[NEohioPAL] Creating Conscious Characters: A Workshop In the Michael Chekhov Technique

Fri Feb 1 10:50:54 PST 2019

Michael Chekhov Center Cleveland is committed to the art of the actor
through explorations of the psycho-physical processes illuminated by
Michael Chekhov. Through educational offerings for artists and performances
within the community, we explore what it means when the actor is the
theatre.

*THE WORKSHOP: CREATING CONSCIOUS CHARACTERS*

Over the course of six meetings in a creatively supportive and holistic
atmosphere, we will unfold principles of the Michael Chekhov technique to
increase your psycho-physical awareness and open portals of imaginative
transformation to create and embody fully conscious characters.

This invitation is extended to those new to or with experience in the
Michael Chekhov technique. It will be approached from a beginner's mind.

We explore on our feet in movement, playing with energy, imagination,
concentration, and improvisation. This offering is experiential over
academic. Check expectations, plans, and a sense of right and wrong at the
door! Wear clothing and shoes you are comfortable moving in. Be prepared to
be surprised!

*WHEN ARE WE DOING IT?*

February 10 — March 17, 2019

Sundays only, six sessions

6:30pm-8:45pm

*WHO IS THIS FOR?*

This exploration is open to a maximum of eight performing artists (ages 18
and up) both new to or with experience in the Michael Chekhov Technique. It
will be approached from a beginner's mind. (Four spots currently remain.)

*WHERE DO WE MEET?*

Art On Madison

14203 Madison Avenue

Lakewood, OH 44107

Plenty of free parking is available on Madison and nearby side streets.
Please avoid metered parking so you can remain in the stream of our
exploration. Meters do not run on weekends.

*WHAT IS MY INVESTMENT*

$145.00 for this six session, 13.5 hour offering.

A non-refundable online deposit of $45.00 is required to guarantee your
spot. If you cancel seven (7) or more days before the workshop start date,
you will receive credit good for one year from the date of payment. If MC3
cancels the workshop, your deposit may be refunded or credited toward
future workshop offerings.

Your remaining balance must be received online prior to the first session,
or at the door in cash or check at the first session. Within 24 hours of
your registration e-mail (see below) being received, you will be directed
to a payment page with the following options:

•$45.00 deposit, pay balance online prior to our first session

•$45.00 deposit, pay balance in cash or check at door prior to first session

•$145.00 pay in full

*HOW DO I REGISTER*
1.Send an e-mail to michaelchekhovcenter [at] gmail [dot] com with answers
to the following:

•What is your experience with the Michael Chekhov technique?

•What appeals to you about this offering?

•What is your preferred pronoun? MC3 welcomes performers of all gender
expressions and orientations.

2. Once your e-mail is received and reviewed, you will be sent a link to a
page to select your payment option.

3. Go to the page and select the payment option that works for you.

*WHAT SHOULD I BRING?*

•Clothing and clean shoes you are comfortable in that allow for movement.

•Notebook and writing instrument.

•There are multiple options available for your exploration. Choose the one
that most interests you.

1. You may work with a character from a play or film. Memorize one-two
minutes of text to work with over the course of the six sessions. Do not
make any acting choices with this text.

2. OR, you may work with a character of your own creation. If you already
have text for them, have one to two minutes memorized. Do not make any
acting choices with this text.

3. OR, you may find inspiration in visual art, music, or poetry. If text is
involved, memorize one to two minutes without making acting choices.

4. OR, you may discover and develop a character of your own over the course
of the six sessions.

*WHAT IS THE MICHAEL CHEKHOV TECHNIQUE?*

The Michael Chekhov Technique is a holistic, psycho-physical approach to
performance that synthesizes the actor's body and psychology. You discover
how the magic of your movement, in tandem with your imagination and feeling
life, has the ability to enliven the spaces within yourself and the spaces
around you. Solo and ensemble explorations in movement, concentration,
atmosphere, and gesture increase your flexibility, honesty, joy, and ease
as a performing artist. You learn to free your body as a conduit for the
soul of your character. Your Creative Individuality is supported and
nourished, and your artistic work becomes more inspired.

*WHO IS LEADING THIS WORKSHOP?*

Ray Caspio creates beautifully grotesque characters whose comedic allure
invites you into their queer realities, where they unpack American culture
and scrutinize the multifaceted manners in which we relate to each other.
His work recognizes the immediacy and impermanence of performance by
embracing theatre as a living event. Who is in the room matters. The work
becomes as alive as we are: conscious, truthful, and existing in that
moment when we all gather to play. Ray is a performance artist, teaching
artist, actor, and the Founder and Artistic Director of Michael Chekhov
Center Cleveland. His focus has been on new and devised works. He has
created pieces spanning theatre, cabaret, installation, web, and personal
storytelling; served as performer-creator in numerous devised pieces; and
originated over 30 roles. Ray's live work has been performed at Playhouse
Square, Dobama Theatre, Cleveland Public Theatre, convergence-continuum,
Playwrights Local, Talespinner Children’s Theatre, Theater Ninjas
(Associate Artistic Director 2012-2015), and the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Caspio appeared on Best of Theatre lists for Cleveland Scene Magazine (2014
& 2017) and WCPN/NPR’s The Sound of Applause (2014, for the conception and
performance of the immersive cabaret exploration of gender, sexuality, and
marriage equality, TingleTangle). In 2014, he was profiled as Scene’s
“Thespian”. Ray’s training consists of the Michael Chekhov technique
(Michael Chekhov School, Hudson, NY; MICHA: the Michael Chekhov
Association), Bouffon (Giovanni Fusetti), Eccentric Performance (Avner
Eisenberg & Julie Goell), the Alba Method, and Improvisation and Comedy
Writing (Second City Chicago). Caspio has taught for Playhouse Square,
Disney Musicals-in-Schools, Cleveland Play House Theatre Academy,
MetroHealth Arts in Medicine, and the Cleveland Museum of Art. Through
Michael Chekhov Center Cleveland, he shares his understanding of the
processes Michael Chekhov has illuminated for actors. Ray received a 2016
Creative Workforce Fellowship.

*WHERE CAN I LEARN MORE?*

http://www.raycaspio.com/mc3

https://www.instagram.com/michaelchekhovcenter/
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