WELCOME TO THE FLYING THEATRE ACADEMY’S FIRST SEASON: 2024
At the Flying Theatre Academy, young actors get to explore the world of theatre & performance in unexpected settings…
An international airport!
THE FLYING ACADEMY
We will establish the first academy year with a very first young crew, who will learn on the field to perform in live circumstances at the airport and showcase the talent to Denmark and the rest of the world. We will work with young people’s creative abilities and imaginations in order to inspire them to take the initiative, create, and perform. The students will learn to cooperate and see things from other perspectives. The Theatre Academy will provide courses for kids, teenagers and adults plus an internship program for young international actors in a variety of subjects. We will create actions and performances at BLL Airport and other regional events in collaboration with all students. They will fly low and high during the courses, where they will be able to learn to use the theatre tools. They will collaborate in the creation of shows and performances with their ideas and creativity in a unique place: the Flying Theatre, the first and only theatre in the world in an international airport.
MOTIVATION
We believe that theatre and performance can be used as an important tool in young people’s lives after their education. Exploring the boundaries between theatre, interaction and site specific performance, as well performing in foreign languages can be very useful for their future. DFT offers young Danish talents and actors in Europe a different experience of artistic creation and involves them in professional theatre productions and performances that will take place at Billund Airport and the region. The young actor we aim for is a creative performer who is able to express himself in a wide range of artistic expressions, in a theatrical space as well as in an unfamiliar setting, and who knows how to communicate and react to various external stimuli with intelligence, lightness, and elegance.
FLIGHT LEVELS
1: Art & play – under 15 years. Thursday h. 15.00-17.00 (for kids)*
2: Theatre & performance – 15 – 25 years. Thursday h. 17.00-19.00 (for young people)**
3: Training & coaching – for workers and employees – over 30 years old. (for adults)**
4: Acting in foreign languages: ERASMUS+ 20–30 years old. (for young actors)
The Academy starts in week 8 and runs until week 26 in 2024. Results will be shown at BLL between February-June and in the nearby cities between weeks 33-35.
INTERNSHIP
Duration: February–August 2024 (6 months), with the possibility to extend it for another 6 months.
Fridays, h. 10–13 and 14–18.00. Other rehearsals and exercises may be arranged on other days of the week.
LOCATION
Billund Airport and other places in the region
AUDITIONS
Auditions will take place virtually & physically at Billund Airport at the beginning February 2024.
CREW
The Flying Theatre is the world’s first theatre in an international airport (BLL) under the direction of Giuseppe L. Bonifati and creative producer Linda Sugataghy. Alongside the artistic activity, they have taught theatre and performance in drama schools and universities in Europe and America, and took part in various movies for cinema, television, alongside world-famous Hollywood stars and directors. Read more.
theatre and performance: Giuseppe L. Bonifati (IT), with the participation of Mikael Helmuth (DK)
art and play: Cuneyt Kenneth Pala (DK/TUR)
film and video: Linda Sugataghy (HU)
REGISTRATION
Price for the very first half season (DKK 2.000* / 3.000**) plus flying uniform/costume and working materials.
Registration takes till 8 January 2024, via email at info@detflyvendeteater.dk.
Classes start if the minimum number of students per group is reached.
International workshop and residencies will be also announced during the year.
If you’ve always dreamed of becoming an actor, pilot (or both), TAKE YOUR CHANCE NOW!
