festivals throughout Europe. Among the many workshop directors were Ozden Akturk from Turkey, Piyal Bhattacharya from India, Dijana Milosevic of the DAH Theatre in Serbia, Nyoman Sedana (Indonesian Institute of Arts and the Indonesian State College of Arts), and Lopsang Tharchin (Tibet) of the Nyanang Phelgyeling Monastery in Nepal. Russian actor Valery Garkalin and director Alexander Morfov (Komissarzhevskaya Drama Theatre in Russia and Ivan Vazov National Theatre in Bulgaria) were among the teaching artists the first year, with Morfov returning to teach in 2007. Dostena Anguelova-Lavergne of the International Delphic Council lectured at multiple sessions. Japanese director/choreographer Izumi Ashizawa taught at the RITL in 2010 and 2012. During the 2006 RITC, teachers included Yasen Peyankov of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company and Sue-Ellen Case. The program also arranged for its professional participants to provide workshops and contribute to collaborations at theaters and universities throughout Europe and the United States, e.g., Southwestern University, UCLA, Whittier College, and Carnegie Mellon University. External links Plovdiv Drama Theatre National Academy for Theater and Film Arts of Bulgaria UCLA's Center for Research, Engineering and Performance References http://www.lamama.org/archives/2008/Koolau.html http://www.southwestern.edu/sarofim/story.php?id=188 http://remap.ucla.edu/partnerships/international/655-rhodopi-international-theatre-laboratory http://www.mccarter.org/ticketoffice/eventdetail.aspx?page_id=7&event_id=3902 http://broadwayworld.com/article/Lark_Uses_NEA_New_Play_Money_For_AGNES_UNDER_THE_BIG_TOP_20081208 http://www.southwestern.edu/live/news/2922-an-amazing-oasis-for-young-artists https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_ZCfseKX50 Theatre companies in Bulgaria R Smolyan