Michael Chekhov technique

"The exact same thing unfolds during movement through space. In his course built upon the Michael Chekhov method, Levente Turóczi developed a practice of imaginative techniques through which he directs attention to the atmosphere-generating possibilities of the relationship between space and the people moving within it. A space is not only mappable and understandable through movement within it; the very sight, movement, and position of the body define it. Therefore, while pre-planned static playing spaces constrict, spaces shaped improvisatively during play foster the interaction between the environment and performers, thereby enhancing the possibilities of atmosphere creation. In alignment with this manner of performing method, the foundation of design work is not developing a vision tied to a specific theme, but surveying the space and understanding its mood. The group trainings aimed at this include exercises directed toward simple spatial interventions, realised through movement improvisation exercises such as walking in determined directions and qualities, directed ball throwing, or precisely determining each other's positions. This is followed by the formation of free associations and the search for analogies while becoming acquainted with the space's atmosphere and transformations, as well as establishing connections between the space and colours, shapes, movement qualities, and behavioural modes. Afterwards, as a kind of subjective surveying work, the goal is shaping various gestures that also appear in lasting form within the space. During the exercises, the directions and focal centres of the given space are identified, providing the basis for spatial intervention."