An Actor Prepares

by Constantin Stanislavski

Overview

Stanislavski's simple exercises fire the imagination, and help readers not only discover their own conception of reality but how to reproduce it as well.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781136802553
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/28/1989
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	344
Sales rank:	562,602
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Constantin Stanislavski (1863-1938), arguably the most influential director in the history of the theater, was the founder of the renowned Moscow Art Theater. A pioneer of psychological realism and improvisation on the stage, he devoted his life to developing the performance techniques now emulated throughout the world.

Table of Contents

	Note by the Translator	vii
1.	The First Test	1
2.	When Acting Is an Art	13
3.	Action	35
4.	Imagination	59
5.	Concentration of Attention	79
6.	Relaxation of Muscles	103
7.	Units and Objectives	121
8.	Faith and a Sense of Truth	139
9.	Emotion Memory	177
10.	Communion	209
11.	Adaptation	241
12.	Inner Motive Forces	263
13.	The Unbroken Line	271
14.	The Inner Creative State	281
15.	The Super-Objective	293
16.	On the Threshold of the Subconscious	303

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"[O]ne of the most inspired and inspiring manifestos of our art that I know." — Richard Monette, Stratford artistic director

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