THEATRE, TV & FILM PRODUCTION

Independent noncommercial cultural corporation
THE «ARLEKIN» MOSCOW THEATRE
American theatrical academy
SMDA
(SERGUEI MELKONIАN DRAMA ACADEMY)
With support of Federal agency
«ROSSOTRUDNICHESTVO»
(THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION)

DECLARE A COMMON SET AT THE ACTOR-DIRECTOR'S COURSE

For Russian theatre in Los Angeles (USA)

The art director of the course:
Serguei Melkonian
Serguei А. Melkonian Ph.D. (США)

Leading teachers:
A national actor of the USSR Alexander Piatko
An honoured artist of Russia Oleg Cherkas

Apply for consultation and listening
(495)997–8196; 979-6396
www.arlekin.us

    The GITIS Theatrical art Russian Academy( Russia, Moscow) and an american theatrical academy, SERGUEI MELKONIAN DRAMA ACADEMY ( USA, the State of California, Los Angeles) have concluded a contract on cooperation. The following steps will be made within the limits of this contract:
  • Organization of the mutual exchange by teachers and students, including the stagements of the leading teachers of GITIS and SMDA in Los Angeles and Moscow;
  • Realization of joint plays;
  • Advancement assistance of the graduates at the American film market.

THE EDUCATIONAL CONCEPT

The history of the SM Drama Academy began about twenty five years ago, when Serguei Melkonian decided to create Theater with a unique style. The small theatrical studio evolved into the International Arlekin Theatre. After a long series of successful guest performances in the USA, it had been recognized as one of the best stages of California. The SM Drama Academy is unique in many ways. Its style is based on principles of Brecht, Meyerkhold, Mikhail Checkov and Vakhtangov, and its repertory is primarily based on the European Classical and "la commedia dell'Arte" (the Italian comedy of masks) schools. The SM Academy is a Professional and International Drama School of Acting, theatrical management, costumes, lights, music and dance. The SM Drama Academy has two branches - one in Los Angeles and another in Moscow.
The Academy is also considered unique for its multilingual theatrical education. It is well known, that traditions of the modern theatre originate from Ancient Rome (Seneca, Plautus, Terence). In Medieval ages French and Spanish art styles quickly became cornerstone principles of the contemporary performance art.

The students of the SM Theatre Academy of Performing Arts have an opportunity to practice on the teaching of the Arlekin Theatre and to study great European theatrical traditions and customs in the USA and Russia.