Acting: A Handbook of the Stanislavski MethodToby Cole "Known the world over as the father of the Method, Constantin Stanislavski revolutionized the way actors practice their craft. In this collection of essays by Stanislavski and his students who carried the method forward into the modern period, the actor will find indispensable aid in developing his or her craft, freeing creativity and spontaneity, and discover valuable advice from the master himself." -- Publisher's description |
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... given situation . Take another feeling - sorrow , for example . There can be no “ sorrow in general . " Every person will have his own variety of sorrow , peculiar to himself . In every given instance we must find the particular ...
... given situation . Take another feeling - sorrow , for example . There can be no “ sorrow in general . " Every person will have his own variety of sorrow , peculiar to himself . In every given instance we must find the particular ...
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... given role . But the determination of the prevailing action alone does not provide a sufficient basis on which to establish our attitude to the given role , or consequently to choose the corresponding character traits , by means of ...
... given role . But the determination of the prevailing action alone does not provide a sufficient basis on which to establish our attitude to the given role , or consequently to choose the corresponding character traits , by means of ...
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... given by nature . Instead of freeing the pupil from prejudices and stereo- types , it will impose upon him a set of new prejudices , charac- teristic of a given school . It is impossible to teach anybody how to create because the ...
... given by nature . Instead of freeing the pupil from prejudices and stereo- types , it will impose upon him a set of new prejudices , charac- teristic of a given school . It is impossible to teach anybody how to create because the ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION BY Lee Strasberg | 13 |
THE ACTORS RESPONSIBILITY by Constantin Stanislavski | 23 |
THE WORK OF THE ACTOR by I Rapoport | 41 |
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