An Actor Prepares, Volume 1This work is the first volume of Stanislavski's trilogy on the art of acting; it explains the art of acting in semi-fiction form. Fusing psychological realism and expressionism, his exploratory exercises teach actors to evoke past emotions that draw out their vulnerability. Stanislavski here introduces such concepts as the "magic if," "emotion memory," the "unbroken line" and many more now famous rehearsal aids. This classic manual is written from the viewpoint of fictional actors taking lessons from a director (based on Stanislavski). Through the student's mistakes, questions, revelations, and struggles, Stanislavski teaches the actor about the stage, truth, and life itself. |
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... theatre and its students all over the world . The barrier of language is always a handicap in our ability to share and appreciate the fine work of the foreign theatre . Music , ballet , films even ( with the help of translated titles ) ...
... theatre and its students all over the world . The barrier of language is always a handicap in our ability to share and appreciate the fine work of the foreign theatre . Music , ballet , films even ( with the help of translated titles ) ...
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... theatre all over the world , in what- ever language , for every succeeding generation . The theatre needs leaders , and in our own day , when leading figures , in the theatre as elsewhere , are no longer able , owing to world conditions ...
... theatre all over the world , in what- ever language , for every succeeding generation . The theatre needs leaders , and in our own day , when leading figures , in the theatre as elsewhere , are no longer able , owing to world conditions ...
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... theatre , even if they have no talent for acting , but a real talent for other service to the theatre , as very often happens . In Russia and on the Continent the theatre is taken seriously as an art . In Anglo - Saxon countries , it is ...
... theatre , even if they have no talent for acting , but a real talent for other service to the theatre , as very often happens . In Russia and on the Continent the theatre is taken seriously as an art . In Anglo - Saxon countries , it is ...
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