An Actor Prepares

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Routledge, Apr 28, 1989 - Performing Arts - 344 pages
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Stanislavski's simple exercises fire the imagination, and help readers not only discover their own conception of reality but how to reproduce it as well.
 

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Contents

Note by the Translator
The First Test
When Acting Is an Art 3 Action
Imagination
Concentration of Attention
Relaxation of Muscles 7 Units and Objectives
Faith and a Sense of Truth
Emotion Memory
Communion
Copyright

Common terms and phrases

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About the author (1989)

Constantin Stanislavski (1863-1938), arguably the most influential director in the history of the theater, was the founder of the renowned Moscow Art Theater. A pioneer of psychological realism and improvisation on the stage, he devoted his life to developing the performance techniques now emulated throughout the world.

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TitleAn Actor Prepares
AuthorConstantin Stanislavski
PublisherRoutledge, 1989
ISBN113680255X, 9781136802553
Length344 pages
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Performing Arts / Acting & Auditioning
Performing Arts / Theater / General
  
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