Ostrenko Performing Arts Lab (OPAL)

Shakespeare. Four Stories

international practical theatre direction course
under the direction of Sergei Ostrenko

February - July, 2011
RUSSIA

 IUGTE has announced the competition
for four theatre directors

"Shakespeare. Four Stories" is the intensive
practical theatre direction course with opportunity
to direct a performance on professional stage 
of the Russian state repertory theatre with the group
of professional actors from Russia and different countries.

The course is designed for advanced candidates with professional stage experience - performing arts practitioners working in various genres, techniques and styles.

Participants will have opportunity to learn the key
principles of mounting the performance, acquire reliable director’s toolkit for creating contemporary professional productions, improve skills and gain confidence in the director’s role. Moreover, this is a wonderful chance to gain new experience of creative collaboration in multicultural and multilingual theatre environment.

The course programme includes two phases of work: the preparatory phase - distance course work by email correspondence (February - April) and the practical phase on-site in Russia (May - July).

The working languages are English and Russian. Translators will be provided.