Chapter Three The Expressive Voice in Performance: Chekhov’s Techniques for Voice and Singing in Michael Chekhov Technique in the Twenty-First Century: New Pathways.

In this chapter, I examine archival evidence of voice practice during, and since, the time of Chekhov’s Dartington Studio. The results of this examination suggest a lack of integration between approaches to voice and Chekhov’s techniques during his lifetime and point the way towards an interdisciplinary model for the ongoing development of new pathways in this area. I will discuss two examples of interdisciplinary approaches to voice and Chekhov that have emerged in the early part of the 21st Century and show how these approaches offer a model for further interdisciplinary exploration of Chekhov for Voice and Singing