Theatre Directing
Diploma Program
Programme Overview
Become a director by performing, experimenting, learning and creating performances and shows. At the NIPAI, students learn from day one through hands-on experience.
Director is the person who is responsible for everything in the performance, who works with performers, composers, stage designers, costume designers, choreographers and other members of professional crew. Our teachers will demystify the craft of directing, and challenge you to master the art of performance making! Become professional director through immersion into the performing arts and exploration of all aspects of professional work.
We give an opportunity to learn directing through a variety of options, through a dynamic blend of InClass sessions, distant learning, workshops, and immediate application of gained knowledge. Students work on their projects from the very first day of their classes and will learn and explore the numerous visual, dramatic, and technical challenges that face directors. In addition to analyzing plays, directing, and working with performers, students are constantly involved in multidisciplinary interactions. At our special Diploma Programs, students graduate after completing their main project - graduation performance which is developed under thorough guidance of our best faculty members and mentors. Ultimately, through intensive hands-on guidance and immediate application, our goal is to empower students to make their work on performances interesting, to make actors and crew work on performances interesting and make audience enjoy the show!
Programme Facts
Beginning of education:
2nd September 2024
The final deadline for submitting applications:
July 15, 2024.
Duration:
18 months
Form of education:
Online OR Blended
Final Examination:
Personal Production
Professional Qualification:
Theatre Director
Course Outline
We provide two formats for our Theatre Directing Diploma program: a distance learning option and a blended learning option. Both formats have a duration of 18 months.
Blended Learning: This format includes in-class sessions and distance-study. It consists of four in-class workshops, each lasting approximately five days, held mostly in Berlin. Accommodation recommendations near our training venues are provided.
Distance (Online) Learning: Our online program involves weekly remote tasks, case studies, and assignments, allowing students to engage in learning from anywhere. The sequence of tasks in distance learning is formed by the course teachers individually based on the student’s abilities and completed assignments. Students studying theatre directing remotely should be able to complete practical directing exercises with a group of performers or students that they form independently. Assignments must be completed in English.
Directing job by numbers
24%
Projected Job Growth
€6,400
Median monthly salary
15,600
Openings Each Year
The Program includes
4
weeks of InClass sessions
18
500
months education
hours of hands-on distant instruction
Fees
Understanding the costs and financing options open to you as you plan your studies will help you to make a wise investment in your future career.
Upon acceptance into NIPAI, students are required to make a deposit in order to confirm their position in the program. The deposit for all 18-Month programs amounts to €1500 and constitutes a component of the tuition fee.
Format: Blended OR Online
Duration: 18 months
Professional Qualification
Full Tuition Fee: €14 950
Partial scholarships are available upon request until June 28.
NIPAI Students
Another wonderful aspect of NIPAI programs is the multiculturality of our students. The NIPAI draws an incredibly diverse, international groups of students who share a passion for telling, creating and sharing stories. Recent programs included students from the USA, Canada, France, Italy, UK, Switzerland, Portugal, Spain, Australia, Singapore, Mexico, Brazil, India, Israel, Russia, Japan, and China.
Working on student projects alongside peers from different countries and cultures is excellent training for the innovative, new, multidimensional approach to performance making, and also offers our students personal opportunities to learn more about new stories and cultures.
The combination of non-stop collaborative work, blended education, diverse cultures and experiences, and a shared passion for performing arts and theater, make our programs enriching experiences. Students often say that the NIPAI's programs, workshops are the most exciting, full of discoveries and rewarding creative experience they have ever had.
Upon completion of the program, the student receives a diploma confirming their professional qualification as a "Theatre Director."
The advantages you can gain
Practical Learning Focus
From day one, students engage in hands-on tasks to tackle challenges at different stages of theatre production, gaining practical skills essential for staging a performance.
Global Networking Possibilities
Enrollment provides access to all the institute's events, allowing students to establish international connections with professionals in the performing arts worldwide.
Final Examination - Personal Production
At the end of the diploma program in theatre directing, the final exam requires students to stage their own performance, providing a real-world application of their skills.
Multicultural and Interdisciplinary Experience
Students gain a multicultural and interdisciplinary experience.
Access to NIPAI Library
Students have access to the extensive library of the International Performing Arts Institute (NIPAI), which remains available even after the completion of their studies.
Professional Qualification
The student receives a diploma confirming their professional qualification as a "Theatre Director."
NIPAI Faculty
The New International Performing Arts Institute is one of the top institution specializing in theatre directing education, due in large part to its faculty of accomplished and working professionals who each come from unique backgrounds and experiences to help provide each student with as well-rounded of knowledge and skills as possible. Students enrolling at the NIPAI theatre directing programs will likely study under some, if not all, of the following faculty members.