THE ART OF THE ACTOR - COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING IN THE CHEKHOV TECHNIQUE

September 24, 2012 - December 12, 2012

February 18, 2013 - May 10, 2013

Mondays - Wednesday 10:00 - 5:00

Classes:

15 hours Chekhov Technique, Clowning, and other Workshops

  3 hours Voice Training

The course is separated into two components.  Each one is complete unto itself yet can be considered as sequential training.  Actors are welcome to take either or both sections.  For students who have completed both components, the training will culminate in a showcase for invited industry.

The cost: $4222. for each twelve week component. (payment plans available)

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The Physical Instrument

Description:

This course is a psycho-physical approach to acting based on the artistic principles left to us by Michael Chekhov as well as other innovators of the 20th century theater. The technique was developed as a way to apply common and archetypal human conditions to the individuality of the actor. The work is imaginative rather than personal, physical rather than intellectual. We will work with impulse and energy, transformation and creation. All the necessary elements for an inspired performance are living within the artist and only need awakening through the use of images and the body.

Goals

1. To experience a living awareness of the human body as an expressive instrument, paying particular attention to its relationship to space and the directions in which we move through the space.

2. To realize that movement or the ability to move is essential to the appearance of life, and that life on stage (as expressed through the body) is an absolute prerequisite to a good performance.

3. To understand that acting is making art, and that all principles of artistic creation such as form, rhythm, tempo, contrast, objectivity, and imagination are necessary for the work of the actor.

4 To develop a critical eye for acting and a vocabulary to speak about it that goes beyond merely liking or disliking it. This appreciation of the art of acting is intended to be useful as a way to objectively evaluate one’s own work.

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Characterization

Description:

We will learn and apply the tools of characterization: Imaginary Center, Personal Atmosphere, Archetype, Imaginary Body, and Psychological Gesture.  These are independent yet interrelated tools of the rehearsal process.   They allow the actor to realize who is playing the action, and how it should be played.

Goals

1. To bring into practice the knowledge that the human being operates with 3 distinct functions of Thinking, Feeling, and Willing. Each of these functions becomes a building block for the transformation into character for the stage.

2. To find clues in the text that will lead to active character choices.

3. To accept that real transformation is the subordination of the actor’s ego to the ego of the character.

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Performance

Description:

We will find ways through scripted material and improvisation to connect to the audience, and to the demands of the present moment. A feeling of Form, Beauty, Ease, and a sense of the Whole (dynamic principals of the chekhov technique) will be explored.  These principals are seen as necessary elements to an inspired performance.

Goals

1. To offer the actor various perspectives on approaching their work in artistic and objective ways.

2. To understand the world of feeling as sensation and movement.

3. To experience Giving and Receiving as two distinct activities.

4. To encourage and enhance a sense of play in performance.

5. To accept that the performer is at once both character and actor.

Click here for the Application Form

Deposit Payment:          
A deposit of $250 must accompany your Application Form. Once you are accepted into the program the fee becomes non-refundable and will be credited towards your tuition. If you are not accepted into the program the fee will be returned to you. The studio accepts PayPal payments for deposits only. Click below once you have filled out your Application Form and emailed it to chekhovstudionyc@gmail.com.  Deposits can also be made by mailing a check to The Studio.

*The Michael Chekhov Acting Studio does not offer Student Visas for International Applicants*

The Michael Chekhov Acting Studio is not an academically accredited program and is not  affiliated with any other institution. We offer instruction in the Michael Chekhov Technique taught by world class certified teachers of the Chekhov technique.

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CLASSES AT THE STUDIO (updated as of May 18, 2012)

*****LAST MINUTE ADDITION*****

ONE WEEK INTRODUCTORY INTENSIVE

JUNE 4 - JUNE 8, 2012

MON - FRI, 12:00 - 3:00

$400

(must have at least 5 students.  If we have 6 or more students, the cost will reduce to $350)

please call 917.495.2079 to register.  also, please make a deposit payment below:

Throughout the year, the studio offers a number of intensive workshops as an overview of the technique.  We work on basic tools and principles.  These workshops are limited to 12 actors.

NEXT INTRO INTENSIVE and SCENE STUDY combined!

