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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... thought of vaudeville or light comedy . But all around us we heard great names pro- nounced - Gogol , Ostrovski , Chekhov , and others . Impercep- tibly we found that we had stepped ahead in our ambitions and would play something ...
... thought of vaudeville or light comedy . But all around us we heard great names pro- nounced - Gogol , Ostrovski , Chekhov , and others . Impercep- tibly we found that we had stepped ahead in our ambitions and would play something ...
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... thought in my mind , to finish as quickly as possible , to take off my make - up , and to get out of the theatre . And here I am at home alone , where I am most unhappy . Fortunately Leo came around to see me . He had seen me out in the ...
... thought in my mind , to finish as quickly as possible , to take off my make - up , and to get out of the theatre . And here I am at home alone , where I am most unhappy . Fortunately Leo came around to see me . He had seen me out in the ...
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... thoughts in the lines of his part and arrives at a conception of their meaning . In turn , this con- ception will ... thought , and to feelings , which respond immediately to tempo- rhythm , there is no direct stimulus by which we 234 ...
... thoughts in the lines of his part and arrives at a conception of their meaning . In turn , this con- ception will ... thought , and to feelings , which respond immediately to tempo- rhythm , there is no direct stimulus by which we 234 ...
Common terms and phrases
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