Jüri Nael

Biography

Jüri Nael (born July 9, 1975) is an Estonian choreographer, pedagogue of dance and physical theatre and actor.

Nael was born and raised in Viljandi. He is 1998 graduate of Viljandi Culture Academy, having majored in choreography.

Between 2001 and 2005, he taught stage movement and dance and was a lecturer at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. From 2006 until 2011, he was a physical theatre associate professor with the academy, and since 2016, professor of supervised physical theatre in postgraduate courses (Master's Program Manager). In 2019, he became the academy's international master's program manager of modern performing arts. Between 2006 and 2007, he was a lecturer at Tallinn...