The Coach
The Coach
— Violet Tcherkin
My mission is to UNITE people through their STORIES and END prejudice by disrupting the Status Quo, discovering the power of vulnerability and the gold that lies in the fingerprint of each individual.
I have been involved in almost every facet of the theater and the film industry. Today I am most proud of having been given the possibility to make my long life dream, of empowering the people I work with to become the best version of themselves, a reality.
— A life of Art,
an Artist of Life
It's not surprising that Violet wound up here!
She was born into a generation of musicians, actors, directors and producers. Violet grew up with her grandfather Georgi Zlatev Tcherkin, who was one of Bulgaria's most renowned composers. He was a graduate of the Vienna's State Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, student of renowned professor T. Lierhammer, a vocal Pedagogue at the Conservatory of Peking, Tientsin and Shanghai. He brought forth talent who performed at the Metropolitan Opera in NY.
The grand niece of Nedialka Simeonova, ranked by American critics as one of the best European female violinists of the 20th century. She was the first Bulgarian artist to perform at Carnegie Hall.
Her parents were both musicians who worked often with prestigious conductors such as Herbert Von Karajan, and were chosen to play for the Shah of Iran.
Violet was constantly surrounded by prodigious talent and high ambitions.
Violet began displaying her talent as a versatile performer at the early age of four. At five, she had her first television appearance in Bulgaria's popular children's show, "Goodnight Children".
Not long thereafter she made her first solo studio recording for the signature song of Sofia National Theatre's production of "Don Quixote", with acclaimed composer Juri Stupel, winner of several National and International songwriting and theatre production awards.
Shortly after she joined a traditional Bulgarian Dance Troupe as a soloist, winning several competitions.
At nine she relocated to San Remo, Italy. For the upcoming ten years, Violet lived with her violinist mother traveling around the country, learning flute, piano and saxophone by ear. By twelve Violet was already known as a beloved storyteller and enchanted a considerable large number of audiences with colorful characters and self-written vaudeville shows.
Her travels landed her the opportunity to live over 3 continents, in five countries, allowing her to accumulate a variety of cultural backgrounds, and making her speak fluently Bulgarian, Norwegian, Italian, English and a conversational Spanish.
— Learning to Perform,
Performing to Learn
— Learning to Perform,
Performing to Learn
New World School of the Arts is one of the most comprehensive, artistically rigorous conservatory programs in the country, having been accredited by the National Consortium for Performance Schools as the third best acting program in the US.
Violet graduated with BFA in Musical Theatre magna cum laude as a Triple Threat.
She performed with artists such as Gloria Gaynor, The Tramps, Sarah Brightman and Huey Lewis and The News.
She won much acclaim for her original one-woman show "GYPSY-V", depicting the hardships of a woman fleeing Nazism, prejudice and racism - soon to be adapted for the big screen. Among many of her performances, Violet played The Baker’s Wife in Stephen Sondheim’s "Into the Woods", she performed Gretchen in Jorge Guerra’s adaptation of "Ur-Faust", and delighted audiences as Isabelle in William Shakespeare’s "Measure for Measure".
Some of her other theater credits include Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Evita", Ira Gershwin's "Crazy for You", Stephen Sondheim's "Company", "Il Campiello", Bertolt Brecht's "Arms and The Man" to mention a few.
New World School of the Arts is one of the most comprehensive, artistically rigorous conservatory programs in the country, having been accredited by the National Consortium for Performance Schools as the third best acting program in the US.
Violet graduated with BFA in Musical Theatre magna cum laude as a Triple Threat.
She performed with artists such as Gloria Gaynor, The Tramps, Sarah Brightman and Huey Lewis and The News.
She won much acclaim for her original one-woman show "GYPSY-V", depicting the hardships of a woman fleeing Nazism, prejudice and racism - soon to be adapted for the big screen. Among many of her performances, Violet played The Baker’s Wife in Stephen Sondheim’s "Into the Woods", she performed Gretchen in Jorge Guerra’s adaptation of "Ur-Faust", and delighted audiences as Isabelle in William Shakespeare’s "Measure for Measure".
Some of her other theater credits include Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Evita", Ira Gershwin's "Crazy for You", Stephen Sondheim's "Company", "Il Campiello", Bertolt Brecht's "Arms and The Man" to mention a few.
— True Love,
for Film and TV
Her love for storytelling continued with her becoming a video/film editor working for Discovery, Univision, Fusion, and HBO.
Violet has also directed several projects, both for theatre and film, which remained her long lasting passion.
She has currently assumed the role as a Developing Producer in collaboration with ProContent Media.
She is the CEO and the Artistic Producing Director of her own Production Company in partnership with her husband, who she met 30 years ago, and their teenage daughter who has fallen in her mother’s footsteps.
During the past several years she has helped young and adult actors create authentic characters, preparing them for auditions/casting/theater and TV shows, as well as helped them gain acceptance into prestigious performing arts schools and programs.
— The Power of the Actor,
an Actor to Empower
— The Power of the Actor,
an Actor to Empower
In 2019 Violet was fortunate to get introduced to the World-Renowned acting coach of several of the most
recognized, award winning actors in the industry, Ivana Chubbuck, the creator of The Chubbuck Technique, and writer of the Los Angeles Times Best seller "The Power of the Actor". Shortly after, Violet was on her way to Los Angeles where she spent a rigorous three months training under the mentorship of Ivana herself.
Violet was privileged to also be invited to train with Clair Chubbuck, the creator of The Chubbuck Technique for Youth. Violet has now been accredited to teach The Chubbuck Technique for both youth and adults in the State of Florida and her native Country of Bulgaria.
The Chubbuck Technique Accreditation was an extension of Violet's already intensive acquired studies and professional experiences in the renowned Laban, Alexander, Suzuki, Meisner, Uta Hagen, Strasburg, Stanislavsky, Grotowski methods.
As the Chubbuck Technique is a very organic and ever evolving method, Violet also gained training in exercises that are not published in the book or available to the public. Violet coaches privately, in person, through online classes, and she offers workshops throughout Florida and Bulgaria.
Violet was privileged to also be invited to train with Claire Chubbuck, the creator of the Chubbuck Acting Technique for Youth. Violet has now been accredited to teach the Chubbuck Acting Technique for both youth and adults in the State of Florida and her native Country of Bulgaria.
The Chubbuck Acting Technique Accreditation was an extension of Violet's already intensive acquired studies and professional experiences in the renowned Laban, Alexander, Suzuki, Meisner, Uta Hagen, Strasburg, Stanislavsky, Grotowski methods.
For many years, she has been involved in almost every facet of the theater and the film industry, and is most proud of the possibility to Empower Others through the Arts and a life of service, her lifelong dream.
As the Chubbuck Acting Technique is a very organic and ever evolving method, Violet also gained training in exercises that are not published in the book or available to the public. Violet coaches privately, in person, through online classes, and she offers workshops throughout Florida and Bulgaria.
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