Nir Raz, Artistic Director, Group Facilitator stage artist and Book Author has been working for over twenty years in theater, group facilitation, and improvisation. He teaches internationally and is known for his work in group dynamics and medical clowning. Winner of “Best Theater Actor” in Tzavta and Suzanne Dalal festivals, Raz writes books and articles on theater and group conducting. He is the founder and co-director of The Institute of Psychotherapy in Playback Theatre and a member of The Playback Theatre Group Mar’ot. He also works as a medical clown at the Schneider Children’s Medical Center in Israel.

 

In 2018, together with Ronen Kowalsky and Shoshi Keisari, he authored MacKenzie Gets Up on Stage, an article published in the journal of the  Israeli Association of Group Psychotherapy, Mikbatz. He also co-authored the book, Hall of Mirrors on Stage – Introduction to Psychotherapy in the Playback Theatre, published by the Emily Segol Center and the University of Haifa.