Event description
Theatre33 Workshop: Psychological Gesture taught by Anna Karpukhina, a professional choreographer and movement director.
Course description
If you’re an actor, you probably know this feeling:
You’re reading the text — it seems clear, but inside? Nothing.
You want to feel something, to connect with the character, to grab onto something — but what?
This course is about finding that hook.
I’ll give you a clear, step-by-step method for working on a role using your body, movement, and the Psychological Gesture technique by Michael Chekhov.
You’ll learn how to work on a monologue or scene independently and get tools that support you in any situation — from auditions to rehearsals.
Format
The course is conducted in Russian.
Student Level
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Schedule
This workshop will consist of 5 sessions:
📅September 19, 20, 26, 27, and 28
⏱︎ 6 - 9 pm
Tuition
Full Price - $375, but Theatre33 is offering a $50 discount to encourage participation.
How to enroll
Submit the Registration form and complete the payment to enroll.
More about the course
To get the most out of the course, you’ll need the following:
Material for practice
A memorized poem (about 16–20 lines).
A monologue you’re currently preparing for an audition or working on in rehearsals.
This will allow you to immediately apply the technique in practice.
Dress code
Comfortable clothes and soft shoes. We recommend not wearing everyday clothing, but something specifically chosen for movement. It’s like switching your body into “work mode” — to tune in and engage fully in the process.
Program Modules:
Quality of action
- Why is feeling born out of action and not the other way around
- Fluid reaction to external inputs and continuous transition between states. The principles of seamless play
- Internal action: when stillness is stronger movement
- Mixing "qualities" — how to create dynamic, multi-layered performance
Expressiveness of gesture
- Principles of bodily expressiveness: form, content, direction, contrast
- How an internal impulse shapes an external gesture
- Working with props as an extension of the body
- Sensitivity to nuances: how the gaze and hands become carriers of meaning
Psychological gesture
- Step-by-step algorithm: from searching for a Psychological Gesture to introducing it into a scene
- Analysis of text through action and internal intention
- Library of active verbs and working with them
- Quick entry into a role — through the body, and not only through analysis
Bonus
- Personal analysis and feedback on homework
- Individual work with a psychological gesture in your monologue
- Checklists and visual guides for independent practice
Check out reviews, more info and read about the instrutor, Anna Karpukhina.