In the creative process we are looking for a balance between focus and inspiration.

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1 The Art of Acting and Creating The Michael Chekhov Technique in Practice A European Training Programme Module II: The Space of Creativity Creative Individuality Atmosphere Play August 2011, Groznjan, Croatia In the creative process we are looking for a balance between focus and inspiration. Wild inspiration is useless unless it finds a focus. At the same time too much focus and restriction to the options can kill the inspiration. The balance is delicate. We will try to find out how much personal space is needed to find this balance. Improvisations will help us examine our sense of playfulness and we will explore the precise actions we can take on the path of creativity. Furthermore we will explore the space and the world of a given play. What happens when we really dive into the writer s world and allow ourselves to be surprised by its specific dynamics, energy, language and space? Michael Chekhov s concepts of Atmosphere ( the soul of every piece of art ) and The Sense of Ease, Form, Beauty and the Whole ( the four brothers ) will guide us through this exploration. We will work on Focus Space Objective and Personal Atmosphere Playfulness Higher Self Feeling of Ease Feeling of Form Feeling of Beauty Feeling of the Whole Improvisation and Text Please be prepared to learn some text from a play. The play and selected scenes will be announced ca.3 weeks before the workshop starts. FACULTY Suzana Nikoli, Zagreb, Croatia David Zinder, Tel Aviv, Israel Jesper Michelsen, Copenhagen, Denmark Ulrich Meyer Horsch, Hamburg, Germany

2 FACULTY Suzana Nikolic Actress, Professor for Voice and Speech, Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb Graduate of the Academy of Dramatic Art and Fulbright scholar at NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Graduate Acting Program. Suzana s current position at the Academy of Dramatic Art is full time Professor and Head of Voice and Speech Department. She is a Founder and Artistic director of Performing arts Studio Etra. Her acting credits include theatre performances, feature films, television films & serials, as well as radio. Suzana has being certificated as a teacher of the Michael Chekhov Technique in 2004 by MICHA, USA. She works professionally with the Technique over 15 years. David Zinder Director, Author, Prof.emeritus of Tel Aviv University Department of Theatre Arts David was a founding member of Michael Chekhov Association and has over three decades of experience in actor training and directing. Today he is a freelance international director. He taught and directed extensively in the US, Europe (both East and West) and in the Far East. The many years David spent training actors culminated in his book Body - Voice - Imagination: A Training for the Actor, published by Routledge, New York. Since 2000 David has been directing in Romania where he produced highly acclaimed productions of The Dybbuk, The Bacchae, a Stoppard double-bill: After Magritte & The real Inspector Hound, Macbeth and Peer Gynt. David is currently setting up a new School of the Arts in Tel Aviv. Jesper Michelsen Director and Acting Coach, Artistic Director of Glad Teater, Copenhagen Originally trained as an actor, over the last ten years Jesper has been working mostly as an acting coach, director, dramaturge and producer in many different projects. He holds a BA in theatre studies and pedagogy from the University of Copenhagen. Jesper studied the MC Technique with MICHA (USA) and has been working with it in various workshops and programmes since 2003, teaching MC Technique alone or combined with Meisner- and other techniques. He is the co-founder of Glad Teater, a professional theatre and acting school for people with handicaps in Copenhagen. His special interest alongside training actors is the use of the body and the imagination in human development and creativity. Ulrich Meyer-Horsch Actor and Director, Michail Cechov Schauspielstudio Hamburg Over the last 20 years Ulrich has been working at Theater Kiel, Theater Lübeck, Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg, Schauspiel Frankfurt, Altonaer Theater, Komödie Düsseldorf and Maxim Gorki Theater Berlin. His production of Bertolt Brecht s A Man s a Man (Lichthof Theater Hamburg) won the Pegasus Award Ulrich holds diplomas in theology, philosophy and theatre pedagogy from the Universities of Heidelberg, Hamburg and London (King s College). He has worked with artists such as Simon McBurney and Complicite, Philippe Gaulier, Lorna Marshall and Yoshi Oida. He learned the Chekhov Technique from Chekhov s former students Hurt Hatfield, Deidre Hurst du Prey, Mala Powers and Joanna Merlin, as well as during his training at Schule für Schauspiel Hamburg. He went to study with MICHA (USA) and has been teaching all over Europe since 1994.

