Michael Chekhov

In our lesson we learned an exercise which was based on " Radiating" to the audience. This is an exercise Chekov believed in and used with his actors...

Michael Chekhov( 1891-1955) was a Russian American Actor and Director. He was the nephew of Anton Chekhov and was one of Stanislavski's BEST pupils.
Chekhovs acting techniques have been used by Clint Eastwood, Marilyn Monroe and Yul Brynner.
Chekhov was inspired by Yoga, Buddhism and Spiritualism. He belived an actor had the ability to wilfully send out their thoughts, feelings and qualities to an audience by RADIATING.
Chekhov believed actors should become attuned to their natural energies, by using breathing. There is no real definition on how to radiate or how to learn how to do it, but Chekhov had techniques as to help actors be able to radiate from within themselves. He believed in using your CHI. 
Radiating from what I have learned through research and through my own personal understanding is the presence of a person from within and radiating is used to benefit actors and helps make actors feel more comfortable when performing.