Architecture of Performance – Grožnjan 2026, 5 day intensive workshop


Applications are now open. Limited number of places available. This 5-day intensive workshop is based on the Michael Chekhov technique, focusing on improvisation, composition, rhythm and style. We explore how imaginative impulse becomes clear and expressive action — working through body, voice and space. The work is physical, precise and creative, developed in a focused… Read more »

Michael Chekhov Europe International Summer Academy – ’The Psychological Gesture’ (Characterization I)


—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Module 3 / July 23 – 27, 2024, Groznjan, Croatia.

FACULTY: Elsa Valentim, Portugal, Suzana Nikolić, MCE, Croatia, Cynthia Ashperger, Canada

The Psychological Gesture is probably the most famous tool of Michael Chekhov’s acting technique. It is a psycho-physical movement that awakens the actor’s inner life. It serves as a key to the essential or hidden features of the character and enables the actor to express and embody the character’s objectives in a new way.

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Michael Chekhov Europe International Summer Academy – ’Me is the Other’ (Characterization II)


———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————– Module 4 / August 1 – 5th 2024, Groznjan, Croatia

FACULTY: Jesper Michelsen, MCE, Denmark / Suzana Nikolić, MCE, Croatia / Burcu Halacoglu, MCE, Turkey / Cynthia Ashperger, Canada

When children play games, we can observe their desire to transform and change – they lose themselves in play and fully commit to another world.

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