Meetings with students on the Street Theater program were held at the Island of Dreams

Dmitry Ragozin, Head of the Department of Entertainment Programs at Islands of Dreams, acted as a guest teacher for students of the Russian Institute of Theater Arts — GITIS. A series of meetings with students of the first master's degree course in the history of the Institute under the Street Theater program took place in the park. The master of the course is Vyacheslav Ignatov.

The classes became a practical immersion in the creation of large-scale entertainment projects. Dmitry Ragozin told the students about the process of producing a creative product from the point of view of production — from the origin of an artistic idea to its implementation in an operating amusement park. Special attention was paid not only to the creative side of the work, but also to legal aspects, casting, production processes, contracting and operational activities — those stages that usually remain behind the scenes, but largely determine the success of any project.

During the meetings, the students also got acquainted with the park's internal infrastructure. During the tour, they were shown workspaces and told about the principles of their organization — from the logic of site placement to the working conditions of employees. The course participants learned how costume production works, the specifics of the costume creation process, their further operation and repair, what equipment is used for this and why. The students were interviewed by specialists from the operational departments, who spoke about their role in creating and maintaining show programs.

"Special attention was paid to professional nuances. For example, the make-up artists explained why theatrical make-up artists work in the Island of Dreams, and not horror makeup specialists, even despite the presence of frightening characters. These details will help students better understand the specifics of the genre and the requirements for artists and the team," says Dmitry Ragozin.

"The choice of the Island of Dreams as an educational platform is no coincidence. Today, street theater is actively developing in Russia. It is a special art form that involves mobility, transience and work outside the classical stage. The theme areas of the park, its indoor and outdoor areas, and the absence of familiar backstage areas create unique conditions for performances, where even the backstage can become part of the action. This format requires a special production approach and turns the organization of the performance into an independent art form," he clarifies.

The meetings became the first stage of cooperation between the Island of Dreams and the GITIS Institute. In the future, it is planned to develop partnerships, expand educational formats and scale up joint projects. This will open up the opportunity for students to see how the modern entertainment space is becoming a living laboratory for the theater, and for the industry it is another step towards the development of new forms of street and immersive art.

There are five bright entertainment show programs waiting for guests at the Island of Dreams amusement park. Among them is the immersive show "Beyond the Circus", a real two—story live attraction where the atmosphere of an old circus, mystery and theatrical magic create a world in which the line between reality and fantasy almost disappears. There are 19 mysterious halls, each like a stage from a play, 40 professional theater artists and every movement, every sound and light accent immerse you in the secret life on the other side of the curtain. The Golden Key Theater hosts a puppet show that is equally fascinating for both children and adults.

A special place in the program is occupied by the holographic show "Mowgli in the land of dinosaurs", which has no analogues in the world. Thanks to sophisticated technical solutions and the actor's masterful acting, the effect of a three-dimensional 3D space is created here without the use of special glasses. For an artist, this is a real professional task: he interacts with holographic characters without seeing them.

Since the opening of the park, guests have already seen more than 45,000 show programs, each of which has become part of the big story of the Island of Dreams.