MICHA Community Meeting June 2023

Saturday June 3rd 10-11am edt with MICHA  Artistic Director, Jessica Cerullo & MICHA Faculty Member, Craig Mathers

Join us for this Community Meeting, open to all, as we prepare for this summer's slate of workshop offerings.
Current members and non-members are welcome to attend. We look forward to seeing you there!
  • FREE for members.
  • FREE for non-members.

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Free

LA Directors Workshop

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

  • $450 for directors
  • $300 for actors
  • Register by May 19th to receive a 20% discount

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$300 – $450

Syllabus Clinic

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

  • meet and engage shared prompts to inspire independent work
  • collaborate with colleagues preparing similar class structure
  • share resources and investigate questions with Connie, Jessica, and the group
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$30

MICHA Members Meeting October 2023

GETTING READY FOR MICHA'S 25th YEAR

Artistic Director Jessica Cerullo shares MICHA's plans for 2024. Plus - Jessica will talk with Chekhov scholar Lenka Pilchikova about Chekhov's primary source material. We'll parse the differences between the various editions of "To the Actor" and "On the Technique of Acting" and we will hear some stories from our members about ways they engage these, and other, published works.

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.

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MICHA Community Meeting February 2024

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.

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Free

An Evening with Phelim McDermott

ART/NY Spaces@520 - Studio E 520 Eighth Avenue, 3rd Floor (Between 36 & 37 sts.), New York, NY, United States

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.

Tickets:
$25 MICHA Members
$50 Non-Members

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$25 – $50

Floating, Falling, and Balancing

ART/NY Spaces@520 - Studio E 520 Eighth Avenue, 3rd Floor (Between 36 & 37 sts.), New York, NY, United States

Dawn Arnold will lead this practice-based workshop on Chekhov's Three Sister Sensations.

Member rate: $50

Non-member rate: $60

A discount is applied if taken alongside The Actor Imagines With Their Body on April 27th.
This workshop is open to all; in addition it serves as a makeup class for Teacher Training Year 1.

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$50 – $60

Conversation with Author David Zinder

ART/NY Spaces@520 - Studio E 520 Eighth Avenue, 3rd Floor (Between 36 & 37 sts.), New York, NY, United States

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.

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Archive Open Hours

ART/NY Spaces@520 - Studio E 520 Eighth Avenue, 3rd Floor (Between 36 & 37 sts.), New York, NY, United States

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.

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The Actor Imagines With Their Body

ART/NY Spaces@520 - Studio E 520 Eighth Avenue, 3rd Floor (Between 36 & 37 sts.), New York, NY, United States

David Zinder will lead this practice-based workshop in midtown Manhattan.

Member rate: $50

Non-member rate: $60

A discount is applied if taken alongside Floating, Falling, and Balancing on April 25th.

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$50 – $60