역할 창조를 위한 미카엘 체홉 테크닉의 활용

Abstract

This study aims to investigate Michael Chekhov Technique to find a concrete way to create a variety of roles beyond everyday self. The actor tends to copy themselves and reduce the diversity of acting during role creation. Thus, Michael Chekhov emphasizes intuitively imagining and embodying invisible elements, avoiding duplicating themselves. Then, he suggests approaching a character through higher self, which means the many ‘I’s and the expanded body-mind. Among the twenty Michael Chekhov techniques, this research intensively focuses on the principles and processes of Quality, Personal Atmosphere, Psychological Gesture, and Imaginary Center and Body, which can be directly applied to building a role. These techniques actively answer the following questions: ‘How will the character move?’, ‘What space will the role be surrounded?’, ‘What psychological movement will be inside the role?’, ‘What center and body will the character embody?’ Although the points are different, all the skills help the actor speak and move beyond their psycho-physical habits and, by awakening the actor’s higher self, express the inner essence and personality of the role sincerely and colorfully.