Teacher Certification Program

The Demidov Teacher Certification program has been established by the International Demidov Association and Professor Andrei Malaev-Babel in 2020. It is currently a four-year comprehensive online curriculum, aimed at training teachers around the world, capable of cultivating a new formation of actors. Demidov pedagogues are deeply steeped in the principles, the values and the ways of the Organic Technique, while their teaching is rooted in admiration and respect for the actors and their creative process.

The four-year certification course takes place entirely online, giving participants a unique opportunity to master the philosophy and tactics of the Demidov School of Acting, while continuing with their current occupation and practices. Hailed as “pedagogy of the future” by key Russian theatre masters, the Demidov School of Acting asks teachers in training to engage in sustained, rigorous practice that consists of four major activities:

Experiencing the Demidov School of Acting First-Hand – cultivating and sustaining essential instincts of "living onstage" via participation in the Two-Year Demidov Acting Certificate Course featuring signature Demidov etudes, as well as the organic approach to Character Facilitation, Scene Study, Role Development, as well as independent Scale Work.
Observing Expert Teaching of the Demidov School – gaining insight, from observation of Professor Malaev-Babel's work, into the expert facilitation of the Demidov School, including teaching processes and strategies, facilitation and support techniques, fundamental actors' mistakes and successes.
Learning the School’s Philosophy, Techniques and Tactics – via weekly meetings with Professor Malaev-Babel (in the third and fourth years of certification), sharing successes and challenges of independent teaching, receiving careful critique and gaining sufficient theoretical understanding of the Demidov School while being able to communicate it to students.
Applying the Demidov School via Teaching Practice – in the third and fourth certification years, teaching the Acting curriculum up to 3 times/week under the guidance of Professor Malaev-Babel, while gaining the ability to demonstrate proficiency in facilitation of the Demidov School.

There are currently 3 graduates of the inaugural Demidov Teacher Certification program. All of them have demonstrated their passion, dedication and commitment to the Demidov School prior to the start of the Certification Program and during its course. They come from the US, UK and Greece, and they have graduated in May of 2023.

Andrei Biziorek
Director, Demidov Studio London

Andrew Bosworth
Director, Demidov Studio Chicago

Vicky Georgiadou
Director, Demidov Studio Athens

3 classes per Week, on an academic-year schedule, as a participant (in years one and two) of the two-year Online Demidov Acting Certificate Course; advancing to Course Leadership during the 3rd and 4th years of Certification (20 credits)
1 Class per Week, on a calendar-year schedule, with Professor Malaev-Babel (careful critique of independent teaching, discussions of philosophy, techniques, teaching strategies, etc.) (15 credits)
End-of-semester one-on-one meetings with Professor Malaev-Babel; individual consultation and assessment of progress (5 credits)
1 Intensive per year in an actor capacity (5 credits)
1 Intensive per year in a teacher-in-training/observer capacity (5 credits)
Demidov Summer Course, as a teacher-in-training or an acting participant (5 credits)
Participation in development and delivery of the Demidov Association's social media content, such as Instagram, Facebook and Youtube posts, as well as podcast participation (5 credits)
A total of 60 credits

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