An actor's work : a student's diary / Konstantin Stanislavski ; translated and edited by Jean Benedetti.

Author/creator Stanislavsky, Konstantin
Other author Benedetti, Jean.
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Routledge, 2008.
Descriptionxxviii, 693 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects
Method acting.

Uniform titleRabota aktera nad soboĭ. English
Contents Year one: Experiencing -- An actor's work, introduction -- Amateurism -- The stage as art and stock-in-trade -- Action, 'if', 'given circumstances' -- Imagination -- Concentration and attention -- Muscular release -- Bits and tasks -- Belief and the sense of truth -- Emotion memory -- Communication -- An actor's adaptations and other elements, qualities, aptitudes and gifts -- Inner psychological drives -- Inner psychological drives in action -- The actor's inner creative state -- The supertask, throughaction -- The subconscious and the actor's creative state -- Year two: Embodiment -- Transition to physical embodiment -- Physical education -- Voice and speech -- Perspective of the actor and the role -- Tempo-rhythm -- Logic and sequence -- Physical characteristics -- The finishing touches -- Charisma -- Ethics and discipline -- The external creative state in performance -- General creative state in performance -- The 'system'.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2007045357
ISBN9780415422239 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN041542223X (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN9780203936153 (e-book)
ISBN0203936159 (e-book)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks PN2062 .S7613 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold