The Present Voice

08/01/2026

THE PRESENT VOICE. Weekly online classes in English for actors.

Sunday 11 January 4-6 pm
Surprise yourself.

08/01/2026

“To share out your soul freely, that is what metanoia (a change of mind, or repentance)really refers to: a mental product of love. A change of mind, or love for the undemonstrable. And you throw off every conceptual cloak of self-defense, you give up the fleshly resistance of your ego. Repentance has nothing to do with self-regarding sorrow for legal transgressions. It is an ecstatic erotic self-emptying. A change of mind about the mode of thinking and being.”
― Christos Yannaras, Variations on the Song of Songs
In other words— PRESENCE

27/10/2025

21/08/2025

"We live in a world where we wear different masks and play different roles every day through our own prism of life, which prevents us from being ourselves and which does not allow us to see and accept others. To see ourselves as we really are without illusions and masks, we need the willpower to dive into our "inner well"... It is scary, shameful and sometimes even very painful... But without suffering, a person cannot see and find his true face, his persona or his logos. At the voice seminars, working with the tragedy of "The Trojan Women", I started small - it was a role in the choir, which allowed me to fully realize myself as a part of something greater and to live all my feelings and emotions in synergy with the other participants of the seminar. This gives a feeling of complete acceptance of each other, which in turn gives birth to internal trust in the environment, in oneself and trust in God. The role of Elena and Cassandra gave me the opportunity to dive into my well even deeper and expose my shortcomings or passions in order to acknowledge them and learn to separate the chaff from the true grains. I want to express my gratitude to Molly and all the participants for the opportunity to learn to see myself truly and transform within with each workshop." (Tania D., St. Petersburg).

19/08/2025

The Present Voice seminar is coming to IOWA CITY, IOWA, 18-19 September. This is an opportunity for self transformation!!!

On participating in Present Voice seminars and The Trojan Women:

"Over the years of working on "The Trojan Women" I tried out different roles before I found my own. But it didn't become one right away. The play is complex, sometimes harsh. Under Molly's guidance I had to come face to face with the truth about myself and accept it - through internal resistance, through pain, shame, anger. And then the mask fell and the words flowed by themselves, I didn't act, I simply WAS. My partner's eyes said that he believed me and, despite all my unsightliness, accepted me, empathized. This is what allowed me to fully experience PRESENCE: mine, his, those around me - I AM. It's like a rebirth - an unforgettable state."
(Anna T., Moscow, on playing Helen of Troy)

(For ticket information: https://allevents.in/iowa-city/the-present-voice-a-path-to-healing-and-reconciliation-tickets/80002368312425?ref=smdl

23/06/2025

Мы находимся в состоянии коммуникационной пандемии.

Когда людей не слышат, они дышат по-другому, они напряжены, и голос страдает. Мы становимся все более неспособными говорить свою правду с любовью. Мы утратили навыки.

Знаете ли вы, что ваш голос многое говорит о вас?

Знаете ли вы, что качество и характеристики вашего голоса могут многое рассказать о вашем физическом и психологическом благополучии?
Знаете ли вы, что, практикуя навыки Присутствия, вы можете изменить свой голос и, следовательно, свое благополучие?

Эффективное, успешное общение в отношениях может быть положительно затронуто присутствием в вашем теле. Наши отношения улучшаются, когда вы дышате таким образом, что вы соединяетесь с благодатью окружающего мира. Таким образом, ваш голос преображается, и люди воспринимают вас в новом свете.

Это темы моих онлайн-занятиях на русском языке по Голосу и Присутствию.

Я приглашаю всех, кто заинтересован в восстановлении своего истинного голоса, принять участие.

Занятия длятся 2 часа и проводятся в Zoom еженедельно.

Для получения дополнительной информации свяжитесь с моим секретарем: +79817175941

11/06/2025

, work, discovery, work, discussion, discipline, attention, work, insight, joy, work, tears, relief, reflection, work, ensemble. Presence: coach

01/06/2025

The seminar went well. Some people were there for the first time, others have been attending six years! Challenges that were faced:
1. Emotionally charged texts, especially when the main subject is grief and loss, are a challenge for the voice. The speaker is tempted to let the breath die off and the voice loses power. Then they are tempted to whine rather than speak.
2. I always note that playing anger is easy, but not good. The speaker ends up shouting and going into third circle and loses the audience.
A dialog or monologue that holds tension, like a taut rope, in which the speaker never quite lets it all go, never quite gives himself or herself away completely— becomes a springboard for the voice. Then we have depth of voice, variation, nuance. The breath behind it is key: like the wind under the wings of the bird that allows it to fly.
June 7-8: MOSCOW! @ #