"Transforming Emotions" – Michael Chekhov technique workshops with Jakub Margosiak

Description:

Every day since the day you were born, your body has been experiencing different things.
How huge is its archive?
How many emotions have you expressed?
How many of them have you hidden under your skin to show how unmoved you were?
How many of the thoughts did you not speak out loud, building up inner tension that you can feel now in various parts of the body?

This workshop involves working with the body on a very subtle level. Sometimes, we might struggle to identify or categorize emotions we experience - they simply manifest as sensations in our bodies. We learn about them by listening to the body. Emotions, by their nature, operate independently of our will; therefore, they resist our attempts to control them.

During this workshop, you will learn simple yet powerful tools to access, understand, and consciously work with your feelings and psyche in order to transform them. The tools come from the Michael Chekhov technique, which is based on the idea that physical movement influences our inner world - emotions, thoughts, and psychology.


In this workshop, we will focus on key elements of the Michael Chekhov Technique, including:
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Three Centers: Willing, Feeling, Thinking
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Qualities of Movement
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Expansion and Contraction


Workshops are designed for:
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everyone who wants to learn more about themselves,
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performers who want to improve their skills and deepen their connection with their body.


This workshop is for you if you want to:
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Get in touch with your sensations, feelings, and body
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Explore how movement and imagination influence your emotions
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Learn how to work with emotions consciously and transform them
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Understand intangible psychological processes happening in you
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Express yourself authentically through movement
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Build meaningful connections with others in a safe, creative space.


To connect with one’s heart is the bravest act that a person can do.
To speak with another person from a heart perspective, rather than a head perspective, allows the most beautiful connection between people.


The number of participants is limited.
Workshops will be led in English.


Check the atmosphere:
Link to the video from previous workshops: https://youtu.be/ymOV6aQzkJA


Biography:
Dr. Jakub Margosiak – actor, dancer, and director, originally from Poland. Certified Michael Chekhov technique teacher. He studied MC technique in the USA (e.g. awarded a Fulbright Scholarship for conducting 9-month research on MC technique). He wrote his Ph.D. dissertation about “Psycho-physicality and imagination in the actors and directors work – in reference to Michael Chekhov technique”.
Founder of Michael Chekhov Acting Lab, and the Living Space Theatre. Director of award-winning performances: “Ferdydurke”, “Jesus Christ, Refugee!”, “Kaj dzias”, “Shapes”.

A graduate of the Acting Department of the AST National Academy of Theatre Arts in Cracow (Poland) and Department of Dance Theater AST in Bytom (Poland). He studied at Olga Roriz Formation. Artists in residence at Theatre No Theatre in Italy. He performed in performances created by: K.J. Holmes, Isabelle Schad, Thomas Richards, Robert Wilson, Hege Haagenrud, Iwona Pasińska, Katarzyna Minkowska, Krzysztof Popiolek and others. He performed among others in the U.S., China, Italy, Portugal, Bulgaria, and Poland.

He taught Michael Chekhov technique among others at The New School in New York City (USA), Film School in Lodz (Poland), Schule für Schauspiel in Hamburg (Germany), Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts (China), The Machulski’s Acting School in Warsaw (Poland), Spencertown Academy (USA), Busan International Performing Arts Festival (South Korea), Balleteatro Escola
Profissional in Porto (Portugal).