Introduction

This year, we will once again host a workshop with an international guest teacher.

The Michael Chekhov Technique enables the powerful “transformation” that actors deeply long for.

This intense transformation frees the actor, allowing them to rediscover a childlike sense of openness and freedom.

Through this technique, actors are able to enjoy acting from the bottom of their hearts and to experience what can feel like their limitless potential.

You may find yourself surprised by your own acting, and genuinely moved to celebrate the work of others.
Such an experience offers actors the opportunity to rediscover what acting truly means.

The Michael Chekhov Technique has been studied and practiced all over the world.
This is not simply because it is a “useful tool,” but because it allows actors to truly feel the essence of transformation—the very core of acting itself.

This year, we are honored to invite internationally active instructor Ulrich Meyer-Horsch.

Five-day workshops will be held in both Tokyo and Osaka.
Five days is the minimum amount of time needed to genuinely recognize one’s true potential.

We warmly invite actors who wish to deeply explore their authentic abilities and creativity to join this workshop.

Michael Chekhov Tokyo

Artic Director | Tomofumi Akie

Michael Chekhov was one of the leading actors of the 20th century, a student of Konstantin Stanislavski, and the nephew of the writer Anton Chekhov. He was also an outstanding teacher who developed the Michael Chekhov Technique through his own experience and keen powers of observation.

The international organization Michael Chekhov Europe (MCE) designed the Module Program in order to make the wide-ranging elements of the Michael Chekhov Technique accessible in a comprehensive and practical way. The program consists of six modules (components) and one project.

Since 2017, Michael Chekhov Tokyo has co-hosted this Module Program with MCE and has been introducing it in Japan.

This year, in Tokyo, we will present the final module, Module VI: “The Architecture of Performance: Improvisation – Composition – Style ”
In this module, participants explore the overall structure of a performance (beginning, middle, and end), acting styles (such as tragedy, comedy, and Greek theatre), and the use of stage space.

In Osaka, we will offer Module IV: “‘Me’ is The Other: Transforming into the Character”
This module focuses on the process of transforming into a character through the use of imagination.