Presence in Acting

Tallinn

WITH Yorgos Karamalegos
24 & 25 February 2026

Discover presence and its embodiment as an essential tool for authentic expression, and learn how to bring this fully into your own performance.

About the workshop

An immersive two-day workshop led by Yorgos Karamalegos, founder of Physical Lab, dedicated to cultivating presence and authenticity in performance.​ This work is a journey toward uncovering one’s most authentic self and embodying a free, uninhibited artistic spirit.

Through embodiment practices and deconditioning, participants explore presence while releasing ingrained acting habits. Actors are guided to shed societal and cultural conditioning, opening the door to a state of performance in which body, mind, emotion, voice, language, and instinct flow together in harmony.

The aim is simple yet profound: performance rooted in truth, and presence arising from one’s deepest essence.

Special Thank You

This Lab would not be possible without the dedicated efforts of Doris Tislar, who kindly invited Yorgos and Physical Lab to Tallinn. We are so grateful for her efforts to organize this special Lab and help broaden the reach of the work.

The Theatre

Estonian Theatre for Young Audiences, located in Tallinn’s Old Town, is Estonia’s leading home for puppet, visual, and youth‑focused theatre. Serving primarily ages 5–15, the theatre creates imaginative, high‑quality productions that speak to young people and adults alike. Alongside its stages, it houses the Museum of Puppetry Arts and hosts the international Tallinn Treff Festival, forming a unique cultural hub. Founded in 1952, it remains the country’s only professional puppet and visual theatre, continually evolving its artistic language while helping young audiences understand themselves and the world around them.

Grants & Funding

Many Lab participants have secured partial or full funding through arts grants, and we are happy to provide any documentation needed to support your application. Standard materials commonly required for grant submissions can be found on our Lab Pricing & Funding page. Please contact us should you need anything further.

We encourage you to apply even if funding has not yet been confirmed.

Preparing
for a lab

For our short courses, participants are asked to prepare and learn a single piece of text. This helps you fully engage with our Lab methodology and explore how text can be embodied and emotionally expressed. You’re welcome to work solo or with a partner, in any language you’re most comfortable with.

If you’re unsure of what to choose, please feel free to browse our library of suggested text. For full details and guidance, please visit: Preparing for a Lab.

Yorgos Karamalegos

Yorgos Karamalegos

Founder & Artistic Director

Yorgos guides performers and professionals toward deep physical and mental awareness, emphasizing presence as a path to personal and professional freedom. His body-focused approach aims to use deconditioning as a tool to uncover authenticity.

WHAT OUR LABBERS ARE SAYING

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