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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
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Since incorporating in 1999, MICHA has offered training and support to thousands of dedicated professional actors, directors, choreographers, performers, scholars and teachers from around the world. Each year, MICHA assembles for a week of intensive study and exchange in Michael Chekhov’s Technique. Artists new to the Chekhov work are welcome to attend.
Faculty for this year’s Workshop & Festival include: Jessica Cerullo, Ellie Heyman, Craig Mathers, Suzana Nikolić, Sinead Rushe, Sayda Trujillo
Scholarships are available, and you can APPLY HERE
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Tuition: $1,375, including meals ($100 due upon registration)
Participants will take part in a class on Sunday evening, followed by five full days of training, including a morning warm up and Voice Intensive, Chekhov Fundamentals in the afternoon, and Directing in the evening, where participants will either study directing or will engage as performers.
OVERVIEW:
Morning: Chekhov inspired warm-up and voice intensive
Lunchtime: dialogue with senior teachers and practitioners
Afternoon: exploration and application of the fundamentals of Chekhov’s Technique
Evening: new-play lab with Ellie Heyman, for actors and directors
Special events are programmed throughout the week and include festival performances, time to explore MICHA’s library and archive, as well as the option for participants to share their field of practice-based research.
Faculty for this year’s Workshop & Festival include: Jessica Cerullo, Ellie Heyman, Craig Mathers, Suzana Nikolić, Sinead Rushe, Sayda Trujillo
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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.
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
David Zinder will lead this practice-based workshop in midtown Manhattan.
Member rate: $50
Non-member rate: $60