The Stanislavsky Secret: Not a System, Not a Method But a Way of Thinking - Softcover

Levin, Irina; Levin, Igor

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1566080797 ISBN 13: 9781566080798

Publisher: Christian Publishers LLC, 2002

Synopsis

Everyone in theatre knows his name but only a few know Stanislavsky''s last work. He died before writing any of his final discoveries for print. Only his colleagues and their pupils knew them. They are the ones, since 1938, who have been refining Stanislavsky''s final ideas of modern theatre. Now, finally this book summarises these last concepts in an orderly text for teachers and students. In six comprehensive chapters the authors reveal Stanislavsky''s method to help actors to transform themselves into believable and fascinating stage characters.

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Everyone in theatre associates Stanislavsky's name with character preparation, but few realize that he never wrote down the final formulation of his 'system.' In a final effort to pass on his ideas in the last years of his life, Stanislavsky gathered a small group of students and put them through an intensive training course. He thereby created a living tradition which has been handed down, generation by generation, from master to student. Igor and Irina Levin are among the inheritors of that tradition. This theatre book summarizes these last concepts in an orderly fashion for teachers and serious theatre students. In six comprehensive chapters the authors reveal Stanislavsky's method to help actors transform themselves into believable and fascinating stage characters: The Development of the Stanislavsky System, Stage Action, Elements of Acting Technique, Structuring the Play, Work on a Monologue, and The Actor's Training. Each chapter is embellished with details and examples. Recommended for high school and college. Recommended for high school and college.

Edition details

• Publisher: Christian Publishers LLC
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1566080797
• ISBN 13: 9781566080798
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112