MICHA Community Meeting June 2023
Saturday June 3rd 10-11am edt with MICHA Artistic Director, Jessica Cerullo & MICHA Faculty Member, Craig Mathers
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Saturday June 3rd 10-11am edt with MICHA Artistic Director, Jessica Cerullo & MICHA Faculty Member, Craig Mathers
CHEKHOV TECHNIQUE ESSENTIALS FOR DIRECTORS
An in-person workshop in Los Angeles for film and television directors and actors, led by Bethany Caputo and Ellie Heyman with an opening by Joanna Merlin. Click the link below to learn more!
June 10th and 11th OR June 13th and 14th
Are you working (or avoiding working) on a syllabus that includes Chekhov technique?
Are you finding yourself with too many possibilities, or not enough?
Are you wondering how to begin?
Are you questioning your own intuition?
Would you like some help?
Would you like to be in a zoom room with colleagues asking the same or similar questions?
Join Jessica Cerullo, Connie Rotunda, and a community of educators in a space for active creation and exchange. In this hands-on workshop, participants will
GETTING READY FOR MICHA'S 25th YEAR
MICHA's member zoom meetings are open to all current members. Each meeting includes a short psychophysical exploration, a conversation with a Chekhov practitioner, dialogue, and a time for announcements from the community.
Join us for a 10 week workshop focused on the Guiding Others in the Chekhov Technique, led by MICHA faculty members Marjo-Riikka Mäkelä, John McManus, and Suzana Nikolić. This virtual Teacher Training Year 2 workshop builds upon the work done in Year 1, and will count toward MICHA's Certificate of Completion. MICHA's virtual Teacher Training program launched in spring of 2023. Members of the 2023 cohort, along with those who previously took Teacher Training 1 or those who apply below, will continue their training with Year Two in 2024.
2023 cohort members, and those who have taken MICHA's Teacher Training in the past, please register below.
Those wishing to apply to join this cohort without meeting the above requirements, please apply to join the cohort below.
Join us for MICHA's first member meeting of 2024. We'll share updates and a conversation about Making Art in New Lands: featuring Ukrainian playwright and director, Sasha Denisova, who will discuss her work in response to the Russian invasion with Anne Gottlieb and Jessica Cerullo.
MICHA's Community Meetings are open to all. Each meeting includes a short psychophysical exploration, a conversation with a Chekhov practitioner, dialogue, and a time for announcements from the community.
Olivier Award-winning director Phelim McDermott talks about ensemble and how he incorporates Michael Chekhov’s Technique into the staging of his productions. Join Phelim in an intimate studio setting with MICHA’s Artistic Director, Jessica Cerullo, as they speak about vulnerability in the rehearsal room and the qualities of movement on stage. You’ll learn about all things Improbable, Phelim's upcoming production of The Hours at the Metropolitan Opera, and his award winning production of My Neighbour Totoro, as well as observe him in collaboration with actors from the MICHA community.
*Those wishing to apply to join this cohort without meeting the above requirements, please apply to join the cohort below.
Dawn Arnold will lead this practice-based workshop on Chekhov's Three Sister Sensations.
Member rate: $50
Non-member rate: $60
Israeli-born actor, teacher, director and author David Zinder with speak with Jessica Cerullo and answer questions about his new book: Dreamwork, A Training For Directors. A graduate of Manchester University (UK) and a professional actor in Israel (1966-71), with a PhD (summa cum laude) in theatre from the University of California at Berkeley (1976), David taught acting and directing at the Theatre Arts Department of Tel Aviv University, serving for many years as Head of Acting and Directing and Artistic Director of the University Theatre.
David is a Master Teacher of the Michael Chekhov Technique, a founding member of MICHA.
Membership not required. Free and open to all.
Jessica Cerullo and Fulbright Scholar Kim Chen will host open hours for MICHA's Archive of books, videos, photographs, and other materials related to the Michael Chekhov community. Stop by to peruse and converse about the archive. Membership not required. Free and open to all.
David Zinder will lead this practice-based workshop in midtown Manhattan.
Member rate: $50
Non-member rate: $60