AKT-ZENT,  PROTEI,  SCUT

were founded in 1994 / 1995 under the artistic direction of Jurij Alschitz as mutually independent international theatre centres in Berlin, Rome, Stockholm, and Oslo. Since then they have worked in close cooperation with one another in terms of content and organisation. In 2000 they joined forces to form the European Association for Theatre Culture with the objective of bringing together the world's different theatre traditions, primarily those of western Europe and Russia, in a fruitful exchange. This makes it possible to examine methodological approaches for their universality. All its programmes are designed to promote the on-going further education of professional actors, directors, pedagogues, and scholars.
In master classes, seminars, conferences, laboratories, and festivals, previous experience can be analysed and new paths explored without interrupting the practice of one's profession. All activities in the three theatre centres are aimed at the research and exploration of theatrical processes. The association's journal "Ensemble" publishes discussions and the working results.