ABOUT THE TRAINING
Our training for actors, performers, dancers, and anyone who would like to feel more confident and aware on stage is back.

Across eight weekly sessions this autumn, we’ll work on maintaining the physical fitness and flexibility that are essential for an embodied and conscious use of the body in performance. Part of the sessions will be dedicated to physical theatre exercises that help develop awareness of the body and emotions on stage and expand your performance potential.

So yes, there will be sweating and running — and this time, also breath and voice, plus plenty of other useful things along the way!

This edition brings together four mentors across eight sessions, all of whom you may have already encountered in March as part of the physical theatre programme Uigrano telo. Now they return in a more condensed format, at Stage Practice.

With Justin Durel, we’ll explore mime as a playful tool for expanding the possibilities of the stage. From physical exercises to improvisation, we’ll investigate how the body can create big spaces within small ones, create a sense of physical height where there is none, and manipulate the audience’s perspective.

With Alenka Marinič, we’ll build the physical fitness needed for the stage through targeted physical training, while taking into account the specific demands of the actor’s body. This part of the training is being developed in collaboration with kinesiologist Klara Žalec.

With Luka Piletič, we’ll use games and exercises to train playfulness and communication — with fellow performers as well as with the audience.

With Gregor Geč, we’ll use tools from Fitzmaurice Voicework® to explore how to find a more relaxed body, spontaneous breath, and a resonant voice. We’ll investigate what affects breath and voice, and how we can breathe, speak, shout, or cry without working against our own bodies.

ABOUT THE PEDAGOGY

The laws of movement determine the tools actors use in performance. We call the use of these tools technique. When an actor enjoys using these tools, we call it play.

Alongside exploring breath, spatial awareness, different physical attitudes, gestures, and body language, the pedagogy we are developing focuses on the point where technique and playfulness meet.

MENTORS
Justin Durel is an independent theatre artist who has worked as a creator, director, and performer on numerous theatre projects in Europe and North America. He studied acting at Baltimore School for the Arts and holds a degree in playwriting from DePaul University in Chicago. His theatre work has received awards in the United States and Slovenia. Since completing a three-year programme at the international physical theatre school Helikos in Florence in 2013, where he studied under Giovanni Fusetti, Matteo Destro, Elizabeth Baron, and Norman Taylor, he has continued to develop his own pedagogical approach.

Alenka Marinič is a philosopher and historian by training and an independent performing arts creator. She is a founding member of the Narobov collective and KUD Globus Hystericus. She has performed at numerous venues in Slovenia and abroad and has received several national and international awards. She also teaches theatre improvisation, clowning, and physical theatre, and is president of SULICA, the Slovenian Association of Street Performing Arts. In 2013, she completed the three-year physical theatre programme at the international Helikos school in Florence.

Gregor Geč (breath and voice) is a theatre actor (AGRFT), theatre pedagogue, and certified Fitzmaurice Voicework® teacher. He is a regular contributor to RAI in Trieste as a writer and performer, directs radio plays, hosts a youth radio quiz, and more. A versatile freelance cultural worker, he has been active in and exploring the field of theatre for more than 25 years. His main interest lies in the vitality and authenticity of live performance in its many forms and manifestations.

Luka Piletič (games and playfulness) is a performer and clown who trained at École Philippe Gaulier in France. He collaborates with various artists and collectives within Slovenia’s independent performing arts scene and has received several awards for his work.

DATES

12 October, 17:30–19:30 — with Luka
19 October, 17:30–19:30 — with Alenka
26 October, 17:30–19:30 — with Justin
2 November, 17:30–19:30 — with Luka
9 November, 17:30–19:30 — with Gregor
16 November, 17:30–19:30 — with Gregor
23 November, 17:30–19:30 — with Justin
30 November, 17:30–19:30 — with Alenka

WHERE
Studio of Gledališče Ane Monro
Trg Prekomorskih brigad 1
1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

COST
8-session package: €100–150
Single session: €20

With our sliding-scale pricing, we want to make participation possible for artists with different financial circumstances. When registering, please indicate the amount you have chosen to pay.

Package registration deadline: 5 October 2026.

The training will take place with a minimum of 6 full packages booked. Once this minimum is reached, drop-in participation will also become available. If more than 10 packages are booked, drop-in participation will no longer be available.

Please let us know at least one day in advance if you would like to attend a session on a drop-in basis.

Registration and information: info@globus-hystericus.org