In Russian
Core Class
Arlekin Players Theatre/Igor Golyak Acting Studio is opening its doors, and will be accepting 10 students interested in learning acting techniques of the Russian school of theater. This is a beginner level course and no acting experience is required. The classes will be held Tuesdays, starting February 18th from 7:30pm-10pm. The instruction will culminate in a showcase presentation that is scheduled for May 26th.
In this course, you will learn and experience the basics of Russian acting techniques as they were taught at their birthplace. You will study such pieces of the Chekhov, Vakhtangov, and Stanislavsky techniques as:
- Creative Attention
- Psychological and physical freedom
- Imagination and fantasy
- “The given circumstances”
- Changing the attitude to (object, place of action, partner)
- Evaluation of an event
- Action and interaction
- Exercises on interaction under the conditions of “justified” silence
- “Etudes” with improvised text (me in the given Circumstance)
To schedule an initial consultation follow this link: https://actingclass.timetap.com
As part of our initial consultation, we kindly ask you to prepare a poem and/or monologue not longer than 2 minutes.
The class will be lead by Darya Denisova, a company member of the Arlekin Players Theatre and an instructor at Igor Golyak Acting Studio. (see bio below)
If accepted, the cost of the course is $520.
Darya Denisova
Actor, Acting Coach (with extensive experience in physical theatre)
Darya studied acting at the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts in Moscow, graduating in 2016. After she received her degree, she moved back to Boston to continue performing in Boston with Arlekin Players Theatre, which she joined in 2013. She has taught documentary theatre at the Startalk School at Harvard University and the Stanislavsky method at the Igor Golyak acting studio.
Darya has performed as the lead actress in various Arlekin Players’ productions, including “Memorial Prayer” in 2014, “Natasha’s Dream” in 2015, “Tales of the Last Wednesday” in 2016, “Dead Man’s Diary” in 2017, “МЫ-US” in 2018, “The Stone” in 2019 and “The Seagull” in 2019. She has also traveled to several international theatre festivals to perform with Arlekin Players Theatre, including the United SOLO festival, off Broadway, New York; SOLO Festival in Moscow, Russia; HighFest theatre festival, Yerevan, Armenia with her award-winning solo performance “Natasha’s Dream.” Darya has been recognized by Boston critics and leading reviewers for her roles at Arlekin Players:
“..canny, self-justifying Witha (subtly and indelibly portrayed by Darya Denisova, who is the standout in a uniformly fine cast of eight)..”, “The Boston Globe”, Don Aucoin about “The Stone”
“..Darya Denisova puts a great comedic spin on Masha..”, Chris Ehlers, “Dig Boston” about “The Seagull”
“..Witha (a drop-dead brilliant Darya Denisova)..” Chris Ehlers, “Dig Boston”, about “The Stone”
“..Darya Denisova as the German matriarch Witha must have witchcraft at her disposal..”, Joyce Kulhawik, Joyce’s Choices, about “The Stone”
“Denisova absorbs the energy of her viewers, and from her first word, she is ‘Natasha’ in dialogue with her audience, trying to open her confined space and mind, and showing there is so much more than just pain within”, Broadway World about “Natasha’s Dream”
In addition to her acting work, Darya has vast experience in voiceovers. She is excited to continue the tradition of the Stanislavsky method, Michael Chekhov and Evgeny Vavkhtangov techniques by teaching them to new students and pass down the rich history of these methods.