Yana Gladkikh is an acting teacher and director’s coach with international experience in Russia and the United States. She taught for two years Stanislavsky Method and Michael Chekhov Technique at the Moscow Art Theatre School. Yana consistently led personal master classes focused on physical character work, partnership, and ensemble in Moscow, Boston, and New York City.

She was invited as an acting coach for teenage actors on set of the series Kitchenblock and has served as a Teaching Assistant in Directing Actors class at the American Film Institute Conservatory, working closely with directors on performance, psychology, and actor–director communication. Rooted in the theater tradition and shaped by contemporary screen practice, Yana’s teaching is driven by embodiment, imagination, and deep human connection.

 Winter Class | Boston | 2026

A continuation of a 4-day intensive, it was a 14  - class journey with a final open class to celebrate everything we’ve learned together. This time, we dived deeper into partnership and ensemble work, using Chekhov’s Three Sisters as our inspiration, exploring how atmosphere, gesture, and shared imagination can unite us on stage — how to truly breathe as one. Each class was build on what we’ve already discovered together : freeing the body, awakening imagination, and learning to trust impulses — but now, we’re going further into the art of connection.