28 SEPTEMBER - 5 OCTOBER 2026
ABOUT THE RETREAT
Led by Lab founder Yorgos Karamalegos, the Physical Lab Retreat is the biggest LAB event of the year—an international mentorship open to actors and performers worldwide who are committed to deepening their craft and elevating their work. Join participants from London, Paris, Vienna, New York, Los Angeles, and beyond in what many Labbers describe as “a great and safe place to research, try things out, not know, fail, and step out of your comfort zone.”
Actors will collaborate closely with Yorgos to gain a deeper understanding of their strengths and clarify their career aspirations.
PRESENCE IN AUTHENTICITY
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.
RETREAT DATES
Arrival: Monday, 28 September
Departure: Monday, 5 October
Working days: 29 Sept - 4 October
WHAT YOU'LL GAIN
Personalised Coaching
Receive hands-on, in-person guidance from Yorgos to help discover your own acting method.
Physical and Emotional Mastery
Utilise your body as the key to accessing deeper levels of exploration and emotion.
Character Building Techniques
Develop ways of creating believable, nuanced characters through deep analysis & embodiment.
Deep Dive into Performance
Consider external factors, understand your strengths, and overcome obstacles.
Career Advice
Develop tools and discuss next steps on how to get the most out of your career.
Performance Reel
Receive a lengthy video reel of your work in Crete that can be cut for posting/submissions
PERFORMANCE REEL
One element that truly distinguishes the Physical Lab Retreat is the performance reel each participant receives. This reel captures the arc of the actor’s work throughout the retreat, highlighting different facets of their process and culminating in the final one-to-one session with Yorgos.
Filmed and edited with care, the reels are crafted to be fully submission-ready—suited for auditions, agents, or casting outreach. In past retreats, several actors have found that simply sharing their reel opened unexpected professional doors.
DETAILS & PRICING
TO MAINTAIN THE INTIMATE AND PERSONALIZED NATURE OF THIS MENTORSHIP, PARTICIPATION IS LIMITED TO 8-10 PROFESSIONALS.
PRICING IS PER PERSON & INCLUDES ALL WORKSHOP & SERVICE FEES,
AND FULL 6-DAY ACCOMMODATION.
RETREAT DETAILS
INSTRUCTOR
YORGOS
KARAMALEGOS
VENUE
Armonia Retreat Center
Douliana 73008
Crete, Greece
DATE & TIME
Monday, 28 September 2026 -
Monday, 5 October 2026
PRICE
Please see accommodations for details.
CANCELLATION POLICY
We have a cancellation policy of three weeks prior to the start of the Lab for short workshops and one calendar month for retreats. After this, we cannot offer refunds unless another participant can be found to take the place.
DISTINGUISHED LABBERS
Physical Lab is fueled by the talent of world-class professionals from across the globe.
LONDON
PARIS
TALLINN
PARIS & LOS ANGELES
PARIS
LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES
LONDON
VIENNA
BRUSSELS
PARIS
LONDON
LONDON
LOS ANGELES
LONDON
OUR LABBERS HAVE WORKED WITH THE
BIGGEST NAMES IN THE INDUSTRY!
AND MORE
WHAT LABBERS ARE SAYING
"I didn’t realise how forcefully that lock was going to burst open and how the work that we’re doing is just so important—not just for you as an actor, as an artist, but as a person!"
NOOR HAMDI
NYC
"Yorgos has such an understanding and knowledge of how to take care of ourselves on a personal level when we’re doing this kind of work and living this kind of life."
HELEN PERCIVAL
LONDON