Creative Expressiveness and Personal Leadership for Actors and Instructors of Theatre
2-year Foundation Program
Actors and Instructors – an education targeted for people of theatre
The education is a 2-year Gestalt Training Program in Creative Expressiveness and Personal Leadership for Actors and Instructors of Theatre.
The aim of the 2-year training for actors and directors is through individual work and group work to integrate Gestalt methodology and techniques in artistic expression and hereby increase the professional skills, creativity and presence in artistic performances on stage.
Gestalt methodology emphasises two important concepts in the art of acting: Presence/nowness and contact.
Management with theatre knowledge
The training program is experimental, theoretical, and practical. Each year is concluded by an evaluation.
The program includes:
- Intensive personal development work in theory and in practice integrating Gestalt principles and methodology.
- Experience and training in working with personal development, creativity and self expressiveness.
- Personal and professional leadership training.
- Direct and indirect supervision on expressive creativity and skills
- Working with teams and learning how to increase the creativity potentials in groups.
1st part
In the 1st part of the training program the emphasis is on personal development work, relational work, leadership, and theory.
2nd part
In the 2nd part of the training program the focus is on leadership, group and individual
supervision, and theory both in group work and in individual work.
After having completed the 2-year programme you have the possibility to apply for entering the 4-year Psychotherapy Training program.
The program is headed by John Ewans Porting. John is the head of GIS-International. The program is developed in a previous collaboration with further education at the Finnish Theatre Academy in Helsinki, Finland and supported by the Nordic Council.
The program is a very active and vibrant forum, because participants bring their own personal life experience into the precense. This creates a special intensive atmosphere in the study group. And the cross-international composition allows participants to expand their professional networks.
Actors and Instructors – Requirements
We have gathered all admission requirements for the ducations on one page from which you can also apply online for admission. Go to Terms of Admission
Actors and Instructors – Dates and Price
Applications for the Training Programs are being accepted now.
Next study start is November 2025 to January 2026.
See prices for training and accommodation here.
1. year
| Description | Date |
|---|---|
| Seminar 1: Establishing the group. | November 2025 to January 2026 |
| Seminar 2: Body work in Gestalt. | February |
| Seminar 3: The roots of Gestalt. | April |
| Seminar 4: Confluence and dependency. | June |
| Seminar 5: Examination and evaluation. | July |
2. year
| Description | Date |
|---|---|
| Seminar 6: Psychodrama and creativity in Gestalt, continued. | September |
| Seminar 7: Bodywork in Gestalt. Gestalt and Bioenergetics. Awareness as a key issue. | November |
| Seminar 8: Gestalt methods and techniques. | February |
| Seminar 9: Gender issues: Sexuality and sensuality related to own personality | April |
| Seminar 10: Examination, evaluation and Gestalt work with the roots. Transition to the 3rd and 4th year. | June |
| Voluntary Work. Client Supervision through last part of the training year. |