Workshops

What Our Workshops Offer

Our workshops are short-format Labs—one to three days of focused, practical exploration designed to immerse actors in the core principles of the work. Rooted in the cultivation of presence in acting, these Labs create an environment where performers can step out of habitual patterns and into a state of heightened awareness and embodied responsiveness.

Each workshop centers on embodiment practices, grounding techniques, and sensory activation, guiding actors toward a more authentic connection between body, voice, emotion, and instinct. By prioritizing lived experience over performance tricks, participants learn to access a deeper, more truthful state of being on stage or on camera.

Our workshops are offered in three formats:

  • All Levels — offering a clear and accessible entry point into the methodology.
  • Experienced — for those with more professional and Physical Lab experience
  • Pro Level — for professional-level performers and Labbers who have a solid understanding of the work

Through this concentrated format, actors cultivate creative freedom, emotional availability, and dynamic spontaneity—qualities that lead to more authentic, imaginative, and compelling performances.

A Concentrated Introduction to the Work

Each workshop creates a clear, accessible entry point into the Physical Lab methodology. Sessions move between physical conditioning, ensemble awareness, improvisation, and performance tools, giving you a grounded sense of how the work functions in practice. The format is intentionally compact, allowing you to engage deeply without the commitment of a full Lab.

 

Who These Workshops are For

These sessions are designed for a wide range of performers:

  • Those encountering the Physical Lab for the first time
  • Artists returning to refresh their training
  • Performers looking to reconnect with the fundamentals
  • Anyone seeking a short, intensive boost to their creative practice
  • The pace is energetic but welcoming, meeting you exactly where you are.

What You Will Take Away

You’ll gain a clearer understanding of the Physical Lab methodology along with practical tools you can apply immediately to your performance work. As you engage with the process, you’ll build renewed confidence in your physical and creative instincts and develop a stronger sense of connection—to the work itself, to the ensemble around you, and to your own evolving practice.

Our workshops create space to slow down, experiment, and take creative risks in a supportive environment. Altogether, they offer a chance to reset, explore, and rediscover the joy of embodied performance.

Upcoming Labs

Yorgos in a studio, demonstrating with his arms stretched wide
TALLINN

Presence in Acting | Tallinn

11 Aug – 13 Aug 2026
Eesti Noorsooteater

We're returning to Tallinn for our second Lab of the year, invited by EFTA-winning actress Doris Tilk. This immersive three-day workshop is dedicated to cultivating presence and authenticity in performance — a journey toward uncovering your most authentic self and embodying a free, uninhibited artistic spirit. Through embodiment practices, we explore how the body serves as a gateway to deeper awareness, expression, and connection on stage. Working directly with text as a living partner, artists are guided by the tasting principle to stay curious, experiment, and remain open to what emerges in the moment.


Paris

Back to the Body

25 Sep – 27 Sep 2026
Le Tapis Volant

A three-day explorative Lab dedicated to deconditioning, unfolding, and freeing the mind and body to feel your grounded presence. Open to performers and non-performers alike, this workshop creates space to slow down, build awareness, and listen to the impulses shaping how we move and connect. Through guided embodiment practices and grounding exercises, participants loosen habitual patterns to uncover a more spontaneous, authentic presence—whether you're an actor deepening your craft or simply curious about reconnecting with your body and instincts.


Yorgos in a studio, demonstrating with his arms stretched wide
Vienna

Presence in Acting | Vienna

26 Oct – 29 Oct 2026
Studio Barada

An immersive four-day workshop 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, participants explore how the body can serve as a gateway to deeper awareness, expression, and connection on stage. We will also work directly with the text, treating it as a living partner that invites curiosity and personal discovery. Guided by the tasting principle, artists are encouraged to experiment and stay open to what emerges in the moment.