Stanislavski: An IntroductionThe Stanislavski 'system' is still the only comprehensive method of actor training we possess. His theories can be hard to grasp and many academic books are impenetrable on the subject. This is a concise book for students that presents a readable introduction to the life and workof Stanislavski. It shows the slow growth of the 'system', from itsroots in the tradition of Russian realism, to the various phases itwent through until the final emergence of the Method of Physical Actionin the years before his death. It also provides a short account of the writing, publication and translation of Stanislavski's books on acting. In this edition, Jean Benedetti makes several important updates inthe light of new material and new translations becoming available. |
Contents
1 FOUNDATIONS | 1 |
2 THE GROWTH OF THE SYSTEM | 27 |
3 WRITING THE SYSTEM | 71 |
4 THE METHOD OF PHYSICAL ACTION | 85 |
5 THE PROGRESS OF AN IDEA | 97 |
Appendix 1 | 103 |
Appendix 2 | 109 |
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