Beyond Stanislavsky : the psycho-physical approach to actor training / Bella Merlin.
By: Merlin, Bella
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BookPublisher: London : Nick Hern, 2002, c2001 2010Description: xii, 263 p. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 1854596136 (UK); 0878301429 (USA); 0878301437 (USA hardback).Subject(s): Acting -- Psychological aspects | Movement (Acting) | Method actingDDC classification: 792.028019 Summary: At the time of his death, Stanislavsky was at work on an advanced approach to actor training that became known as psycho-physical acting. Previously he had taught that truthful performance sprang from the actor's imagination and experience. Later in life Stanislavsky realized that physical actions can not only spring from emotions but induce emotions as well. This perception lies at the heart of psycho-physical acting. Though well known and much taught in Russia, psycho-physical acting is in its infancy in the rest of the world. Bella Merlin has studied under three of the best teachers in Russia; this book is the fruit of her time there. Beyond Stanislavsky takes the reader through a course in the new system, complete with exercises. Infused with the author's personal experience this is never a set of dry instructions, but a vital engagement with Stanislavsky's mature ideas on actor training... publisher
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A guide to Psycho-Physical Acting, complete with games and exercises.
When Stanislavsky died, he was working on a new system, Psycho-Physical Acting. Previously he had taught that truthful performance can only spring from the actor's imagination (the Method). Late in life, Stanislavsky realised that physical actions can induce emotions just as much as the other way round.
Though well-known - and much taught - in Russia, Psycho-Physical Acting is in its infancy in the West. Bella Merlin has studied under three of the best teachers in Russia; this book is the fruit of her time there.
'This is a book which is vital both to practitioners and to all serious students of the theatre' Max Stafford-Clark
'A seminal book for today... an outstandingly lucid account... essential reading' Simon Callow
Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-263).
At the time of his death, Stanislavsky was at work on an advanced approach to actor training that became known as psycho-physical acting. Previously he had taught that truthful performance sprang from the actor's imagination and experience. Later in life Stanislavsky realized that physical actions can not only spring from emotions but induce emotions as well. This perception lies at the heart of psycho-physical acting. Though well known and much taught in Russia, psycho-physical acting is in its infancy in the rest of the world. Bella Merlin has studied under three of the best teachers in Russia; this book is the fruit of her time there. Beyond Stanislavsky takes the reader through a course in the new system, complete with exercises. Infused with the author's personal experience this is never a set of dry instructions, but a vital engagement with Stanislavsky's mature ideas on actor training... publisher
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Bella Merlin is a professional actor and a teacher of actor-training.