INTENSIVE—WORKSHOP
MAXIM IS A THEATRE DIRECTOR ORIGINALLY FROM OMSK, EDUCATED IN ST. PETERSBURG
His methods grow out of five years as a performer, dancer and collaborator with the physical theatre company DEREVO (St Petersburg / Dresden), and he has continued to develop them through years of teaching.
Alongside directing in theatres around the world, Maxim teaches regularly, and his classes are open to anyone ready to explore new practices.
MAXIM’S TEACHING EXPERIENCE INCLUDES:
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St Petersburg State Theatre Arts Academy, Yuri Butusov’s course
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Moscow Art Theatre School, Dmitry Brusnikin’s course
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Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), London
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Drama Centre London, Central Saint Martins
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University of Music and Performing Arts, Graz
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University of Illinois, Chicago
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Novosibirsk State Theatre Institute
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Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts, Berlin
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Gogol School, Moscow and Berlin
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Summer School of the Russian Theatre Union
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TERRITORY festival, Moscow and Voronezh
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Farm in the Cave, actors of the company, Prague
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Dakh Theatre, Kyiv
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GogolFest, Kyiv
CLASSES ARE TAILORED TO THE ABILITIES AND DYNAMICS OF THE GROUP, BUT ALWAYS FOLLOW THREE KEY PRINCIPLES:
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Liberation: we will work with the body and movement, exploring our inner dance and learning to express emotions through the body, here and now
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Working with partners: we will overcome the fear of contact with another person by mastering new ways of communicating without words
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Inner state: we will learn to look inside ourselves and understand who we are, what we feel and what we really want
Anyone who wants to try something new. If you are already interested in dance or stage work, or want to understand more about yourself, the intensive is definitely for you. As Maxim puts it, this is a “health intensive”: there is no rigid framework, and everything depends on you.
To see how the classes work and what participants say about them, watch this video from Gogol School, one of many places around the world where Maxim has taught.
WHO IS THE INTENSIVE COURSE SUITABLE FOR?
LENGTH OF THE COURSE
Minimum 2 days (16 hours in total)
Maximum 6 days (8 hours a day, including a one-hour lunch break)
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
A studio or theatre space of approximately 100 m²
Ideally with a dance floor (negotiable)
REQUESTS:
