Great Lakes Michael Chekhov Consortium...
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Misson Statement There is no art without joy -Michael ChekhovWe are the Great Lakes Michael Chekhov Consortium (GLMCC) and it is our intent to promulgate and share the work of Michael Chekhov. The consortium concept fits perfectly with theatre in general but especially with the work of Michael Chekhov in that he celebrated collaboration as imperative in our art. As teachers certified in the Michael Chekhov Technique we are committed to presenting the most comprehensive instruction available to theatre artists. As practitioners we are committed to maintaining original precepts of Chekhov's work while evolving the technique through constant collaboration with other Chekhov teachers and practitioners the world over. The Great Lakes Michael Chekhov Consortium takes complete joy in our mission and seeks to instill this "atmosphere" in all artists associated with us.
About Michael Chekhov
Michael Chekhov was a Russian born actor, director, and teacher. The nephew of playwright Anton Chekhov, Michael, or Micha, became an actor at the Moscow Art Theater (MAT) at a young age and quickly became a star. His performances dazzled the public and his fellow actors. He was also named the head of the First Studio, a wing of the MAT and he collaborated with major Russian artists like Stanislavsky, Danchenko and Vahktangov.
The study of Chekhov's rise as an actor, his subsequent fall and then rebirth, is too detailed to be completed here, but it is the journey of a true theater artist. Stanislavsky called Michael Chekhov the greatest actor of the 20th century and when asked by American actors for the name of a teacher to teach them how to become the best actors they could be, Stanislavsky replied, "Seek out Michael Chekhov."