Introduction to Mikhail Chekhov's technique - acting workshop

Introduction to the Mikhail Chekhov Technique’ is an intensive workshop on the basics of the Chekhov method, through which you will discover psychophysicality, i.e. the connection between the body, movement and your emotions and psychological states. You will learn to apply the basic tools of Chekhov's technique such as the three centres in the body (thinking/feeling/willing), imagined centres and movement qualities that are used to build character. At 1 and 2 of February.

Introduction to the Mikhail Chekhov technique’ is an intensive introductory workshop to the Chekhov method, through which you will discover psychophysicality, i.e. the connection between the body, movement and your emotions and psychological states. You will learn to apply the basic tools of Chekhov's technique such as the three centres in the body (thinking/feeling/willing), the imagined centres and the movement qualities that are used to build character.

The workshop will allow you to discover the connection between body, movement and emotion. Unlike many other acting techniques, Chekhov's technique does not draw on the actor's private experience; instead, it allows him or her to access emotions and psychological states far beyond his or her own experience and personality by means of the body, movement and imaginative work. The method nurtures the infinite creativity and individuality of the actor. The tools of the technique are successfully used by actors all over the world in both theatre and camera work, and are based on universal principles that can be adapted to any style. You can use the tools you learn in the workshop almost immediately when working on your next role, scene or audition.

The workshop is for people who already have basic acting/staging experience - professional actors, dancers, students, theatre school candidates. The workshop is run by the staff and founders of MICHAEL CHEKHOV ACTING LAB: Dominika Handzlik and Jakub Margosiak, who learnt the technique from the first and second generation of Chekhov's own students and have been teaching it for years in Poland and around the world, actively using it themselves and in their own work on stage and in front of the camera.