«Theatre Institute» is the educational project of the Golden Mask, Russia’s most important national theater festival. Every year the Institute organizes international conferences highlighting various aspects of the contemporary theatre development. This year’s focus is the creation of the new models of theatre festivals and performances.

Within this program, two Swiss experts will share their experience with Russian colleagues including Samuel Antoine, co-director of the multidisciplinary festival for young artists «Les Urbaines» in Lausanne, and Nicolette Kretz, director of the Bern festival of site-specific theatre «Auawirleben». This festival annually gathers emerging artists and gives them an opportunity to present their projects to general audience, will share their experience with their Russian colleagues. More

On photo: Luigi Presicce Donazione della cappella, Les Urbaines-2010