Endorsements
Nilolai Terentiev
Edward Rozinsky was my first and remains my best teacher throughout my entire acting career. It is from Edward that I learned the foundations of mime, clowning, acrobatics, acting, and stage movement, classical and folk dance 40 years ago. And to be clear, all this was taught at a professional level by one person. In addition, Edward accompanied exercises playing the piano. This man was able, not just to explain, but also to demonstrate a somersault, a complicated ballet leap, or to emulate the slip-ups made by any of the students.
Mr. Rozinsky has profound theoretical and practical knowledge – Edward graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Theater, Music, and Cinematography, and a few years earlier had received a diploma from the Odessa University.
Edward influenced all my subsequent creative work, and my technical skills. Everything that I learned from Edward stayed with me for life and helped my career. As a stage director, he proved himself assembling a magnificent performance “21 novels about the comic and serious.” It was a very funny production, which, being students then, we have played successfully many years. To create this production he utilized his refined understanding of the specific style of mime acting, his amazing imagination, and a wonderful sense of humor, as well as the precision of form. In other words, there was nothing to add, and at the same time, plenty of freedom for us to improvise.
Until now, whenever I have difficulty in the creation of a play, a scene, devising a script for the film, or other creative expression, I call Edward for advice, and I always get an interesting answer.
My suggestion to all those who want to dedicate life to learn the art of acting – learn from Edward Rozinsky.
Maria Canals, Film and TV actress
“The Wizards of Waverly Place” where Maria plays Mother is EMMY Award winner 2009.
She is also a winner of ALMA award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Television Series for: “The Brothers Garcia” (2000)
At the University of Miami in 1984-88 my stage combat/ movement professor was the distinguished Russian legend, Mr. Edward Rozinsky. His skill, discipline, and technique were invaluable to my training! From teaching us how to walk as actors, how to properly punch, slap, and fall (combat) to the fine art of fencing. I can honestly tell you I have utilized them all!
Mr. Rozinsky is also a fine director. After all these years I still remember how he directed my fellow students in an exceptional productions of Anton Chekhov’s “Uncle Vania” and Bernard Shaw’s “Arms and a Man.” I know Mr. Rozinsky is also a writer and his creativity has no boundaries. It has been many years since my Stage movement classes, and the more years that go by and the more I remember and use the lessons and techniques I learned from Mr. Rozinsky, the more my respect for him increases. He was one of my most memorable professors. I always felt that with his background and training we as students had only scratched the surface of all that we could learn from him.
Slava Polunin, internationally known Clown, Artistic Director of “Slava’s SnowShow.”
I keep the warmest memories of the time spent together with my former teacher and Director Edward Rozinsky and of our joint work in the Pantomime Studio in Leningrad.
Edward, then a student of Leningrad Institute of Theatre, Music, and Cinematography himself, was in charge of Pantomime Studio and taught everything by himself our group of enthusiasts of this rare at that time genre in Russia. He conducted continuing classes in Ballet, Mime Technique, Acrobatics, and Acting. In addition, Edward accompanied some classes playing piano.
Pantomime back then was in its puberty around the world and in Russia, but our efforts soon were rewarded and our first full-length production “21 Novels about Funny and Serious” became very popular. The actors of this group later became a nucleus of a clown ensemble under my directorship, which travel the world with various mime-clown productions.
I am glad to see Edward Rozinsky’s successful work in the US and always happy to listen to his advice.
Chaz Mena, actor (theatre, TV, film)
It is said that people can look to one teacher (perhaps two if incredibly lucky), whom one can cite as directly responsible for their technique.
Edward Rozinsky inspired me from the very beginning, as a freshman at the University of Miami, where he taught Stage Movement and Directing, to rely on myself to solve his intriguing, physical challenges. There were so many, varied lessons that Edward gave us, his students, as he choreographed seemingly esoteric movements that later became solutions—short cuts— to later challenges in my professional life.
At the top of my list are (1) economy of movement in staging, (2) relationship between “tempo” and “rhythm” and how to genuinely live within that paradox, (3) where to place your attention: anywhere but in one’s stilted view of “self”. In other words, Edward teaches his students that a direct synergy with your circumstances, timed organically in reaction to what is outside oneself is the most graceful way to live onstage.
I do not wish to be so technical here; I only wanted to be specific as to a few, seminal gifts that this remarkable teacher has given me. The seeds he put in me have borne beautiful fruit; Edward has influenced my work in many, profound ways. I owe him much—and there are many who for over three decades and on two continents can trace their success to their lessons with Edward.
Albert Makhtzier, Actor of Stage, Film, and Television
Played Father in Oscar winning “Molly’s Pilgrims” (1985)
After 40 years of friendship and fellow studentship at the Leningrad Institute of Music, Theatre and Cinematography I am profoundly happy to share my experience and knowledge of Edward Rozinsky. Professor Rozinsky has been teaching stage movement and acting for many years and has added to the success of many young artists.
As an actor, I am an excellent example of the importance of the stage movement technique taught by Professor Rozinsky. This system prepares an actor for proper movement whether on stage or in film. His approach is unique because it was developed on the basis of Stanislavsky’s method of acting. Professor Rozinsky is currently the sole educator of this method of movement. Both his ability to teach and his past experience as an artist make him an outstanding example of stage movement excellence.
Albert Makhtzier’s movie credits can be found here
Sharon Marie Carnicke, Professor and Associate Dean,
The University of Southern California’s School of Theatre,
Author of “Stanislavsky in Focus” (now in its second edition), “Chekhov: 4 Plays and 3 Jokes”, “The Theatrical Instinct” and co-author of “Reframing Screen Performance.”
I have known Edward Rozinsky for many years. He was a recent émigré from Russia when we first worked together in a theatrical production in New York, he as movement director and I as translator and dramaturge. Perhaps the best endorsement of his professional work comes from the great acting teacher Stella Adler, who saw our sow many times and recommended it to others widely. In my opinion, Mr. Rozinsky brings to his teaching of stage movement the best of Russian training, a deep understanding of the actor’s work, and a passion in imparting what he knows to others.
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Annette Lust, Professor Emeritus, Dominican University of California.
Educator, Mime Critic, Writer, Author of the book “From the Greek Mimes to Marcel Marceau and Beyond”
With the passing of great mimes like Marcel Marceau, we need expert movement artists and solid trainers in the field of mime such as Edward Rozinsky to carry on the legacy of illusion pantomime as well as maintain the need for the technical training and expressivity of the body – specially in an age when body movement is an important component in all of the stage arts.
Edward Rozinsky is not only a performer and movement instructor but a director and producer of movement theatre works who helped establish the famous Mime/Clown company in Leningrad, Russia, as well as the author of mime articles published nationally and internationally.
Joe Adler, GableStage Theatre, Producing Artistic Director
I have known Edward Rozinsky for over twenty years. During that time, I have witnessed his excellent work as a teacher at several educational institutions, including the University of Miami and New World School of the Arts. His extensive background in stage movement and mime are unparalleled in South Florida, as is his professionalism and dedication to the craft.
I’ve been privileged to have him as a collaborator on several productions at GableStage that presented special challenges in staging, most notably Martin McDonagh’s THE PILLOWMAN and Pamela Gien’s “THE SYRINGA TREE”