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The Stanislavski System

The Professional Training of an Actor; Second Revised Edition

The Professional Training of an Actor; Second Revised Edition

By Sonia Moore
Foreword by Joshua Logan
Preface by John Gielgud

By Sonia Moore
Foreword by Joshua Logan
Preface by John Gielgud

By Sonia Moore
Foreword by Joshua Logan
Preface by John Gielgud

By Sonia Moore
Foreword by Joshua Logan
Preface by John Gielgud

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    About The Stanislavski System

    This clearly written guide to the Stanislavski method has long been a favorite among students and teachers of acting. Now, in light of books and articles recently published in the Soviet Union, Sonia Moore has made revisions that include a new section on the subtext of a role. She provides detailed explanations of all the methods that actors in training have found indispensable for more than twenty years. Designed to create better actors, this guide will put individuals in touch with themselves and increase personal sensitivity as well.

    About The Stanislavski System

    This clearly written guide to the Stanislavski method has long been a favorite among students and teachers of acting. Now, in light of books and articles recently published in the Soviet Union, Sonia Moore has made revisions that include a new section on the subtext of a role. She provides detailed explanations of all the methods that actors in training have found indispensable for more than twenty years. Designed to create better actors, this guide will put individuals in touch with themselves and increase personal sensitivity as well.

    About Sonia Moore

    Sonia Moore was a theater director and an expert on Konstantin Stanislavski and his acting method. Founder and director of the American Center for Stanislavski Theater Art and the Sonia Moore Studio of the Theater, she also wrote extensively on… More about Sonia Moore

    About Sonia Moore

    Sonia Moore was a theater director and an expert on Konstantin Stanislavski and his acting method. Founder and director of the American Center for Stanislavski Theater Art and the Sonia Moore Studio of the Theater, she also wrote extensively on… More about Sonia Moore

    Product Details

    Category: Performing Arts | Reference

    Paperback | $16.00
    Published by Penguin Books
    Oct 02, 1984 | 112 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780140466607

    Category: Performing Arts | Reference

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Penguin Books
    Oct 02, 1984 | 112 Pages | ISBN 9781101562581

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    Table Of Contents

    The Stanislavski SystemAuthor’s Note to the Second Revised Edition

    Preface by Sir John Gielgud

    Foreword by Joshua Logan

    Stanislavski and his System

    The Method of Physical Actions

    Elements of an Action


    The “Magic If”
    Given Circumstances
    Imagination
    Concentration of Attention
    Truth and Belief
    Communion
    Adaptation
    Tempop-Rhythm
    Emotional Memory

    Analysis through Events and Actions

    The Super-Objective and the Through Line of Actions

    The Actor’s Physical Apparatus

    Work on the Role: Building a Character

    The Subtext of Behavior

    The Director

    Eugene Vakhtangov: The Disciple


    Bibliography
    Index

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