Marjo-Riikka Mäkelä
Marjo-Riikka Mäkelä! This episode is in Finnish.
This is a wonderful and deep talk about being an acting teacher, coordinating love scenes, and saving wild animals!
This can also be found on YouTube channel: With Miska Podcast Episodes.
I have known Marjo-Riikka for over 15 years, and she has helped me a lot in making Los Angeles my home. Even though Marjo-Riikka still lives in LA, she spends more time in Finland now, since she's also teaching at the University of the Arts Helsinki, at Theatre Academy.
Marjo-Riikka has various passions, and one of them is animals. We go into detail how she saves baby opossums and helps birds. I don't personally know anyone who is such an animal lover like Marjo-Riikka, and in our conversation she tells how strong connection she has with animals.
Marjo-Riikka also tells in detail how she uses Michael Chekhov Technique in her teaching. She won't reveal how to get into Theatre Academy of Finland, but at least she talks a bit about the school auditions.
Marjo-Riikka’s links:
https://chekhovstudio.com/ https://www.instagram.com/chekhovstudiointernational/ https://www.facebook.com/Acting.Classes.L.A/ https://www.youtube.com/c/ChekhovActingStudio/videos
This episode has been supported by Arts Promotion Center Finland (Taiteen edistämiskeskus).
Enjoy!