Fundamentals of Character Building – Module 4
Psychological Gesture
Gestures convey intention, direction, and intensity through the expressive power of the entire body, making the character's motivations and inner states visible. The application of gesture also shapes the character's voice and speech patterns, breathing life into the character and their surroundings. Discovering and developing the actor's body as an expressive instrument of gesture. Expansion and contraction, radiation and sustain, six archetypal gestures, exploration through the meaning of movement, gestures in works of art, and the purpose of gestures in scenes as well as their impact on the performance and the audience.
Date & Registration
- Date
- 12 December 2026
- Duration
- One training day, 10:00-17:00
- Organisers
- Michael Chekhov Studio Budapest, Levente Turóczi, Kiscelli Educational and Cultural Center
- Price
- 28 000 Huf / module, all 5 modules 115 000 Huf
- Registration
- Online registration form
About the Training
The Michael Chekhov Acting Technique® provides practical tools that guide the actor toward the true expression of their own abilities and individual creativity.
It simultaneously cultivates the actor's conscious presence, creative willpower, and sensory perception.
This process activates all known and hitherto unfamiliar capabilities of the actor, carrying them beyond their own limitations into a state of complete "naturalness". Its effect is felt immediately.
The actor learns to trust their own inspirations and gifts. It regards every participant as an autonomous creative artist.
One of its primary instruments is imagination — activating creative visualization and generating atmosphere. The actor can employ an Imaginary Body or a Psychophysical Gesture to craft and explore their character. Through this, they discover its movement, speech, inner feelings, and the distinct world in which the character exists.
The Michael Chekhov Acting Technique® centers upon the creative power of the imagination and the living presence of the human threefold unity (thinking, willing, sensing). Through the exercises, it not only engages capacities the actor already applies consciously, but also summons latent abilities to enrich their expressive palette.
The method views the actor not merely as an isolated individual performer, but as part of an ensemble created in harmony with fellow actors and the surrounding environment (space, time, light, sound, scent, color…).
The complete 5-module curriculum provides comprehensive, essential knowledge of the Michael Chekhov method, equipping graduates with immediate, daily practical exercises.
Each module comprises a complete, intensive training day from 10:00 to 17:00 covering its specific domain. Participating in any single module offers direct insight into the approach and principles of the Michael Chekhov Acting Technique® through individual and ensemble exercises, experienced and assimilated within the unity of thinking, willing, and sensing. Completing multiple modules delivers a comprehensive mastery of the technique grounded in personal practice.
The modules explore the individual and collective possibilities of character creation through the practical application of core elements of the Michael Chekhov Acting Technique®.
Participants completing the full series receive a certificate of completion.
About the Modular Character Building Course
- Sequence
- The modules can be taken in any order.
- Duration
- Each module is one full training day (10:00-17:00).
- Language
- Training is conducted in Hungarian and English. For training days in other languages, an interpreter can be arranged.
- Scheduling
- Modules can be attended individually, in selected groups, or consecutively across scheduled sessions.
Trainer, clown, actor, coach
Levente Turóczi
I am Levente Turóczi.
Trainer, clown, actor, and coach.
For over 15 years, I have been working with drama and play pedagogy and the development of emotional intelligence. I conduct trainings for actors, leaders, educators, adult education specialists, and university students. My background includes work as a scout leader, monk, IT professional, teacher, and foundation director.
Currently I work as a trainer, actor, and clown (Kvazi clown).
I graduated from the Baross Imre Circus Arts Academy in the Clown specialization and received my certified Michael Chekhov Teacher qualification from the Michael Chekhov International Academy in Berlin.
Key training background:
• Authentic Play & Joy of Life – Angela Halvorsen Bogo – 2016 – Physical theatre, play and presence, clown technique
• International Clown Camp – Szarvas – 2017 – Actor training
• Commedia dell'Arte – 2018 – Actor training
• Suzuki Method – 2018 – Physical theatre, actor training
• Commedia dell'Arte – 2018 – Actor training
• Clown Workshop – David Larible – 2018 – Clown and actor training
• Contact Improvisation – Kontaktland – 2018 – Contact dance
• Land-Art – Kontaktland – 2018 – Art with and within nature
• Lecoq Workshop – Paola Rizza – 2022 – Physical theatre, actor training
Registration for the Psychological Gesture Module
Date: 12 December 2026. Location: Kiscelli Educational and Cultural Center. Apply via the online form, follow the event, or get in touch with us!