Theatre ProfessorInternational Foundation for Theatre Education and Research
Elaina Artemiev graduated from Russian Academy of Theatre Arts (GITIS) with MFA in Directing. Later she completed Ph.D. at the same institution. She is one of disciples of Maria Knebel who was a distinguished Russian Theatre director and the student of Konstantin Stanislavsky and Michael Chekhov. Elaina was a founding member of the Tabakov Studio Theatre in Moscow, where she worked for many years before starting a teaching career at the Moscow Art Theatre School (MATS). Many of her students achieved national and international acclaim in the Theatre, TV, and Movie industries. She moved to the United States and joined Butler University Faculty in 2005. She is a tenured Professor of Theatre Acting and Directing at the Butler University, Indianapolis, IN.
Elaina founded the Butler International Theatre Exchange Program and has developed a system to training that incorporates Michael Chekhov’s Method, Vakhtangov Research, and Stanislavsky System. This unique course is aimed at developing an awakening of actor’s imagination, stage awareness, and creativity.
In 2012, she founded International Foundation for Theatre Education and Research (IFTER) while developing a brand new program for postgraduate students in Acting and Directing at GITIS with training in acting, directing, voice, movement, dance and Russian language.