The school proposes a professional training that engages the students full-time for a six months each year, over a period of three years. each year from October to April.
It is intended for professional artists with previous performing/training experiences, (theatre, circus, dance, music, etc.) and to any person coming from other paths of life and professional paths, who has previous experience in training/research/practice in the world of the arts.
This training is based on generosity, personal commitment and the desire to engage one’s own most unique and truthful humanity and poetic urge.

As a professional training it is addressed to students who have the commitment to use the knowledge acquired in the training to create their own art. The original meaning of the word arte is “profession”.


The program is a deep artistic learning process and requires both a strong commitment and excitement to work on-stage, and the deep desire to enter a process of self discovery and personal growth off-stage. 


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The poetic urge is the call to go on stage, and tell stories to the world, bringing all of oneself in the alchemical pot of theatre making. The students are storytellers who want to explore, unfold and refine their poetic voice in the field of theatre.
Helikos cannot teach this urge: it's an intimate necessity of every artist.

 It is their direct connection with the Muses.
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As an initiation process, the program provokes the students to a new discovery of themselves, facing desires and fears, demons, dragons and angels in order to refine their personal and poetic power and bring everything into the creative process. This process will lead through moments of revelation, deep learning and profound joy, as well as difficulties and personal crisis. Facing fears, wounds and resistance to learning and transformation is an essential part of the journey. 


Helikos is a school of creation: the process of devising ensemble theatre involves many artistic personal and collective challenges and often an intense process of creative conflict. This requires personal maturity, self-awareness and self-responsibility and the humbleness and courage to commit to a permanent group learning process and to a long term pedagogic relationship.


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There are many theatre trainings available in the world based on a very diverse variety of approaches and pedagogic principles. ​
Helikos is a conservatory of creation and poetic and personal evolution. Our program is a rather unique journey or rigorous and ecstatic practice. A personal and collective experience that will significantly transform those who walk this path.
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Before applying to Helikos we strongly advise prospective students to investigate.
Read this website carefully. Read Giovanni's website and his writings, explore the lineage of Jacques Lecoq and his pedagogy, as it is practice by many all around the world.
Contact us with your questions. If possible, attend a workshop conducted by Giovanni Fusetti or any member of Helikos staff, or have a chat with one of our former students. Go and look at their theatre work or pedagogic work of those who have studied at Helikos.
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To apply to Helikos a Minimum Age of 24 years is required.

There is no maximum age: good wines get better with ageing, and so do storytellers.
The process of application happens in two steps:
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1. PRELIMINARY ADMISSION
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To apply to the school a dossier must be sent via e-mail. 1 - a CV, including details on: training experiences in all fields; professional experiences in all fields, artistic experiences, both professional and non professional; any personal work that you have done or your are doing (psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, bodywork, healing practices…)
2 - a motivation letter
3 - a recent photograph

5- the proof of payment of the application fee of 100 EurosThere is no application form.
To apply to THE THREE -YEAR TRAINING, send your application dossier via email
There is no application form.
The dossier must include:

1– your full name, date of birth, country of birth and nationality, current address, a recent photograph
​2- a recent photograph

3- a CV, including details on: training experiences in all fields; professional experiences in all fields, artistic experiences, both professional and non professional; any personal work that you have done or your are doing (psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, bodywork, healing practices…)

4– a letter of motivation sharing the essence of your story, vision, dream, desire, fear or inexplicable intuition that leads you to this training.
5- two letters of reference from people who have been professionally involved with the applicant (teachers, mentors, directors...)
- a letter of recommendation of a teacher/mentor/director with whom you have worked in the past.
6- the proof of payment of the application fee of 100 Euros
Please include in your letter the following topics:
-how did you come to know about this program;
-your experience with movement-based theatre;
-what is the long term vision that leads you to apply to this program;
-some notes about your personal journey in terms of healing or therapeutic practices, or other relevant inner experiences;
-anything you think the teaching staff should know about your physical or emotional current state.
​ -your most significant theatre experience so far.
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Please send your application to applications@helikos.com
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Once the application is received, each candidate will be contacted via email by Giovanni Fusetti, the director of the program via email.
The next step will be an online session for an orientation interview, in which both parties can further discuss the application and any questions they may have.
If the candidate is accepted but has not previously worked with Giovanni Fusetti, the next step will be the participation to one of the admission workshops scheduled in Italy, USA and Australia in the second half of 2025. Please go to this webpage for the calendar.
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APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR THE 2026/2029 SESSION: June 21st 2025.
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2. FINAL ADMISSION 

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Once the application is accepted the student will be enrolled for the first term of the first year, October through December. The first term at the school is considered a trial period, during which both parties verify if they can and want to work together. At the end of the term, each student will be admitted or not to continue the First Year training, January through April.
Admission to Second Year and Third Year
At the end of the First and Second year, the student and the pedagogic staff will discuss the student’s admission to the following year. Admission is based on the quality of the student’s work and the commitment demonstrated during the year.


At any time during the course of the first term, and in general, during the training, if the behavior of a student is compromising the integrity of the work, of themselves, of the class and /or the school, they can be asked to leave by the direction of the school. In this case, the tuition for the unattended portion of the semester will be refunded. Please read our cancellation and refund policy before
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