Jüri Nael

Jüri Nael (born 9 July 1975) is an Estonian choreographer, movement director, professor of contemporary performance and theatre pedagogue.

[1] Between 2001 and 2005, he taught stage movement and dance and was a lecturer at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre.

In 2019, he created and is currently running an international Master of Art degree in Contemporary Physical Performance Making (CPPM).

[2] Since 2011, he is a lecturer of physical theatre at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.

[1] Nael is gay and speaks openly about his sexuality in hopes to foster further acceptance of the LGBT community in Estonia.