An actor prepares / Constantin Stanislavski : translated by Elizabeth Reynolds Hapgood.
By: Stanislavsky, Konstantin
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Contributor(s): Hapgood, Elizabeth Reynolds.
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BookSeries: Classic drama texts: Publisher: London : Methuen Drama, 2008Description: 313 p. ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9781408100035 (pbk.) ; 1408100037 (pbk.) .Subject(s): Method actingDDC classification: 792.028 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Cork School of Music Library Lending | 792.028 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00166568 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Stanislavsky's now famous book is a contribution to the Theatre and its students all over the world. Sir John Gielgud
An Actor Prepares is the most famous acting training book ever to have been written and the work of Stanislavski has inspired generations of actors and trainers. This edition, now reprinted with a new cover and more accessible price has stood the test of time in acting classes all over the world and was the original English language translation. A classic text for every actor's library.
Stanislavski deals with the inward preparation an actor must undergo in order to explore a role to the full. He introduces the concepts of the 'magic of' units and objectives, of emotion memory, of the super-objective and many more now famous rehearsal aids. An inspirational book presented in a drama class structure to ignite powerful performances.
An Actor must work all his life, cultivate his mind, train his talents systematically, develop his character; he may never despair and never relinquish this main purpose - to love his art with all his strength and love it unselfishly. Constantin Stanislavski
This translation originally published: London: Geoffrey Bles, 1937.
The first test -- When acting is an art -- Action -- Imagination -- Concentration of attention -- Relaxation of muscles -- Units and objectives -- Faith and a sense of truth -- Emotion memory -- communion -- Adaptation -- Inner motive forces -- The unbroken line -- The inner creative state --The super-objective -- On the threshold of the subconscious.
Translated from the Russian.
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Constantin Stanislavski died in 1938 and is the most influential person in actor training to date. As co-founder of the Moscow Art Theatre, he developed his theories of acting.Elizabeth Reynold Hapgood (Translator) - An editor and translator and Head of the Russian Department at Columbia University worked with Stanislavski before he died.