RAGNAR, having fun with Michael Chekhov’s awesome imaginary tool Psychological Gesture. Explore more on Sunday, September 13 in the East Village, NYC. [3:35]
Tag Archives: Ragnar
A Dream of Theater
By MARTIN D. ANDERSON, written on the evening of the full moon in July 2025, after participating in a weeklong Summer Acting Workshop led by Ragnar [7:26]
Summer Workshop 2026
Grow your skills in creative conversation with the Michael Chekhov Acting Technique & work with a dedicated scene partner for 5 days. Learn more. [1:02]
it’s gonna be bad
Welcoming what’s wrong into your creative process, or: “Why are we doing theater?” – More in RAGNAR’s weekly Studio Class in NYC, starting September [2:27]
a question of one’s own
Excerpt from our new Studio Conversations, on acting technique & one’s own process. Find out more about Ragnar’s upcoming SUMMER WORKSHOP July 7-11 in NYC [4:11]
Summer Workshop [NYC]
“Ensemble acting is anarchy in a shared environment” (Arthur Penn) – Join us this summer for a 5-day workshop with RAGNAR on the Lower East Side in NYC! [1:07]
it’s just life
RAGNAR tells a story about Michael Chekhov & Konstantin Stanislavski and their disagreement on the actor’s process. Interview by JENNIFER SHIRLEY [7:44]
Summer-Scene [NYC]
About the upcoming Summer Acting Workshop with RAGNAR: develop skills & work with scenes by MARTIN MCDONAGH in an ensemble setting over four days [1:10]
Slipstream
MARTIN D. ANDERSON & RAGNAR on making films, not knowing & wanting something to matter. Excerpt from our latest round of Free Studio Conversations.[5:19]
Actors Invite [NYC]
Actress LEEANNE HUTCHISON on choosing material & finding a scene partner for the next Weekend-Workshop with RAGNAR (May 18 & 19, 2024) in NYC [1:25]
you get to develop it
MARTIN D. ANDERSON & RAGNAR on acting in front of the camera & the ghost of a perfect performance, for the upcoming Self-Taping Workshop in NYC [1:35]
ghosts and realities
From a past conversation on Auditioning between JOANNA MERLIN & RAGNAR, as a perspective on his upcoming Self-Taping Workshop in Midtown NYC [1:36]
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