An Actor PreparesStanislavski'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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Page vii
... become hardened , so that they stand in the way of fresh art and sincere emotion on the stage . For forty years the effort of the Moscow Art Company has been to get rid of what has become artificial , and therefore an impediment , and ...
... become hardened , so that they stand in the way of fresh art and sincere emotion on the stage . For forty years the effort of the Moscow Art Company has been to get rid of what has become artificial , and therefore an impediment , and ...
Page 1
... become better acquainted with us , he wished us to give a performance in which we should act bits from plays chosen by us . His purpose is to see us on the stage against the background of scenery , in make - up , in costume , behind ...
... become better acquainted with us , he wished us to give a performance in which we should act bits from plays chosen by us . His purpose is to see us on the stage against the background of scenery , in make - up , in costume , behind ...
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... becoming more accustomed to the place where we work , and to the play . At first my method of portraying the Moor could not be harmonized with the Iago of Paul at all . Today it seemed as though I actually succeeded in fitting our ...
... becoming more accustomed to the place where we work , and to the play . At first my method of portraying the Moor could not be harmonized with the Iago of Paul at all . Today it seemed as though I actually succeeded in fitting our ...
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... become accustomed to it , and to free myself from its pull ; but the more I tried not to notice the place the more I thought about it . Just then a workman who was going by me dropped a package of nails . I started to help pick them up ...
... become accustomed to it , and to free myself from its pull ; but the more I tried not to notice the place the more I thought about it . Just then a workman who was going by me dropped a package of nails . I started to help pick them up ...
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... becomes conscious and dies . " The result is a predicament ; we are supposed to create under inspiration ; only our subconscious gives us inspiration ; yet we appar- ently can use this subconscious only through our consciousness , which ...
... becomes conscious and dies . " The result is a predicament ; we are supposed to create under inspiration ; only our subconscious gives us inspiration ; yet we appar- ently can use this subconscious only through our consciousness , which ...
Contents
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Imagination | 59 |
Concentration of Attention | 79 |
Relaxation of Muscles | 103 |
Units and Objectives | 121 |
Faith and a Sense of Truth | 139 |
Communion | 209 |
Adaptation | 241 |
Inner Motive Forces | 263 |
The Unbroken Line | 271 |
The Inner Creative State | 281 |
The SuperObjective | 293 |
On the Threshold of Subconscious | 303 |
Emotion Memory | 177 |
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actor adaptations adjustments answer aroused artist asked the Director asked Tortsov attention audience become began believe circle concentrate conscious create curtain Dasha direct elements emotion memory everything excitement exercise exhibitionism experience expression external eyes feelings felt footlights fourth wall give given circumstances Grisha hand happened human Iago imaginary imagination important impression inner creative inspiration Kostya light line of action living look Maria means mechanical acting method mind Molière moments mood muscles nature necessary object Othello ourselves Paul person physical actions play Prana prepared proscenium arch purpose rehearsal remember role rubber stamps scene sensations sense of truth sitting soliloquy Sonya soul spectators spiritual stage stimulus subconscious suddenly suggested super-objective Suppose Tartuffe technique tell tenseness theatre theatrical things thought tion turn uncon Vanya whole wish words