Workshop: Michael Chekhov Technique

Back by popular demand, this workshop led by Sinead Rushe will focus on some of the key principles in the technique of renowned actor and director, Mikhail Chekhov (1891-1955). As well as exploring his radical psycho-physical tools of preparation, we will investigate one of his important characterisation tools: imaginary body. Through full-bodied movement, free improvisation and work on text and visualisation, we will explore how developing the imagination can revolutionise the actor’s power to transform.

Workshop format: Practical workshop and discussion on ZOOM. Saturday 27 June 2020: 11am-1pm and 2.15-4pm.

Who is this workshop suitable for: This workshop is open to actors, teachers and directors, as well as non professionals wishing to gain an embodied understanding of Mikhail Chekhov’s ideas.

Equipment required of participants: Please wear loose clothing that you can move in. Bring a short piece of text from a play that you would like to work from; you do not need to learn it by heart.

Recommended reading or viewing: None.

Sinéad is a theatre director, actor, and teacher. She studied at Trinity College, Dublin and École Normale Supérieure, Paris before training as an actor at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London, where she is a Senior Lecturer in Acting and Movement on the BA Acting CDT programme. She specializes in the Mikhail Chekhov Technique and Meyerhold’s Biomechanics.