International Summer Academy

Schule für Schauspiel Hamburg and Michael Chekhov Europe Training present: 

CHEKHOV WORLD THEATRE

hosted by Ulrich Meyer-Horsch

Michael Chekhov Acting Technique meets

Image Work

Traditional Korean Dance

Kudiyattam Sanskrit Theatre (India)

Physical Theatre (Singapore, Turkey)

Intercultural theatre in East Asia, India and Europe

FACULTY

TBA

WELCOME TO OUR 5th CHEKHOV WORLD THEATRE SUMMER ACADEMY

This annual intercultural encounter brings performance and training approaches from different backgrounds and continents into a practical exchange. You will intensively study the Michael Chekhov Acting Technique, and at the same time you will be in dialogue with other artistic traditions and performance techniques from around the globe. The Summer Academy will open new perspectives on Acting, Movement, Imagination, Characterization, Style, Body & Space.

There will be various workshop tracks in the morning and afternoon, followed by showcases, events and open classes in the evening. The daily training sessions can be combined so you will get a sense of each of the offered forms.

The Summer Academy 2026 will include the Michael Chekhov Europe Training Module 1: Making Contact: Living Images.

WORKING HOURS: 

 10am - 5pm (incl. lunch break) / (Wed 15: 10am - 1pm) 

 Evening events to be announced

LANGUAGE AND WORKING ATTITUDE:

English / On stage, participants may act in their own language. 

We expect you to show a professional working attitude during the workshop. 

TUITION FEE

€ 620,-- (payment before May 31, 2026) 

€ 650,-- (payment after May 31, 2026) 

Participants from non-EU countries may apply for a discount (only limited number. Please contact: chekhov@sfsh.de)

discount codes 

for SfSH students (50%): StudentSfSH 

for teachers/alumni of the SfSH (100 €): FriendSfSH

Housing and food are not included. Please ask if you need help in finding inexpensive accommodation.