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THE ART OF BEING
SCHOOL OF IMPROVISATION AND PERFORMANCE


15
years
> 70
offline and online courses
> 50
staged performances
> 300
students
PERFORMANCE

PERFORMANCE (IN A BROAD SENSE)

— A PRESENTATION, A SHOW, PERFORMED BY ONE OR MORE PARTICIPANTS IN THE PRESENCE OF AN AUDIENCE


FOR US, PERFORMANCE — IS AN IMPROVISATIONAL THEATRE OF HONESTY

— A SPACE FOR AUTHENTIC HUMAN EXPERIENCE TO TAKE ARTISTIC FORM

The ART OF BEING school was founded in 2010.
For sixteen years, the interest in understanding the human essence and an unwavering attraction to aesthetics have driven us to create a unique form of contemporary art — the stage space, where profound human experiences find artistic forms for sincere expression.




The ART OF BEING method is an invitation:

TO BE HOHEST WITH YOURSELF IN THE PRESENCE OF OTHERS, to be visible, expressed, manifested


TO DISCOVER THE MOST HIDDEN ASPECTS OF THE SOUL

as equally as TO FREELY PLAY WITH FORMS AND COMPOSITIONS


TO OPEN UP A NEW DEGREES OF FREEDOM IN CREATIVE SELF-EXPRESSION

Questions we explore on stage...
  • WHAT HAPPENS
    when the attention of dozens of eyes is fixed on you, and it's your time, your space, your attention?

  • WHAT HAPPENS
    when the fear of telling the truth to others becomes insignificant compared to the fear of remaining in a lie to yourself?

  • WHAT REMAINS
    when there is no predetermined form and no ready-made actions?
  • WHAT BECOMES POSSIBLE
    in the candor of unstoppable action?
WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU JUST BE?

ABOUT US

We teach improvisational performance through a unique proprietary methodology, synthesizing:

  • the spontaneity of free creativity
  • the risk of intensive psychological self-exploration
  • the depth of philosophical worldview
  • the clarity of structured theoretical material.

We do not limit ourselves and utilize all possible and available means:

  • movement and dance
  • text and voice
  • photo and video

We use all those forms, and many more to find the most precise artistic expression of the performer's inner world.
WE DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO HELP YOU:
Find artistic expression for your emotions
Move beyond the fear of performing in public towards creative freedom
Recognize the nuances of your thoughts, feelings, ideas, and sensations
Allow yourself to be honest with yourself in the presence of others
Explore a wide range of strategies of giving artistic form to your impulses
Discover your body, voice, words, objects, space, time, music, and other people as sources of creativity
Improvise with others while remaining attentive to the group process
Invent structures, explore compositions, break rules, and experiment freely
Experience yourself
as a work of art

  • SEVEN BASIC

    PRINCIPLES


  • according to which we guide people to improvisational performance and based on which we practice ourselves

  • 1st basic principle

    IT IS - WHAT IT IS,

    WHAT IS NOT - IS NOT


  • 2nd basic principle

    IN CASE OF DOUBT,

    GO WITH THE TRUTH


  • 3rd basic principle

    CORRESPONDENCE
    OF FORM & ESSENCE
  • 4th basic principle

    A HUMAN BEING
    IS A WORK OF ART

  • 5th basic principle
    ANYONE CAN (and will) SCREW UP

  • 6th basic principle
    EVERYTHING CHANGES


  • 7th basic principle

    FROM THE PERSONAL TO THE GENERAL

    AND BACK

OUR TEAM
The School's trainers conduct their activities in France, Thailand, Russia, Argentina and online
  • Katrina Gridina
    CO-FOUNDER. CREATOR OF THE METHODOLOGY. PERFORMANCE ARTIST. TEACHER
    (Moscow - Avignon, France)
    Co-founder and co-director of the School «The Art Of Being», performer, coach for authors and artists, host of online programs «Art of Being», «Club of Anonymous Geniuses» and «Create as you are», director of the «Theater of Honesty»
  • Guzel Zamalieva
    PERFORMER. TEACHER. CURATOR
    (Nizhnevartovsk - Koh Phangan, Thailand)
    Head of the residence of the Art of Being School on the Koh Phangan, teacher of offline programs, performer, curator of the creative association of the Improvisational Theater of Honesty on Koh Phangan
  • Yulia Razumova
    COORDINATOR
    (Chelyabinsk - Istanbul, Turkie)
    Coordinator of online programs and performances by Katrina Gridina at the 58th Avignon OFF Festival, communications consultant, independent manager of socio-cultural projects
CURRENT PROGRAMS
Art of Being offers online and in-person courses, improvisation laboratories, and performances in different countries.

For upcoming programs and opportunities to join the practice, please contact our team or follow our social media channels.
OUR CONTACTS
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With warmth and inspiration,
the #artofbeing team