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Your team is in the same room. They're not yet in
the same team.

Structured in-person sessions for tech teams in Berlin and New York — built on theatre methodology, focused on how people actually work together.

Tell us about your team
9.5/10

Average session rating across 21+ B2B clients

89%

Of companies come back for more sessions

About twenty minutes in, I realized something was actually happening in the room.

Kate Shutko · Head of Brand, Namecheap

Namecheap
Epam
Global Logic
Soft serve
Sigma software
Namecheap
Epam
Global Logic
Soft serve
Sigma software
Namecheap
Epam
Global Logic
Soft serve
Sigma software
Namecheap
Epam
Global Logic
Soft serve
Sigma software
The situation

You probably recognise this.

01
Back in office, still operating like remote — low interaction
02
Ideas are shared late, only when fully formed
03
New hires take longer to integrate into the team
04
Cross-functional collaboration is slower and more complex
05
Blockers are not surfaced early and often remain unspoken
This isn't a performance problem. It's a contact problem.
How we solve it

Real contact between people doesn't happen by itself. It has to be practised

01
No roleplay in front of the group
02
No forced sharing
03
No trust falls
04
No one put on the spot
Structured practice for the things that actually matter at work — listening, responding, staying connected under pressure. Not lectures. Doing it together, in the room.
The situation

A 90-minute session. Real value from the first one.

Most companies start here. One session is enough to feel the room change.

0–15 min

Gathering

Physical warmups. No icebreakers. Everyone shifts from work mode to full presence. The body comes first.

15–35 min

Foundation

Listening beyond words. Who leads, who hesitates - visible without anyone being singled out.

35–68 min

Flight

The main block. Improvisation under real constraints - pressure, handoffs, quick pivots.

68–82 min

Focus

What happened in the room connects to how the team works week to week. Direct transfer.

82–90 min

Landing

Each person names one thing they noticed. The session closes as a group.

0–15 min

Gathering

15–35 min

Foundation

35–68 min

Flight

68–82 min

Focus

82–90 min

Landing
Inside the session

Outcomes that speak

01
Feedback given before issues escalate
02
Ideas shared earlier, before they're fully formed
03
Decisions move faster — fewer follow-up loops
04
Blockers named sooner, not quietly carried
05
Meetings feel more direct, less performative
01
Conflict handled earlier, with less residue
02
Initiative increases — the room feels safer
03
New hires integrate 30–50% faster
03
New hires integrate 30–50% faster
04
Cross-team work feels less transactional
Who facilitates

Trained practitioners. Not coaches with a deck

Igor Kliuchnyk

Igor Kliuchnyk

Actor. Theater director. Founder of TISTO Studio. 11+ years leading sessions across Ukraine, Europe, and the US.

Igor Kliuchnyk

Co-founder of TISTO · Actor · Theater Director

Co-founder of Beautiful Flowers Theatre and NAFTA Theatre. Co-founder and director of Parade Fest International Theater Festival. TEDx speaker on transformation through play.

15+ years working at the intersection of theater, education, and leadership. Founded TISTO School in Ukraine — 1,000+ graduates, 20+ programs, 21 corporate clients including EPAM, GlobalLogic, and SoftServe. Led teams of 200+ people using theater-based methods.

Since 2022 — co-founder of Rescue Now humanitarian foundation (450,000+ people assisted, partnerships with UNICEF, USAID, UN).

Igor Kliuchnyk

Maria Vaneieva

Actress, teacher, coach. Co-creator of the TISTO program. Leads sessions across Germany, Europe, and the US.

Maria Vaneieva

Actress · Teacher · ICF-Certified Coach

30 years of professional experience in theater and performance. 5 years with the Kharkiv State Academic Drama Theatre. 2.5 years teaching at Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts (Berlin). 13 years at Kharkiv National University of Arts.

3,000+ hours of acting training delivered. Certified coach under ICF standards (CoachingUp University). Co-creator of the TISTO program.

Igor Kliuchnyk

Olha Kryvosheieva

Actress. PhD Candidate of Pedagogical
Sciences. Author of the Flow-Vision Coaching Method.

