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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... hands , arms , legs , face , facial muscles and something inside me all began to move . I declaimed the text . Suddenly ... hand I felt myself to be a genuine warrior . Yet my general aspect was modern and civilized , whereas Othello was ...
... hands , arms , legs , face , facial muscles and something inside me all began to move . I declaimed the text . Suddenly ... hand I felt myself to be a genuine warrior . Yet my general aspect was modern and civilized , whereas Othello was ...
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... hands to stone . All my forces were spent on unnatural and fruitless efforts . My throat became constricted , my sounds all seemed to go to a high note . My hands , feet , gestures and speech all became violent , I was ashamed of every ...
... hands to stone . All my forces were spent on unnatural and fruitless efforts . My throat became constricted , my sounds all seemed to go to a high note . My hands , feet , gestures and speech all became violent , I was ashamed of every ...
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... hands , and dashed off into the wings . After a little the curtain came down , but in my ears I still heard that cry . An entrance , one word , and the feeling goes across . The Director , it seemed to me , was electrified ; but had I ...
... hands , and dashed off into the wings . After a little the curtain came down , but in my ears I still heard that cry . An entrance , one word , and the feeling goes across . The Director , it seemed to me , was electrified ; but had I ...
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... hands , your eyes and your whole body tried to throw themselves forward to grasp something ; you do not remember how you bit your lips and barely restrained your tears ? " " Now that you tell me about what happened , I seem to remember ...
... hands , your eyes and your whole body tried to throw themselves forward to grasp something ; you do not remember how you bit your lips and barely restrained your tears ? " " Now that you tell me about what happened , I seem to remember ...
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... hand over his soul to him . The portrait ready , it needs only to be framed ; that is , put on the stage , and then the public will say either , " That is Tartuffe , ' or , ' The actor has not done a good job . ' .. " But all that is ...
... hand over his soul to him . The portrait ready , it needs only to be framed ; that is , put on the stage , and then the public will say either , " That is Tartuffe , ' or , ' The actor has not done a good job . ' .. " But all that is ...
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