National Institute for Directing & Ensemble Creation
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Pangea World Theater and Art2Action collaborate to bring you The National Institute for Directing and Ensemble Creation! This groundbreaking Institute provides a unique experience for theatre artists to collaborate and share methodologies of directing and ensemble creation in an environment with special emphasis on non-Western techniques and social justice.
The Institute is committed to supporting the professional development and exchange among artists of color, LGBTQ2+ and women directors.
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2019 Professional Peer Exchange
Video by Mindtwist Studios
ARTICLES
“An extraordinary resource for directors to develop their craft and find solidarity with a community of peers and mentors.”
Dan Kwong
Great Leap
“It further informed and deepened my directorial practice and commitment more than any other program could possibly do.”
Kamilah Forbes
Hip Hop Theatre Festival
“The Institute has the potential to coalesce this spirit and commitment into a powerful tool to educate ourselves, the next generation of unique theater makers and directors, and an infinite number of other fields and disciplines.”
Theresa Chavez
About Productions
The National Institute for Directing & Ensemble Creation is co-organized by Art2Action, Inc. and Pangea World Theater, developed in partnership with Alternate ROOTS, Consortium of Asian-American Theaters & Artists (CAATA), First Peoples Fund, National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC), National Performance Network (NPN), New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA), Network of Ensemble Theaters (NET), and Theatre Communications Group (TCG). Previous support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the Surdna Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts and The First Peoples Fund. The 2025 institute was generously supported my the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
National Institute for Directing & Ensemble Creation - Pilot