3 GENERAL INFORMATION PLACE, DATE & COSTS Place: Groznjan, The Academy of Dramatic Arts Date: Monday 22 Saturday 27, August 2011 From: 10.00h 18.00h (incl. 2 hour break) (one free afternoon) We ask participants to arrive at latest on Sunday afternoon (August 21) and leave on Sunday morning (August 28). There will be a reception and introduction evening on Aug. 21 st at 21.00h at the facilities of the Academy of Dramatic Arts. Working language: Working group size: English / Participants can act in their own language Approx. 15 to 25 persons Costs Application before July 15, ,-- Application after July 15, ,-- Observer s fee: 50 per a day Housing and food are not included. We are happy to help you to find cheap accommodation (20-30 per night). Practical info: Currency: Croatian Kuna (Kn) Exchange rate: 1 Euro = 7,31 Kn

4 HOW TO GET TO GROZNJAN TRIESTE (Italy) GROZNJAN (1 hour driving by car or bus) If you fly to Trieste, you need to go from the airport to the bus station in Trieste and take the bus to BUJE in CROATIA! ZAGREB GROZNJAN (3 hours driving by car or bus) If you fly to Zagreb, go from the airport to the main bus station in the city, and take the bus to BUJE (5 minutes driving from Groznjan) or UMAG (20 minutes driving from Groznjan). Here is the schedule: TRIESTE BUJE 15.30h 16.30h One way ticket price cca 10 ZAGREB BUJE 22.30h 03.00h One way ticket price cca 25 ZAGREB UMAG Buses leave from Zagreb at: 24.30h / 01.15h / 06.30h / 15.15h / 22.30h It takes 5 hours driving to get to Groznjan! One way ticket price cca 30 You will be picked up in BUJE or UMAG, just make sure to let us know when and where you are arriving. Good idea is to have your mobiles with you and send SMS whenever needed to (Suzana). Eating in Groznjan: There are two restaurants where you can eat all kind of food (pasta, meat, fish, pizza all available at reasonable prices). Accommodation: We can arrange an accommodation for you in a dormitory per about 20 per a day. It is usually two or three bed - room, there are only some single bed - rooms available. Please, let us know what is more convenient for you or whether you would like to have private accommodation which costs from

5 HOW TO APPLY Please fill in the application form (see last page) and mail it to: OR send it via fax to the following number: OR send it by ordinary mail to: Suzana Nikolic, Baboniceva 37, Zagreb, Croatia. Please apply until July 15, at latest. Applications will be registered once the application form has been received and the fee is paid. Your place will be confirmed by mail as soon as possible thereafter. Your application is definite and irrevocable. Payment to: Studio Michael Chekhov Croatia Ad Account number: IBAN: HR SWIFT CODE: zabahr2x AAC Groznjan 2011 The fee is non-refundable, unless someone else fills your place (for example from a possible waiting list). In that case there will be an administrative charge of 50. Please make your payment until August 15, at latest. Not later than 14 days before the workshop begins you will be sent further details concerning the training and practical matters. You will be given a receipt of your payment upon arrival. The organizers are not responsible for any claims regarding loss or theft of valuables, or in cases of accidents or illness. CONTACT : suzana@adu.hr; GSM or Ulrich Meyer Horsch: Ulrich@michaelchekhoveurope.eu; Jesper Michelsen: jesperjaever@gmail.com; All details are subject to change.

6 APPLICATION FORM THE SPACE OF CREATIVITY EUROPEAN MICHAEL CHEKHOV WORKSHOP, AUGUST 2011 Name:.... Age:.. Address: City:... Postal code:. Country:..... Phone:..... Fax: Education/ Artistic experience: Experience in the Michael Chekhov Technique: I wish to register for the European Michael Chekhov Workshop THE SPACE OF CREATIVITY (Module II of The Art of Acting and Creating training programme) August, Groznjan, Croatia I shall pay 420,-- ( 450,-- after July 15 th ) to the following account: Studio Michael Chekhov Croatia Ad Account number: IBAN: HR SWIFT CODE: zabahr2x AAC Groznjan 2011 The organizers are not responsible for any claims regarding loss or theft of valuables, or in cases of accidents or illness. I accept that I have to take care of my insurances, because the organizers will not insure participants. Date:... Signature:... I wish to receive accommodation assistance. A) Dormitory I do not need accommodation assistance. (please tick!) B) Private room Please send this form to FAX no or mail it to suzana@adu.hr. or send it by ordinary mail to Suzana Nikolic, Baboniceva 37, Zagreb, Croatia