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Directing: THE STORY – ABOUT THE POWER OF IMAGINATION

When:

19 July - 03 August 2025

School:

International Theatre Summer Academy

Institution:

World Theatre Training Institute AKT-ZENT

City:

Montecreto

Country:

Italy

Language:

English

Credits:

0.0 EC

Fee:

800 EUR

Early Bird deadline 01 April 2025
Interested?
Directing: THE STORY – ABOUT THE POWER OF IMAGINATION

About

Course for Directors, Drama Teachers, Theatre Pedagogues and Playwrights

Meet Jurij Alschitz and his International team of teachers

With its annual International Theatre Summer Academy, the World Theatre Training Institute opens the subject of self-preparation as a secret to success - hereby offering a supplement to drama school programmes. Both, students and professional theatre professionals find a unique opportunity for personal advanced training.

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.

The International Theatre Summer Academy invites actors, directors, theatre pedagogues and drama teachers to intensively explore and learn the wide range of techniques and methods for self-preparation at the highest professional level. Each year we focus on a specific method for self-directed artistic work:

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?

Naturally, an important topic of the course will be how I can initiate and guide the actors’ self-preparation for the role and integrate it into my future productions. Those who are clever enough to recognise this potential and apply it correctly can be sure of an explosion of creative energy and suggestions.

A lot of practice awaits you: the directing students will work on scenes with the actors from the parallel course.
This course includes joint training for actors and directors.

Course leader

Dr Jurij Alschitz, Artistic Director of the World Theatre Training Institute AKT-ZENT/ITI Research Centre, is an internationally renowned director, teacher and researcher of new teaching methods. Author of theatre textbooks.

Target group

advanced directing students, emerging and experienced directors,
theatre teachers, drama teachers, acting and directing teachers, students (graduate, postgraduate) of these subjects.
playwrights
What makes it special: Learners of all ages study together.

Course aim

Methodical foundation for professional artistic preparation as a director, especially for the art of leading actors.
Participants experience “training as a method” and receive the necessary tools for their own teaching and rehearsal practice.

Fee info

Fee

800 EUR, regular tuition fee.

Fee

700 EUR, early bird price until 1 April (get 50 € more early-early bird discount until 1 February!)

Travel and accommodation are not included.

Interested?

When:

19 July - 03 August 2025

School:

International Theatre Summer Academy

Institution:

World Theatre Training Institute AKT-ZENT

Language:

English

Credits:

0.0 EC

Early Bird deadline 01 April 2025 Visit school

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