An Actor Prepares
Author : Konstantin Sergeevič Stanislavskij
Publisher :
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 23,85 MB
Release : 1967
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ISBN :
An Actor's Work on a Role
Author : Konstantin Stanislavski
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 48,73 MB
Release : 2009-09-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1135203431
Book Description
An Actor’s Work on a Role is Konstantin Stanislavski’s exploration of the rehearsal process, applying the techniques of his seminal actor training system to the task of bringing truth to one’s chosen role. Originally published over half a century ago as Creating a Role, this book was the third in a planned trilogy – after An Actor Prepares and Building a Character, now combined in An Actor’s Work – in which Stanislavski sets out his psychological, physical and practical vision of actor training. This new translation from renowned scholar Jean Benedetti not only includes Stanislavski’s original teachings, but is also furnished with invaluable supplementary material in the shape of transcripts and notes from the rehearsals themselves, reconfirming 'The System' as the cornerstone of actor training.
Stanislavski and the Actor
Author : Jean Benedetti
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 11,8 MB
Release : 2013-12-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1136758046
Book Description
First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
An Actor's Work
Author : Konstantin Stanislavski
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 762 pages
File Size : 15,58 MB
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1315474247
Book Description
Stanislavski’s ‘system’ has dominated actor-training in the West since his writings were first translated into English in the 1920s and 30s. His systematic attempt to outline a psycho-physical technique for acting single-handedly revolutionized standards of acting in the theatre. Until now, readers and students have had to contend with inaccurate, misleading and difficult-to-read English-language versions. Some of the mistranslations have resulted in profound distortions in the way his system has been interpreted and taught. At last, Jean Benedetti has succeeded in translating Stanislavski’s huge manual into a lively, fascinating and accurate text in English. He has remained faithful to the author's original intentions, putting the two books previously known as An Actor Prepares and Building A Character back together into one volume, and in a colloquial and readable style for today's actors. The result is a major contribution to the theatre, and a service to one of the great innovators of the twentieth century. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new Foreword by the director Richard Eyre.
Stanislavski in Practice
Author : Nick O'Brien
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 27,63 MB
Release : 2010-10-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1136945598
Book Description
Stanislavski in Practice is an unparalleled step-by-step guide to Stanislavski’s System. Author Nick O’Brien makes this cornerstone of acting accessible to teachers and students alike. This is an exercise book for students and a lesson planner for teachers on syllabi from Edexcel, WJEC and AQA to the practice-based requirements of BTEC. Each element of the System is covered practically through studio exercises and jargon-free discussion. Over a decade’s experience of acting and teaching makes O’Brien perfectly placed to advise anyone wanting to understand or apply Stanislavski’s system. Features include: Practical extension work for students to take away from the lesson Notes for teachers on how to use material with different age groups Exam tips for students based on specific syllabi requirements A chapter dedicated to using Stanislavski when rehearsing a text A glossary of terms that students of the System will encounter
Building A Character
Author : Constantin Stanislavski
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 21,64 MB
Release : 2013-12-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1135855269
Book Description
Building a Character is one of the three volumes that make up Stanislavski’s The Acting Trilogy. An Actor Prepares explores the inner preparation an actor must undergo in order to explore a role to the full. In this volume, Sir John Gielgud said, this great director “found time to explain a thousand things that have always troubled actors and fascinated students.” Building a Character discusses the external techniques of acting: the use of the body, movement, diction, singing, expression, and control. Creating a Role describes the preparation that precedes actual performance, with extensive discussions of Gogol’s The Inspector General and Shakespeare’s Othello. Sir Paul Scofield called Creating a Role “immeasurably important” for the actor. These three volumes belong on any actor’s short shelf of essential books.
Creating a Role
Author : Konstantin Stanislavsky
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 40,13 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780878309818
Book Description
This third volume examines the development of a character from the viewpoint of three widely contrasting plays.
Stanislavski: The Basics
Author : Rose Whyman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 10,95 MB
Release : 2013-01-25
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1135132674
Book Description
Stanislavski: The Basics is an engaging introduction to the life, thought and impact of Konstantin Stanislavski. Regarded by many as a great innovator of twentieth century theatre, this book examines Stanislavski's: life and the context of his writings major works in English translation ideas in practical contexts impact on modern theatre With further reading throughout, a glossary of terms and a comprehensive chronology, this text makes the ideas and theories of Stanislavski available to an undergraduate audience.
Building a Character
Author : Konstantin Stanislavsky
Publisher : Methuen Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,17 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Acting
ISBN : 9781408100059
Book Description
In his most famous book, An Actor Prepares, Stanislavski dealt with the imaginative processes. In the second book, Building a Character, he deals with the physical realisation of character on the stage, expressions, movement and speech etc. It is a book in which every theory is inextricably bound up with practice - a perfect handbook to the physical art of acting. The work of Stanislavski has inspired generations of actors and trainers. This edition, now reprinted with a new cover at a more accessible price, has stood the test of time for actors all over the world and was the original English language translation. A classic text for every actors library. An Actor must work all his life, cultivate his mind, train his talents systematically, develop his character; he may never despair and never relinquish this main pupose - to love his art with all his strength and love it unselfishly. (Constantin Stanislavski)
Acting
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 46,20 MB
Release : 2014-07-17
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781614276692
Book Description
2014 Reprint of 1947 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. "A wealth of material on the theory and practice of acting ... a book which may be read, re-read and absorbed by everyone who assumes the directing of actors or that most difficult task, the teaching of acting." --Quarterly Journal of Speech. Contains early contributions on the craft by Stanislavski, I. Rapoport, M.A. Chekhov, Vakhtangov, Giatsintova, Pudovkin, Zakhava and others. Also includes 25 illustrations related to the stage and the art of acting. Contents include: Introduction / Lee Strasberg -- The actor's responsibility / Constantin Stanislavski -- Direction and acting / Constantin Stanislavski -- The work of the actor / I. Rapoport -- The creative process / I. Sudakov -- Stanislavski's method of acting / M.A. Chekhov -- Preparing for the role: from the diary of E. Vakhtangov / E. Vakhtangov -- Case history of a role / A.S. Giatsintova -- From the production plan of Othello / Constantin Stanislavski -- Film acting: two phases / V.I. Pudovkin -- Principles of directing / B.E. Zakhava -- To his players at the first rehearsal of The blue bird / Constantin Stanislavski.
