My inspiration:

YUKOADACHI AT WWW.SUPERFINEARTIST.COM
RAGNAR FREIDANK AT WWW.RAGNARFREIDANK.COM
JULIA CAMERON AT WWW.THEARTISTSWAY.COM, www.theartistsway.com

Acting Education:

Belgrade Academy of Dramatic Arts, http://www.fdubg.com/sr/vesti/22/
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, www.brandeis.edu
EMERSON COLLEGE, www.emerson.edu
MICHAEL CHEKHOV Association “MiCHA”, NY NY, www.michaelchekhov.org
MICHEAL CHEKHOV STUDIO NEW YORK, www.michaelchekhovactingstudio.com
ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE, www.atcpd.com
FREE STYLE STUDIO, www.freestylestudio.net

Yoga:

COREYOGA, www.coreyoga.com
PATRICIA WALDEN, info@yoganow.net
BARBARA BENAGH, www.yogastudio.org

Professional Organizations:

AEA, www.actorsequity.org
YOGA ALLIANCE, www.yogaalliance.com
SDUS - Savez Dramskih Umetnika Srbije, www.sdus.org.yu

I want to thank all the people whose generous help made this website possible, Noga Manela, Jovan Ristic, Sofija Trivunac, Cornelia and Jerry  Ficklin, Duda Bosnic, Borut Wild, Ragnar Freidank  and all my students.

I want to thank my family for their unconditional love and support.  Also, thanks to my friends who remind me why it is beautiful to be alive.  Thank you to all my teachers and students.

Photo  and art credits: Hoebermann Studio, Jovan Ristic.

“Mara is a rebel. That is what I love about her. She cannot help but following her own voice, her own talent, her own heart. In working with her she is giving you everything, her joy, her laughter, her strong impulses and sensitive perceptions.  She is not shy of artistic conflict, yet at the same time a generous collaborator, welcoming and encouraging of your own creative impulses.”
- Ragnar Freidank, Director and Master Michael Chekhov Teacher NY

“Mara is a wonderful and dedicated teacher of acting and movement. She has been of great assistance to the acting faculty. Her students respond to her inspiring methods and she is extremely knowledgeable. She has taught for me on several occasions and I would not hesitate to work with her again. I highly recommend her.”
- David Krasner, Head of Acting, Emerson College

“Mara Radulovic trained in her native Serbia at Belgrade Academy of Dramatic Arts, under the guidance of master teacher Gordana Maric. She continued serious training in the United States completing a Master of Fine Arts degree in Acting at Brandeis University. In recent years she has been studying the Michael Chekhov technique of acting through the Michael Chekhov Association. Mara brings a joyous comedic sensibility to her acting as well as depth and vulnerability. She has taught yoga in the Boston area for years and recently taught movement at Emerson College. I am confident that she is a very student-oriented teacher, patient, kind, clear and supportive.”
- Janet Morrison, Associate Professor, Brandeis University

“Mara did not accept 'no' as an answer. She always made you try and give it your all, and through this, I discovered my true limits.”
- Anonymous Emerson Student

“There are no suggestions possible for this wonderful course Mara has put together. She was extremely organized and we were taught so much material. We read books and explored over twenty different movement theories.”
- Anonymous Emerson Student

“Mara is a very good teacher with a very large heart and love for the art of acting. She really helped me in terms of finding more way to use my body and to obtain strength and flexibility. I was also given a clear understanding of how to perform and how to fix bad habits on stage.”
- Anonymous Emerson Student

“Mara was a bubbly, sparkling person and her positive attitude and compassion towards all her students made the class a very welcoming environment. I also really appreciated the requirement to write a weekly response paper because I don't know that I would share my feelings once a week on a regular basis but when it came time to write that paper I always had plenty to say.”
- Anonymous Emerson Student

“I appreciate everything you have done for us. Acting has been a constant source of joy for me and something to work for and to look forward to. Thank you so much for your help, love and constructive criticism, and the light- hearted but still active way that you have conducted our classes. I have so much love for you and will miss you very much. Thank you so much. Much love.”
- Allison Lerman- Gluck

“I have enjoyed your class so much! You have opened my eyes to so much. You inspire me to have passion and work really hard for things I love.”
- Nathan Koval

“Mara is a passionate and inspirational teacher.  Her ability to connect with students and offer critical, constructive and always helpful advice is extraordinary. Namaste!”
- Arthur M. Mercurio, faculty-UMass Medical School

“My experience in Mara's Movement class was nothing short of remarkable. As Actors, we rely on our mentors and teachers to train us and help us gain a greater understanding of ourselves and the world around us. Through vigorous exercise and extremely thoughtful class work, my mind was challenged and my body was pushed to every limit. Incorporating both professional techniques and personal knowledge, Mara undoubtedly taught me things that I will carry with me both in my acting career and my life. Mara always reminded the class that perseverance and commitment should be ever present in our minds and that we should be honored to study the art that is theatre. Mara is talented and a superb teacher, but more than that loving and one of the most genuinely kind people I know. Through the class I took, I gained a greater sense of my body and voice and a better understanding of who I am as a person and as an actor. I have grown so much from Maras acting class and her teaching styles both educated and inspired me.”
- Maximilian Schadler

“Mara's class was my first official acting class, and walking in, I was unsure what to expect. The class was entitled Movement; as if there could be a broader topic! But by the end of the term, my opinion had changed completely. Mara's teachings focused the course matter into a single topic: my body. I had inhabited it for 18 years before Mara's class, but I only feel I truly know it now. I was so lucky to have a teacher who cared enough about the process of my learning to push me beyond what I first believed my limits were. ”
- Nora Reilly

“Class with you taught me more than just movement. I built a sense of will power, discipline, and appreciation for the use of the body. What I appreciated most about class with you was the balance you taught us between strength and tension. Exploring this difference has helped me to become more aware of and in tune with how I use my body, and how I can use movement to express myself. I value every circle you made us run in your class, whether I liked it our not. Thank you for your guidance and undivided compassion!
Love, Emily Skeggs ”
- Emily Skeggs

“Mara is an accomplished practitioner of yoga, whose poses invite her students’ emulation. As a teacher, Mara insightfully deploys her knowledge and enthusiasm to reach students at all levels. Her classes are both carefully designed and responsive to the immediate needs of her students, and I feel fortunate to have a teacher who is so supportive when yoga is challenging and so generous in taking pleasure in the progress she inspires.”
- John B. Jacoby

"Creativity takes courage."
-Henry Matisse

“You should make yourself so happy that by looking at you other people become happy.”
- Yogi Bhajan

“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.”
- Pablo Picasso

“We cannot escape fear. We can only transform it into a companion that accompanies us on all our exciting adventures...Take a risk a day-one small or bold stroke that will make you feel great once you have done it.”
- Susan Jeffers

“Develop the interest in life as you see it; in people, things, literature, music-the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself.”
- Henry Miller

“Do not fear mistakes- there are none.”
- Miles Davis

“I wish, that you fall in love with Acting.”
- Gordana Maric

“There is no must in art because art is free.”
- Wassily Kandinsky

“To keep the body in good health is a duty... Otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.”
- Budha

“It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.”
- Somerset Maugham

“Practice and Non-attachment.”
- Yoga Sutra1.12

“The unconscious wants truth. It ceases to speak to those who want something else more than truth.”
- Adrienne Rich

“Trust in yourself. Your perceptions are often far more accurate than you are willing to believe.”
- Claudia Black

“The most potent muse of all is our inner child.”
- Stephen Nachmanovitch