the assembly

a biennial coming together around grotowski-based training

april 2, 2027 from 7-10pm
april 3 & 4, 2027 from 10am-10pm
the mercury store, brooklyn, ny

we are deeply excited by this year’s line-up of teachers & artists coming to share training, stories, and thoughts with us all.  they are, in alphabetical order:

paul allain, stephen atkins, trazana beverly, ato blankson-wood, erica fae, claire fogal, paolo garghentino, kate kohler amory, kamila klamut, dominika laster, daniel lomas, julian elijah martinez, hadley mays, budi miller, linda putnam, radek stepien, raina von waldenburg, lizi watt, damaris webb, kate weiss, william wong

and we are especially honored that both ewa benesz and andrzej paluchiewicz – who were in grotowski’s original company – will also be joining us!

registration is now open!!

to register, email theassemblyconference@gmail.com with “registration” in the subject line, and we will send you the relevant forms and payment information.

to register, email theassemblyconference@gmail.com with “registration” in the subject line, and we will send you the relevant forms and payment information.

who we are.

we* are practitioners and teachers, but also life-long learners and humans. we’ve created this event out of a desire to deepen a sense of community – globally – with folks who have encountered this way of training actors.  

the basics.

we will gather april 2-4, 2027 in new york city. we are OVERJOYED to be housed in the beautiful studios of the mercury store, in the gowanus area of brooklyn.

the assembly is open to anyone who is curious.
if you are brand new to this kind of work, you are welcome.
if you have been training or even teaching this work for decades, you are welcome.
if you were in grotowski’s original company, you are welcome.
and gosh, if you are grotowski, you are welcome.

our fee structure is set up to honor the variety of humans interested in coming:

the “i can make this happen” rate is $250 for the weekend
the “standard” rate is $400 for the weekend
the “i can help support some others” rate is $600 for the weekend

if you were with us in 2025 and are curious as to why our rate went up: it’s because we took your feedback and rented the entire mercury store this time around… so we will have 4 sessions running concurrently, and will therefore need a bit more to cover our costs!

while the studios are large, we do have a cap on how many can attend, so sign up early!

FAQ:

– are food & lodging included?  alas, no.  you’ll have to arrange your own travel, accommodations, and meals.  there is a small kitchen at the space to store food or warm something up on meal-breaks.

– can i register for only one day?  alas, we do not have the structure to offer one-day passes.  though attendance is not “required”, so feel free to register (we hope it’s affordable enough), and come as much as you can.

– can i split registration with 2 people?  again, alas, it’s too much for us to manage this complication.

– will i be able to work with everyone?  alas, no.  we will be running 4 sessions concurrently – and have done our best to balance the offerings at any given time-block.  closer to the conference, we will send registered participants a schedule, and ask folks to all send in their preferences as to which session to take at which time.  and we will do our very best to place folks into their preferred sessions.

and feel free to also email with any other questions, and we’ll do our best to get back to you promptly.  (though do be patient with us, as this is all run on a volunteer basis, and we’re all just humans with other work/lives/stuff to tend to. thank you!)

*this event is being organized by erica fae, budi miller, kate amory, kristy hartsgrove mooers, and andy paris

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