Театр глазами актера: от читки до сцены

Rustem UsinovActor, acting teacher RGISI

Working with people is the reason why I chose the profession of acting. I am convinced that it is only through interaction with others that one can find and discover one's true self. That's why communication is so important in our lives, and that's what I help people with. Acting is impossible without interaction with the audience, especially obvious in theatre. When I am on stage, through my character, I have a dialogue with those sitting in the audience. I take them out of their comfort zone, surprise them and tell them something about themselves. I am a theatre graduate and have been working in theatre since 2018, and now I understand exactly what in the training programme has proved useful and applicable in life and what has not. Since 2021 I started teaching and found a certain pattern through which all my students found it easier to open up. Using the methods of L. V. Gracheva, M. Chekhov, L. Cohen, V. Meyerhold and others, I have already helped many students of different ages and professions to discover their natural voice and charisma. That's the best part of my job - seeing students' growth, their feats, their changes. The best part of communication is the element of surprise. You can't perform a play exactly the same way twice. Likewise, you can't take the same approach to all people and predict where the interaction will lead. And I teach my students to treat it not with fear, but with curiosity, as if they are watching a play and they are eager to find out what will happen next.