Osmosis @ 14th HRTFest
International Research Theatre Laboratory
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH THEATRE LABORATORY – OSMOSIS
The International Research Theatre Laboratory returns to the 14th Handmade and Recycled Theatre Festival for the second consecutive year.
As part of the 14th Handmade and Recycled Theatre Festival (HRTFest), Fabrica Athens is organizing the International Research Theatre Laboratory – OSMOSIS for the second year in a row, from September 18 to 26, 2026, at REKTIFIÉ – Center for Research in Mixed Performing Arts.
This is a ten-day international laboratory featuring theatre and performing arts practitioners from around the world (Greece, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Denmark, Poland, Ukraine, Canada, Norway, etc.), aiming to empower performers, strengthen theatrical research, and foster deeper inter-artistic dialogue and co-creation.
From September 18 to 26, 2025, participants will have the opportunity to attend theatre workshops focusing on voice, body, movement, and many other theatrical and non-theatrical tools. Our aim is for participants to acquire knowledge, resources, and skills, equipping them with the necessary performance tools to take part in the performance of the same name, “OSMOSIS – The Performance.”
“OSMOSIS – The Performance” will be an open, cross-disciplinary artistic jam directed by Fabrica Athens, which will conclude the Festival’s closing ceremony on September 27, 2026.
Participation Fee
Participants can attend the entire ten-day laboratory, as well as individual workshops.
Fabrica Athens aims to make the Festival’s activities accessible to all social groups. For this reason, it maintains the lowest possible participation fee for the International Research Theatre Laboratory – OSMOSIS.
This is also made possible thanks to the supporters of the programs and the Festival: the German-Greek Youth Foundation – DGJW/EGIN, the Ministry of Culture and Sports (ΥΠ.ΠΟ.Α.), and Mostar Freidensprojekt.
More specifically, the fees are as follows:
- Full ten-day laboratory:
- Participants aged 18–29: €50 (A relevant open call has been published. Limited number of places: 15.)
- Participants aged 30 and over: €220 (The fee also includes admission to the performances by the workshop facilitators.)
- One-day workshops: €30
- Two-day workshops: €50
- Three-day workshops: €70
*25% discount for university students and drama school students.
Please note that only participants who attend the entire series of workshops of the international laboratory will be able to take part in “OSMOSIS – The Performance.”
Registration
To register for the International Research Theatre Laboratory – OSMOSIS, please follow this link:
For further information, you can contact us in writing at edu.fabricaathens@gmail.com and/or by phone at +30 698 187 1669.
Workshop Programme
The following workshops will take place as part of the International Research Theatre Laboratory – OSMOSIS:
- Theater of Research – Fanis Katechos (GR)
- Feats of Performing – Donald Kitt (DK)
- The Actor’s Own Work – Geddy Aniksdal (NO)
- Vocal Training – Nathalie Mentha (IT)
- STAGE DIRECTING – Silent and Invisible – Luis Ibar, Cartaphilus Teatro (MX)
Detailed Workshop Descriptions
Donald Kitt
Feats of Performing
The workshop will focus on several areas:
- Physical training for actors.
- The development of actions inspired by the use of an object.
- Vocal exploration: discovering an individual rhythm, spatial awareness, and dynamism.
The performer’s work develops through the creation of personal material, with an object as a partner, and culminates in an editing/montage process. Throughout the creation of this material, the performer will combine it with texts, songs, and the use of space. The workshop aims to encourage a personal process that opens up hidden meanings.
Geddy Aniksdal
The Actor’s Own Work
The Actor’s Own Work
Vocal work, with or without text. Through this work and training, the actor will challenge their own imagination and develop new skills.
The aim is to develop a foundation for personal expression that includes variety, surprise, musicality, and precision. The work is demanding.
Open to everyone. Please wear comfortable clothing.
Nathalie Mentha
Φωνητική Εκπαίδευση
Workshop objectives:
Listen, breathe, use the spine, and release the voice.
Discover the possibilities of your spine.
Explore how energy moves through our bodies via the spine and is expressed in the form of song.
A workshop that brings the body to life and, through the body, releases both the body and the voice.
Listen.
But what do you listen to if you are not producing verbal sound? Listen to the sound of the body and of bodies — an activity that is difficult in everyday life because of the rush, worries, and exposure to noise pollution.
What we will do:
Breathing exercises and awareness of the spine.
Creation of group sound phrases based on rhythms, pauses, and emphasis.
Awareness of the space in which we work, discovering how energy moves from inside our bodies through the spine and communicates with the space through sounds and songs.
What to bring:
A short text that you know well by heart.
Fanis Katechos
Theater of Research
In “Theater of Research,” led by Fanis Katechos (Fabrica Athens), participants will be trained as Dimensional Performers — performers who:
- Self-manage their art
- Learn how to conduct research, become independent creators and trainers in the performing arts, and also how to be effective through their presence within a group and under the direction of another creator. Have a multidimensional perspective on the performing arts and are equipped with the appropriate tools to navigate different modes of performance
- Receive comprehensive theatre training and multiple artistic stimuli, with the aim of choosing their own specialization within the performing arts. They acquire both practical and theoretical knowledge of physical theatre, devised theatre, street theatre, site-specific performance, and theatre as a social and anthropological tool (social theatre).
