Artist in every person

There is so much going on in our time! It no longer works to purely try to grasp it intellectually. Do you want to process all information and relate to complex situations? Do you want to learn to act precisely in the moment? That requires an approach from ‘the whole’. Training in ‘everyday acting’. Here too, the Michael Chekhov acting technique provides tools for inspiration, imagination, connection, and creativity.

Michael Chekhov uses the concept of ‘As if’ as a guide. These trainings are for the artist in every person. Private or in your work. You learn to approach the events you find yourself in ‘as if’ they are a scene. You become aware of your role, but also the interaction. For example, in meetings. What is needed for real ensemble work, teamwork? You learn to collaborate from the whole. By empathizing with the reality of the people you, for example, care for, develop policies, or make decisions for.

Training perception helps you to stay focused on the subject and the facts. Training imagination moves stuck beliefs and belief systems. Stepping into and embodying ‘the other’ enhances empathy and experiencing others’ perspectives and experiences. Translating atmospheres and intentions or motivations into visible gestures and movement make non-verbal communication concrete and underlying intentions accessible.

It opens access to working with the whole system and integrates both rational and irrational information in finding the right course of action, the next step in the process, and in developing an approach in action.

Are you a trainer and/or change-maker wondering what the Michael Chekhov acting technique can mean for you? Read more.