Acting Workshops with Elena Kuzina

Founded in 1998 by Russian director Vladimir Rovinsky and American director Lisa Channer, Theatre Novi Most (Theatre of a New Bridge) is based in Minneapolis and combines Russian theatre techniques and traditions and physical theatre methods from the U.S. and Europe. We are committed to sharing the rich artistic heritage of Russian theatre with audiences and artists in The Twin Cities.

As part of our production run of The Seagull (March 4-27 at The Southern Theatre) , we are thrilled to announce that we will bring Russian acting teacher Elena Kuzina from the State Russian Theatre Academy in St. Petersburg Russia to teach two workshops on Michael Chekhov Technique for Twin Cities actors of all levels.

We are still a little short on funds to bring this important teacher to our city and would love your help to meet our goal. Still needed: $1000.

Details on Ms. Kuzina and the workshops can be found below.

Schedule of Elena Kuzina activities with Theatre Novi Most:

March 26 The Southern Theatre 4:45 – 6:15pm

FREE lecture demonstration to introduce those interested to the specific actor training technique developed by Michael Chekhov in the early 20th century.

Sat April 2 11:30 – 2:00pm
and
Mon April 4th 6:30 – 9:00pm

At Studio 206 in the Ivy Arts Building

Address:
Ivy Arts Building
2637 27th Ave South
Minneapolis MN
Studio 206

Funds raised through Go Fund Me will help pay for travel and housing for Ms. Kuzina and supplement the cost of the workshops for all. This funding helps us to make the workshops affordable at less than $10/hour.


Thank you for helping!

For any donation of $50 we will give you a Theatre Novi Most Vodka shot glass as a thank you.

For a donation of $75 we will give you a shot glass plus admission to one of Elenas workshops.

For any donation of $125 or more you will receive one shot glass, one workshop and two tickets to attend The Seagull

 
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About Elena Kuzina:

Elena Kuzina is founder and artistic director of the Michael Chekhov Studio, St. Petersburg, Russia. She received her M.F.A. in Acting from St. Petersburg Academy of Theatre Arts, Russia and studied extensively with Thomas Richard (Workcenter of Jerzy Grotowski), Eugene Barba (Odin Theatret) and Lenard Petit (Michael Chekhov Acting Studio) 

Kuzina’s scholarly and practical interests lay in advanced actor techniques and training. She has extensive experience teaching Michael Chekhov’s Acting Technique in Europe and USA.

What the Workshops will include:

This is a Practical Workshop. Actors will discover the simple and useful tools of this Imaginative Technique. Paricipants may take one or both.

Objectives:

1.     To introduce Psychological Gesture as a key component of M. Chekhov’s Technique of Acting;

2.     To evoke imagination and artistic intuition;

3.     To test various tools of acting technique: energy, presence, incorporation and characterization, role’s composition; improvisation, atmosphere etc.

4.     To get acquainted with the theory and vocabulary of M. Chekhov’s method.

Workshops include some or all of the following: 

Games with balls and sticks to develop sustained concentration and quick reaction to a partner’s impulse or situation;

Warm-up exercises to explore such basic elements of acting as Energy and Presence; feelings of a Whole, Lightness, Form and Beauty; Legato / Staccato etc;

Composition and Ensemble awareness exercises to examine Principles of Composition such as Triplicity; Polarities (oppositions), Contrast, Inversion;

Building a Character through such “rehearsal tools” as: Psychological Gestures (PG); Archetypes; Atmosphere; Quality of Movements etc;

Incorporation and Characterization Imaginary Center and Imaginary Body;

Improvisations to explore the text, the characters and the situations from A. Chekhov play.

 
Theatre Novi Most is a non-profit 501c3  Public Charity (Tax ID: 26-4541973) Donations are tax-deductible. By being a donor to Theatre Novi Most you will be contributing directly to the artists we work with.  We can’t do it without you, our audiences and community partners.  Thank you!