(two 4 week intensives that are usually $390 each combined into an 8 week course)

September 27 - November 16, 2012

Thursdays 12:00 - 3:00 & Fridays 2:00 - 5:00

cost: $750

to register, contact us at    chekhovstudionyc@gmail.com  or    917 495 2079

or make a deposit here via PayPal

Deposit Payment:

INTRO INTENSIVE and SCENE STUDY

February 21 - April 12, 2013

Thursdays 12:00 - 3:00 & Fridays 2:00 - 5:00

cost: $750

to register, contact us at    chekhovstudionyc@gmail.com  or    917 495 2079

or make a deposit here via PayPal

Deposit Payment:

Back by popular demand, the studio is offering again an evening introductory intensive in the Fall

NEXT EVENING INTRO INTENSIVE

November 7 - 29, 2012

Wednesdays &Thursdays 7:00 - 9:00

cost: $345

*please note that this class will take place at a different location than the studio.  We will be using Brooklyn Arts Exchange in Park Slope, BK for this class as it is after our usual business hours. 

to register, contact us at    chekhovstudionyc@gmail.com  or    917 495 2079

or make a deposit here via PayPal

Deposit Payment:

The studio also offers ongoing classes for those who want to continue in the work.  These classes are open to those who have completed introductory training at the studio.

*****This class is paused for the Summer.  It will resume again in the Fall*****

DROP-IN CLASS

Fridays 10:00 - 1:00

cost: $160 for five classes

Taught by Lenard Petit

*must have taken an introductory intensive at the studio or must have studied previously with Mr. Petit

*Each student buys five classes at a time, to be used whenever they are able to join; it is not necessary to participate every week.  Each week we will email the list of students interested in this class and ask if they are planning on joining us that week.  If four or more students are able to make it, class will be held.  This class is designed to accommodate the professional, so bring material that you want to work on.

If you have any questions, please contact us at    chekhovstudionyc@gmail.com  or    917 495 2079

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SUMMER PROGRAM 2012

Michael Chekhov Technique ON AUDITIONING

The goal of the workshop is to use the Chekhov Technique as a means to make simple and effective choices in the preparation of monologues.

NEXT Auditioning Workshop

August 6 - August 10, 2012

Monday - Friday 10:00 - 5:00 (with a lunch break)

cost: $565

Morning Class: basic tools of the Chekhov Technique

Afternoon Class: preparing and developing the monolugue

Taught by the faculty of the studio and Mr. Petit

to register:   chekhovstudionyc@gmail.com  or 917 495 2079

*We are happy to offer guidance in finding housing for out of town participants.

Please send a copy of your headshot and resume and a statement of intent, including any prior experience with the technique to the above email.  A $250 deposit secures your spot.  Your check should be made out to The Michael Chekhov Acting Studio and can be sent to the studio's address: 138 West 15th Street, New York, NY 10011.  You can also click on the link below to pay by credit card.

Deposit Payment:

Clown Workshop for Actors

 A weekend of stupidity taught by Lenard Petit. This is an approach to character and comedy utilizing the acting techniques of Michael Chekhov. This workshop is intended to give actors an opportunity to be able to put into form elements of their creative individuality in search of a clown. We will work with the dynamic principles of movement and the psychological gesture, archetype, imagination, imaginary body, imaginary center, atmosphere, and improvisation. A time to explore performance skills, relationship to the audience, and basic stagecraft. This is an intensive in being and doing, play, simplicity, and truth. Dare yourself to be stupid and learn something about who you are!

July 20-22, 2012

Friday 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Saturday & Sunday 10:00 - 5:00 (with a lunch break)

Cost: $460

Faculty: Lenard Petit

to register:   chekhovstudionyc@gmail.com  or 917 495 2079

A $150 deposit secures your spot.  Your check should be made out to The Michael Chekhov Acting Studio and can be sent to the studio's address: 138 West 15th Street, New York, NY 10011.  You can also click on the link below to pay by credit card.

Deposit Payment:

Acting the Song

Utilizing the tools of the technique, we will find character and expressive meaning in the performance of a song. This workshop is geared towards opera singers, musical theatre performers, singers of all types.

Next Workshop TBD

30 hours of class, 5 days

morning class: principles of the Chekhov Technique

Afternoon Class:  application of tools as it pertains to the song

Taught by the faculty of the studio and Mr. Petit

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MORE WORKSHOPS IN THE MICHAEL CHEKHOV TECHNIQUE

International Michael Chekhov Workshop, Festival and Teacher Training

to register, click below:

The Michael Chekhov Association

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