Psychophysical Approach: The Michael Chekhov technique seeks a connection between the inner response evoked by a physical action and its outer expression. We believe in taking the time necessary to enable integration and embodiment. We support this through active participation in classes and events as well as in intentional retreats.​

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Teacher Training: We embrace a diversity of pedagogies and seek to respect and empower creative individuality. Whether you are experienced or just beginning to lead others, MICHA will help guide you toward a teaching practice based in practical exploration, and a feeling of the whole, fueled by questions that will inspire your development in the classroom and rehearsal room.​

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Transformation: Michael Chekhov’s technique is an imaginative approach to transcending limiting personal perspectives, and experiencing the truth of the character. We seek the truth both in performance and in our daily lives. We believe in the power of the imagination to inspire, enliven, and transform the artist as an individual, and the potential of the work to lead to socio-cultural change on a collective level.

​Accessibility: Our workshops, publications, translations, digital archive, community-based projects and scholarships are accessed by artists the world over and are a testament to our global footprint. We seek to maintain and expand our ability to reach and support anyone who wishes to engage Chekhov’s technique and to ensure that finances are not a barrier to participation.

​Inclusion: MICHA recognizes that it was a predominantly white group when founded. Ever evolving, we are actively working to foster a care-driven, anti-racist artist community. We prioritize and value equity and inclusiveness in our pedagogical approaches and in the makeup of our faculty, staff, membership and workshop participants.