Playback Theater
Playback theater is suitable for anyone interested in studying and applying it. To be a playback theatre actor, you don’t need any special qualities. The training program helps you better understand yourself, your strengths, and interaction strategies within the ensemble. Some people love leading roles, while others create amazing story depth by playing supporting roles. Playback theater offers unlimited variations of developing acting skills in an environmentally friendly manner, based on the qualities with which a person came into this world. The mission of the playback theatre movement is to serve people. For this mission, our qualities are always sufficient. Each actor is a unique individual, and this is the most important thing we expect from their actions on stage. Use your human qualities, elevating their use to art. Therefore, there are no unsuitable people. The only limitation is the willingness to work in an ensemble, allowing each participant to be themselves and express themselves, without limiting the expression of other actors.
Age is also not a limitation. Adult playback teams are formed from participants aged 18 and older and have no upper age limit. At any age, it is possible to master the profession of a playback theatre actor, and if you are 80+ and feel vibrant and want to try it out, your life experience and the privilege of maturity can help other ensemble members see different perspectives of life. Children’s and adolescent groups for training playback theatre actors have their own specific features and are carried out through separate programs, taking into account age characteristics. Playback is also accessible to people with special needs – but it requires a special approach. In this case, we strive to create groups where all participants feel comfortable, and for quality training, we involve trainers with experience in such groups.
Age restrictions:
- Adult groups: 18 – no limitations
- Adolescent groups: 14 – 18 years old
- Children’s groups – 9-12 years old Training Programs
Performative Group
The total duration of training is 180 hours. Includes 3 levels:
- Basic – 30 hours
- Main – 90 hours
- Advanced – 60 hours
- Basic – provides a general overview of the possibilities of playback theatre, allows you to “try on” the method to yourself.
- Main – includes in-depth study of techniques, formation of skills and specific thinking while playing on stage.
- Advanced – hones acquired skills, sets focus for further development, shapes the attitude towards playback theatre as an art form.
We offer 3 Learning Formats
Two-day training modules
12 training modules – 2 (basic) +6 (main) +4 (advanced). With regularity once a month, the full training course is 1 year.
Weekly training modules for 4 hours
45 training modules – 7+23+15. Conducted in Riga, Liepaja, Vilnius, Tartu. The full training course is 1 year.
Daily training course
24 days, 4+12+8. The full training course is 1 month.
Training includes
- Practical sessions with a trainer, ensemble formation, group dynamics work;
- Theoretical sessions with a trainer, ethics of playback theatre, social justice, inclusion, articles, books, essays.
- Inter-vision groups for independent work with the theory and practice of playback theatre.
Certificate
Upon completion of the three levels of training, the group participant receives a certificate as a “Playback Theater Practitioner”. This certificate allows practicing playback theatre anywhere, being an actor of an active theatre, opening your own theatre, or conducting master classes on various topics. The Practitioner does not teach playback theatre but applies their knowledge to topics relevant to them.
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Playback Theatre Leader
After 5 years of independent practice, an actor can undergo training, receive a certificate as a “Playback Theatre Leader”, and have the right to teach playback theatre. A Leader is the 4th level of education in playback theatre and is only implemented by the Center for Playback Theater (CPT) annually, since 1993. At any international playback theatre school, only the Practitioner certificate is possible to obtain. In addition to the Playback Theatre Practitioner Certificate and personal development, you also get:
- A group of like-minded people from your theatre with whom it is interesting to spend time;
- An international environment of colleagues – such creative and daring, free and open people. Become a full member of the IPTN community.
- All opportunities for further professional and personal development in playback theatre with the support of IPTN and CPT – the main regulators of the playback theatre movement worldwide.