About MasterLab
6th Tbilisi Biennale of Stage Design
MasterLab 2026
International Educational Programme
MasterLab is the educational programme of the Tbilisi Biennale of Stage Design: lectures and masterclasses in which stage designers, directors and performers from different countries share their experience and knowledge with students. In 2026 the programme ran from August to October and ended on 16 October with the final student exhibition and the performance “Outcomes of the Masterclasses”.
Partner: Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film Georgia State University
Venue: 19 Shota Rustaveli Avenue, Tbilisi, Georgia
Masterclass audience: students of
- Apolon Kutateladze Tbilisi State Academy of Art
- Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film Georgia State University
- Vano Sarajishvili Tbilisi State Conservatoire
Schedule
MasterLab Programme
1–30 August
Preparatory stage
31 August – 19 September
12 October
12 October
Lectures and masterclasses in opera directing and vocal performance
Ala Simonishvili (Italy/Georgia)
Ala Simonishvili (Italy/Georgia)
29 September – 3 October
Masterclass in lighting design
Georgios Koukoumas (Cyprus)
Georgios Koukoumas (Cyprus)
3–5 October
Masterclass in costume design
Manana Gunia (Italy/Georgia)
Manana Gunia (Italy/Georgia)
6–12 October
Lectures and masterclasses in scenography and directing
Paweł Dobrzycki (Poland)
Paweł Dobrzycki (Poland)
8–14 October
Lectures and masterclasses in directing and scenography
Nic Ularu (Romania/USA)
Nic Ularu (Romania/USA)
13–14 October
Collaborative masterclass on the interaction of color, light and sound
Dinesh Yadav, Lighting Designer (India/USA), and Manana Gunia, Costume Designer and Scenographer (Italy/Georgia)
Dinesh Yadav, Lighting Designer (India/USA), and Manana Gunia, Costume Designer and Scenographer (Italy/Georgia)
15 October
Dress rehearsal
16 October
19:00
19:00
Final Student Exhibition and final performance “Outcomes of the Masterclasses”
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