Tangart Dance School
Alejandro Larenas & Marisol Morales
The Art of Improvisation in Tango
A class dedicated to exploring improvisation as the essence of tango: the art of listening, connecting, and creating together, moment by moment. Through a variety of exercises, we will work on partner connection, musicality, communication, and the movement possibilities that emerge within the embrace. Rather than learning specific sequences, the goal is to develop tools that help us make decisions, interpret the music, and create our own dance — one that is alive and authentic. An invitation to discover freedom within the structure of tango, expand our creativity, and enjoy the unique dialogue that emerges between two people, the music, and the space.
Theater & Folk Song
Daniel Jacewicz (Teatr Brama)
For more than 25 years, Teatro Brama has developed its own workshop methodology, creating an ideal space for creativity, education, and personal development. Through its activities, it aims to establish an honest relationship with participants, building it through dedication to their needs and interests.
This particular workshop by Teatro Brama, led by Daniel Jacewicz, offers participants the opportunity to develop their creativity by discovering their physical abilities in an atmosphere of enjoyment, fun, humor, and understanding, with the aim of freely expressing thoughts and emotions.
The workshop techniques are based on many years of experience and collaboration with actors. The workshop encourages participants to honestly seek their authentic expression in art through movement, acrobatics, storytelling, acting, rhythm, and singing.
Participants will explore what is considered most interesting to see on stage, cultivating theatrical awareness and the relationship between fellow actors. Due to the intensive techniques employed, one of the workshop’s main strengths is that participants become deeply involved in a process of development aimed at building confidence, emotional release, and physical expression through movement.
The workshop includes: basic theatre methods, theatre training, vocal exercises, the use of the body as a musical instrument, the use of traditional songs, voice and speech training, and exercises that help participants become aware of their bodies on stage.
More specifically, participants will have the opportunity to explore theatre techniques that help them use their voices freely and with control. They will focus on the connection between body, voice, and emotions, which, according to Teatro Brama, is key to discovering and strengthening the artistic potential of participants.
Finally, through songs, we will explore the true meaning of theatrical dialogue. Singing can become a therapeutic experience for the group, thereby strengthening and developing the relationship between its members.
Daniel Jacewicz
Theatre director, actor, cultural activist, theatre teacher. In 1996, in Goleniów, Poland, he founded “Teatro Brama,” an independent theatre and NGO combining artistic, educational, and cultural activities.
He is the founder and producer of the “BRAMAT” Theatre Festival and the “Laknienia” Youth Theatre Festival. He has been a long-standing organizer of local, national, and international theatre activities and projects, and has received most of the major awards in alternative theatre.
He is the initiator of multidimensional cooperation networks between local and national artists and cultural centers, including the Polish Theatre Offensive and the West Pomeranian Theatre Offensive, as well as the initiator of numerous international projects.
He heads a theatre center founded in 2012 and based in Goleniów, where regular program activities are organized primarily for the local community — children, young people, adults, and senior citizens — while also promoting multiculturalism.
Every year, Teatro Brama hosts volunteers participating in EVS/ESC programs, thanks to whom Goleniów has become one of the important centers of European volunteering.
Methods / Workshops
For more than 25 years, Teatro Brama has developed its own methodology for creating an ideal space for creativity, education, participation, and personal development.
In our educational activities, we emphasize collaboration with participants, honesty, and attentiveness to their needs and interests. Teatro Brama workshops always follow a flexible structure that can be adapted to each individual encounter.
Teatro Brama has developed its own working method, which focuses on developing potential and creativity, discovering the natural abilities of participants, and creating a pleasant atmosphere that allows for open and free exploration.
Workshop participants learn to share responsibility, create space, and build community. The workshops activate and open up the group, as integration is essential. The aim is to build trust, encourage emotional expression, and develop physical expression through movement, voice, and improvisation exercises. Our workshops cultivate a creative working environment for young artists.
The workshops include: theatre training, vocal work, the use of the body as an instrument, the use of archaic folk songs, work with language, pronunciation and articulation, exercises to help participants become aware of their bodies on stage, stage work, basic theatre exercises, stage and set construction, impulse and reaction exercises in the acting process, as well as preparation of a performance involving all workshop participants.
Our working methods are based on many years of experience collaborating with actors. Our work encourages participants to seek honest and authentic expression in art through physical movement, acrobatics, storytelling, dramatic performance, rhythm, music, and singing. We teach what we consider most interesting to see on stage — encouraging theatrical spirit, self-awareness, and the development of relationships with fellow actors. Thanks to our intensive methods, one of the main strengths of our workshops is that participants become deeply involved in a transformative process.
