Acting Studio for
Real Life
Play-shift is a change of state through play. Not play as entertainment. Play as a way to shift how you show up — in your body, your attention, and your relationships.
We work with games, improvisation, and acting exercises. You notice habits. You try new responses. You adapt in real time.
Skills you can Feel and Use
Presence
Staying with what’s happening — in your body, in the room, with others.
Adaptability
Letting go of fixed responses and meeting the moment as it changes.
Communication
Speaking, listening, and responding without overthinking or performing.
Confidence
Not bravado. A grounded sense of “I’m here, and I can handle this.”
Emotional Awareness
Noticing impulses and states without getting stuck in them
Connection
Relating to others with attention, honesty, and ease.
Our Workshops
Playground
Improvisation
Playground
Physical Theater: From Body to Story
Physical Theater: From Body to Story
Our Course
6-week CoursePresence and Play
Presence & Play is a 6-week course designed to help you reconnect with your body, your attention, and the present moment. Using actor training practices such as movement, voice work, and simple improvisation, participants learn to step out of their heads and into direct experience. Before learning to ride the wave of spontaneity, you learn how to stand on the surfboard — grounded, aware, and present.
6-week ProgramImprovisation
Improvisation is a 6-week course focused on adaptability, spontaneity, and real-time response. Through actor improvisation practices — partner exercises, group games, and playful creative challenges — participants train the ability to listen, adapt, and act when there is no script.
If Presence & Play teaches you how to stand on the surfboard, Improvisation teaches you how to ride the wave — responding to change with creativity, clarity, and confidence.
Tisto was born in Ukraine, now based in New York. Created by actors for non-actors, our studio is a place to feel free, be authentic, and build real communication confidence in everyday life — anytime, anywhere.
Here, transformation is not theoretical — it's lived. We welcome you into a creative, supportive group space designed for real internal shifts, where you can explore, express, and grow with others on the same journey.
Igor Kliuchnyk
Actor director, cultural manager
Mariia Vaniva
Actor, teacher, coach
Olha Kryvosheieva
Actor, teacher, coach
Oriana
Actor, director
Voices from the room
