Russian Drama Studio Theatre Ltd

Address : 192007, st. Borovaya, h . 72 , apt. 44 St.

Tel: +7 (812) 167 0827, e-mail: russiandrama@inbox.ru

St. Petersburg Russia

Master-Class of Ms. Martynova in St.Petersburg

Under auspices of the Russian Drama Studio Theatre (RDST)

MASTER CLASS

of acting and directing based on the psychologically based training techniques of the K. S. Stanislavsy system

The Master Class is a laboratory for imparting various practical and proven techniques to open new paths for actors and directors wishing to deepen and perfect their acting and directing skills .

Master Class Course Programs

(2 weeks with 4 academic hours a day - total 40 hours)

Program 1 is for first year students of the theatre

(2 Mondays, 2 Tuesdays, 2 Wednesdays, 2 Fridays).

Topic: training on the basis of the Stanislavsky

Complex and concentrated training consisting of exercises, sketches and improvisations including the following of psycho- techniques:

Attention

Imagination and fantasy

Faith and naivety

Action, "make-believe" - suggested circumstances

Rhythm

Emotional memory

Communication

Program 2 is for professional actors

(2 Mondays, 2 Tuesdays, 2 Wednesdays, 2Thursdays, 2 Fridays).

Topic: Chekovian theatre

Contents:

Option I: One-act play by A. Chekov "The Wedding"

Option II: "The Cherry Orchard", a play by A. Chekov in three acts. Staging the play.

Option III: "The Three Sisters", a play by A. Chekov. Staging of 1 act.

(One option is to be chosen by participants.)

Program 3 is for those aspiring to enter theatre schools to major in acting or directing

(2Mondays, 2 Tuesdays, 2 Wednesdays, 2 Fridays)

Contents :

Professional orientation

Interview techniques

Audition techniques

Recommendations

The Master-Class is conducted by Ludmila Martynova - a specialist in Russian classical drama, a PH.D. in Arts, the Art Director of the "Classical Theatre" which was founded in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1990.

Ludmila Martynova - is a disciple of the outstanding Russian stage director Georgy Tovstonogov and the legendary pedagogue and stage director Rosa Sirota.

Ms. Martynova is a post-graduate of the St. Petersburg Academy of Theatre Arts and has been teaching at the Higher Theatre Educational Institutions for thirty years. She has also trained at the Moscow Art Academic Theatre (MAT) and at the All-Russia Moscow State Institute of Theatre Arts (VGITIS). Her candidate thesis was devoted to G. Tovstonogov Æ methods of teaching actors. She published her writings on G. Tovstonogov and Erzi Grotovski and co-authored and edited a book about R. Sirota.

Professionally she adheres to the Russian school of psychological theatre, and the exercise method of rehearsing, and the creation of improvisational spontaneity in actors working on a theatre production.

Ms. Martynova has staged over 50 theatre productions; this number including Russian classical plays by Chekhov, theatre adaptations of Dostoyevsky, drama pieces by Ostrovsky, Gogol, Nekrasov and others.

Ludmila Martynova gave courses of acting to the CABOB Theatre Company (Delhi, India), to students and teachers of the Boston University (the USA).

is held in conjunction with the Russian Drama Studio Theatre (RDST)

A group can consist of no less than 5 but no more than 18 people.

Arrangement of official invitations to come to Russia for participants (US$15 per person for a group of 18 people + Administration cost per group US$30). Total cost for a group of 18 is US$300. It may also be possible to obtain tourist invitations and visas through the tour company Intertimes (US$15)

The cost of the Master Class for the group (any number of participants but no more than 18) is US$4800 (This sum covers the lecturer and translator& all fee, administration fees, and admission to a simultaneous translation theatre performance of "The Ridiculous Man" ("Smeshnoy") based on the Dostoyevsky short story of the same name.

Accommodation (hotels, private apartments, hostels) costs are additional.

The total cost of the course, accommodations, cultural programs will be sent upon request from russiandrama@inbox.ru .