Spring 2021 Open House: Transformation with Sian Clarke and Patrick Bailey

Time: 2-4pm UK time

Location: on Zoom

In this Open House workshop, Sian and Patrick of TCC explore TRANSFORMATION, SPACE, CHARACTER and IMAGINATION for THE ACTOR and ARTIST.

“Transformation – that is what the actor’s nature, consciously or subconsciously, longs for.” M. Chekhov

What are the possibilities of imagination, character and space that the actor can create and gain access to through transformation?

After a period of lockdown and restrictions, it can feel as though we’ve lost touch with who we are and the resources we have available to us as actors and artists.  We’ll explore transformation and its implications. This workshop will offer some ‘keys’ that can enable us to access the depth and richness of the tools we have within us, whatever’s going on inside or in the world around us.

Patrick Bailey: I’m an actor based in London and in the US. I trained at LAMDA, and I’ve worked in theatre, TV, radio, voiceovers and commercials on both sides of the Atlantic, including West End, regional and fringe theatre in the UK, and a long association with Frank Theatre in Minneapolis. I’ve been exploring Michael Chekhov’s approach since a 2013 masterclass with Russian teacher Elena Kuzina. Since then I’ve trained extensively with Graham Dixon at the Michael Chekhov Studio London, with Michael Chekhov Europe and with MICHA in the US. I’ve taught at LAMDA, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of Minnesota, ALRA, Macalester College, and at the Belgrade International Chekhov Festival.

Sian Clarke is a multidisciplinary artist, whose practice merges alternative comedy and performance art. She makes divisive, socially engaged, feminist work. She has performed across the UK and has taken shows to both The Brighton and Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She is a member of the Soho Theatre: Soho Young Company, a Funny Women Award Regional Finalist and Goldsmiths Innovation Award Winner. Her work is heavily influenced by the use of Chekhov Technique with particular interest in the use of the practice for writing and creating characters.