What's in store for you with Performing Arts International?
Dear friends,
We are delighted to share the exciting programme of workshops, festivals and training opportunities taking place throughout June with Performing Arts International. We warmly invite actors, speakers, performers and anyone passionate about the creative process to join us for a month dedicated to imagination, transformation, voice and performance.
A Michael Chekhov Technique Intensive with Sarah Kane: The Essentials in Twelve Steps begins next week.
Taking place from Tuesday 2 June to Thursday 25 June 2026 at Rudolf Steiner House, London, this immersive training offers participants the opportunity to explore Michael Chekhov’s extraordinary acting technique in depth through a carefully structured twelve-step journey. Sessions take place every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10am to 5pm.
The intensive is divided into three stages:
The Actor: Preparing
Exploring the actor’s body, gesture, qualities of movement and the essential creative principles at the foundation of the Chekhov Technique.
The Character: Transforming
Developing character through body, voice, imaginary centres and psychological gesture, allowing the actor to fully embody imaginative transformation.
The Text: Creating a Performance
Bringing atmosphere, composition, gesture and text together to create inspired and authentic performance work.
Participants are asked to bring:
A character they would like to explore
A monologue and a scene to work on
Soft-soled shoes
Loose, comfortable clothing suitable for movement
Enrolment is through the New Actors Centre website:
The fee is £48 per individual day.
Performing Arts International is also very pleased to announce the Speaking Voice Festival, taking place from Friday 12 June to Sunday 14 June 2026.
This three-day festival is a celebration of the living human voice in all its diversity, beauty and potency. Through podcast Q&As, workshops, plenaries and masterclasses, participants will experience and learn from artists and practitioners who have devoted their lives to the craft of speaking poetry, stories and dramatic text.
Hosted by Adrian Locher with Sarah Kane, Tess Dignan and Benjamin Moore, the festival offers a rich opportunity to deepen artistic practice and reconnect with the power of language and speech.
Festival Times:
Friday 12 June: 9am – 9pm
Saturday 13 June: 9am – 9pm
Sunday 14 June: 9am – 6pm
Later in the month, Sarah Kane will lead two further workshops at the New Actors Centre:
Saturday 20 June, 2pm – 5pm. | Chekhov’s Qualities of Movement: A First Step in Getting to Know a Character
This workshop explores one of the core elements of Michael Chekhov’s acting technique- creating character through movement and imagination.
Sunday 21 June, 10am – 1pm | Exploring a Character’s Temperament in Speech
This workshop is intended for those wishing to discover or deepen their practice of Steiner’s Artistic Speech techniques through speech, movement and imaginative exploration.
Participants for both workshops are asked to bring soft shoes and comfortable clothing suitable for movement.
Finally, we conclude the month with:
Chekhov in Practice: The Dragon Project | Scene Rehearsal III: Characterisation
Friday 26 June, 7pm – 9.30pm
Saturday 27 June, 10am – 5.30pm
Sunday 28 June, 10am – 1pm
This rehearsal process dives deeply into the constitution and characterisation of the scenes and offers participants an opportunity to continue integrating the principles explored throughout the month.
If you are interested in any of the workshops or events featured above, please email Sarah Kane for further information and enquiries.
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We warmly invite you to join us in one or more of these offerings and to continue developing your artistry within our creative community.
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Thank you for being a valued part of our creative community. Whether you're participating online or in person, your involvement continues to shape the work we do.
We look forward to seeing you at an upcoming workshop!
Kind regards,
Sarah Kane
Performing Arts International
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