent@berlin.de