CPPM is welcoming its next guest artist, Mart Kangro, for a week-long workshop starting 1 December 2025. Kangro is one of Estonia’s most influential contemporary dance and performance makers, known for his conceptual, philosophical, and deeply reflective approach to embodiment, presence, and the semiotics of the stage. His practice bridges choreography, devised theatre, and performative research, making him an exceptional mentor for international artists seeking advanced professional development in physical performance.

Throughout this intensive, participants will engage with Kangro’s signature themes: presence and disappearance, memory and forgetting, embodiment as inquiry, and the subtle dramaturgies of gesture. Drawing from his extensive background, from classical ballet and work at the Estonian National Opera to major European collaborations, Kangro guides CPPM students through a process of movement research, text work, reflection, and sensorial awareness. The focus lies in understanding performance as “philosophy in action,” where thought becomes physical, minimal action becomes meaningful, and performers cultivate precision, intelligence, and vulnerability.

The workshop runs 1–6 December 2025, culminating in an Open Class on 6 December at 19:00 in the EMTA black box. Everyone is warmly invited to join and witness the week’s research and discoveries shared by an international group of artists.

This workshop is part of CPPM’s ongoing mission to foster artistic innovation, international collaboration, and high-level professional development for contemporary performance makers. Through intensive workshops, international masterclasses, and renowned guest artists, CPPM continues to position Tallinn as a leading hub for postgraduate education in physical theatre, choreography, performance making, and advanced creative research and development.