Olha Kryvosheieva

Actress · Educator · Business Coach · PhD (Pedagogy)

9 years of stage career in Ukraine and Europe. 10 years teaching at Kharkiv National University of Arts, Ernst Busch Academy (Berlin), and Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF (Potsdam).

Author of the Flow-Vision Coaching Method — a proprietary approach to working with the subconscious. 1,000+ workshops and masterclasses delivered, from aspiring actors to C-suite executives.

What people say

From people. Who went in skeptical

We'd been back in the office for almost a year — polite, efficient, low contact. Within thirty minutes the room shifted. The week after, ideas surfaced earlier, blockers got named sooner.

Dmytro Hnatyuk · Engineering Manager · EPAM

About twenty minutes in, I realized something was actually happening in the room.

Kate Shutko · Head of Brand, Namecheap

Most workshops evaporate. This one didn't. Three weeks later people were still referencing specific moments in retros — it became shared language for how we want to work.

Olha Kovalchuk · People Partner · SoftServe

From the room

What it looks like.

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9.5/10avg session rating

93%want to continue
after session 1

NPS 84net promoter score

89%companies return

100%word-of-mouth

The research is clear

Structured practice that transfers directly to Monday morning.

Google
PROJECT ARISTOTLE

After studying 180+ teams, Google found that the single strongest predictor of team performance wasn't talent or experience — it was whether people felt safe to speak. Teams with high psychological safety generated more revenue and were rated twice as effective by leadership.

Gallup
STATE OF THE GLOBAL WORKPLACE 2024

Highly engaged teams show 23% higher profitability, 18% higher productivity, and 51% lower turnover. Disengaged employees cost the global economy $8.9 trillion annually. The driver? The quality of real contact between people and their teams.

Deloitte
HUMAN CAPITAL TRENDS

Companies that prioritise strong communication and collaboration strategies experience a 20–25% boost in team productivity. The gap between teams that practise real contact and those that don't is measurable — and growing.

How we work

Three ways to work together

Workshop + Assessment
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Workshop + Assessment

90 min · Up to 20 people

A hands-on session followed by a written team assessment. The workshop shifts the room — the report gives leadership concrete insight into team dynamics, communication patterns, and next steps.

What you get

For the team: real contact, shared language,
shifted room
For the business: expert assessment + actionable recommendations
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Workshop + Assessment
Build the habit

Workshop Pack

4–6 sessions · Flexible schedule

For teams that want lasting change, not a one-off. Sessions build on each other — by month three, new behaviours show up in everyday work without anyone trying.

What you get

Progressive depth across sessions
Discounted rate vs. single sessions
Progress check-in after each block
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Workshop + Assessment
Long-term

Custom Program

6–12 months · Fully tailored

A bespoke program built around your team's structure, goals, and calendar. Works best for organisations going through sustained change — restructure, rapid growth, leadership transition.

What you get

Full diagnostic before we start
Custom format, frequency, and focus
Ongoing assessment and reporting
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About TISTO Studio

Built by practitioners
not consultants

12 years at the intersection of theatre, psychology, and organisational  development.

OFFICES
Berlin · New York · Kyiv
EXPERIENCE
12 years · 100+ teams
METHODOLOGY
Applied theatre · Org psychology
DELIVERY
In-person · English · Berlin
FORMATS
4 formats · Single to 12-month
CLIENTS
Tech · Consulting · Finance
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Who this is for

This works best when

01

Teams in Motion

Your team is 15–200 people, based in or operating in Berlin
02

Diverse Teams, Shared Language

The team works in English or in a multicultural environment
03

When Things Shift

There's a specific moment — new team, restructure, return to office, new manager
04

Make It Stick

You want something that actually changes how people work, not just a nice afternoon
Most skeptics choose to join within 20 minutes. Introverts often get more from these sessions than extroverts — the structure removes social pressure.
How it starts

From first message to the room — 2 weeks

You reach out

Fill in the brief or drop us a message. Takes 3 minutes.

15-min call

We ask about the team, the moment, the context. No slides.

Proposal

We recommend a format. You get a one-page brief and invoice within 24 hours.

Confirm

Date, venue logistics (you provide the space), final headcount.

The session

We arrive. We run it. You see the room shift.