An actor prepares
Title:
An actor prepares
Author:
Stanislavsky, Konstantin, 1863-1938.
Personal Author:
Uniform Title:
Rabota aktera nad soboĭ. 1. Rabota nad soboĭ v tvorcheskom prot͡sesse perezhivanii͡a. English
Publication Information:
New York : Routledge, [1989?]
Physical Description:
313 pages ; 21 cm
Summary:
This work is the first volume of Stanislavski's trilogy on the art of acting; it explains the art of acting in semi-fiction form. Fusing psychological realism and expressionism, his exploratory exercises teach actors to evoke past emotions that draw out their vulnerability. Stanislavski here introduces such concepts as the "magic if, " "emotion memory, " the "unbroken line" and many more now famous rehearsal aids. This classic manual is written from the viewpoint of fictional actors taking lessons from a director (based on Stanislavski). Through the student's mistakes, questions, revelations, and struggles, Stanislavski teaches the actor about the stage, truth, and life itself.
General Note:
Translation of: Rabota aktera nad soboĭ. 1. Rabota nad soboĭ v tvorcheskom prot͡sesse perezhivanii͡a.
"A Theatre Arts book."
Language:
English
Contents:
The first test -- When acting is an art -- Action -- Imagination -- Concentration of attention -- Relaxation of muscles -- Units and objectives -- Faith and a sense of truth -- Emotion memory -- Communion -- Adaptation -- Inner motive forces -- The unbroken line -- The inner creative state -- The super-objective -- On the threshold of the subconscious.
ISBN:
9780878309832
Format :
Book
