THEATRE WORKSHOP : Demo Introduction to Michael Chekhov Acting Technique / a part of Malmö Scenfest

Name: THEATRE WORKSHOP : Demo Introduction to Michael Chekhov Acting Technique / a part of Malmö Scenfest
Start: 2025-03-29T14:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-03-29T16:00:00+01:00
Location: Stor Studio

Schedule

Sat Mar 29 2025 at 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Stor Studio | Malmö, SN

PLAYMATE IS A PART OF MALMÖ SCENFEST 2025!
WORKSHOP FOR THEATRE-MAKERS, ACTORS & DANCERS
An Introduction to the Michael Chekhov Acting Technique:
a demo in English
by Certified Chekhov Teacher Nathalie Drakemyr
*free entrance
14:00 - 16:00 hrs
Playmate Theatre Malmö is delighted to invite as a guest Certified Chekhov Teacher Nathalie to give a class in Malmö, as an opportunity for theatre-makers of all levels of experience.
The class is two hours long.
This is a class for new or experienced actors/ theatre-makers (age 18+) to work with body/voice as an introduction to world-renowned Chekhov acting technique.
All are welcome.
Bring a water bottle, clothes to move in.
REMEMBER it is "first come first served" during Malmö Scenfest. Doors open 30 minutes beforehand so get here early to secure a spot. Places are limited.
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Michael Chekhov Acting Technique
The Michael Chekhov Acting Technique is highly respected and taught all around the world. It changed the way we think of stagecraft and helped elevate acting to the art form it is today. Clint Eastwood, Ingrid Bergman, Anthony Hopkins and Marilyn Monroe all studied Chekhov Technique to name but a few.
Michael Chekhov was a student of Stanislavsky's and transformed his teacher's method by adding imagination as a key element, and from there crafted a toolbox for actors.
Michael Chekhov's acting technique focuses on the powers of active concentration, imagination and the body's ability to express the intangible. Dynamic and believable characters with rich inner lives are created in a sustainable way, as the actor's own feelings and memories are never used and eroded. Instead, the character's emotions are created artistically through the expressiveness of physical gestures.
This introductory workshop demo works with body and voice and gives the participants a glimpse of the tools and work needed as a surface and only initial introduction to Michael Chekhov acting technique. The class is open to actors, dancers, performance artists, directors and theatre makers, wherever they find themselves on their creative journey.
Nathalie provides a safe environment where there is no right or wrong, only exploration through gentle guidance.
*The class is held in English but Nathalie can answer questions and/or translate also into Swedish, French and Finnish.
Maximum number of participants: 14
Length of workshop: 2 hrs
Age 18 +
Please bring a water bottle, come in clothes and shoes you feel free to move in.
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ABOUT THE TEACHER:
Nathalie Drakemyr is a graduate and certified teacher of the prestigious Michael Chekhov International Academy in Berlin.
She is a Swedish actress with a bilingual French/Finnish background, teaches at her own acting studio in Landskrona, is recurring, permanent performer and producing member of Teater Punch Landskrona and Dododo Productions Malmö and has previously performed with Alla tiders teater, Teater över gränserna, Öresundsteatern, Potatopotato, Theatre In-Balance, and as ensemble member in Playmate's THE TWO CHARACTER PLAY by Tennessee Williams in 2024, and more.
www.drakemyr.se
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FYI
PERFORMANCES
17:00 hrs - 18:00 hrs
Later on the same day there will also be at the same venue
- "A Heart Act to Follow"
- also a part of Malmö Scenfest
5 performance monologues on stage, a glimpse of work-in-progress, as five of our regular Playmate Theatre Malmö actors try out on stage a collection of story-telling tales of love, life, some laughter and some loss.
(See separate event for more details)
ON STAGE: Kevin Benn, Joan Bentsen, Robin Gott, Evdokia Kelessidi, Michaela Palmer.
*Not recommended for under age 15
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REMEMBER it is "first come first served" during Malmö Scenfest. Doors open 30 minutes beforehand so get here early to secure a spot.
VENUE:
STOR STUDIO rehearsal space
Idunsg 6
Malmö
(Opposite restaurant Burek House)
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WHAT IS MALMÖ SCENFEST?
A day full of theatre, dance and performance, once a year, in Malmö. Malmö Scenfest offers the chance to see productions, open rehearsals, exhibitions and workshops. The whole programme is free of charge.
During Malmö Scenfest, on one whole day of the year, theatre members open up their organisations to the public. The programme is a show of strength and a joint effort to highlight the world of theatre and its audiences. What is unique about this day is that size does not matter. The organisations on show range from the smallest fringe theatre groups to the largest institutions, within all genres of performance for the stage /audience.
Every theatre, every performer participating, does so on a voluntary basis and within the margins of their own organisation.
Playmate is delighted to be a part of Malmö Scenfest for the third year in a row.