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Book SynopsisActive Analysis combines two of Maria Knebel's most important books, On Active Analysis of the Play and the Role and The Word in the Actor's Creative Work, in a single edition conceived and edited by one of Knebel''s most famous students, the renowned theatre and film director, Anatoli Vassiliev.
This is the first English translation of an important and authoritative fragment of the great Stanislavski jigsaw. A landmark publication.
This book is an indispensable resource for professional directors, student directors, actors and researchers interested in Stanislavski, directing, rehearsal methods and theatre studies more generally.
Trade Review"Maria Knebel's contribution to contemporary actor training is invaluable and to date, somewhat under-estimated. This much anticipated book – thoughtfully edited by Vassiliev and sensitively translated by Irina Brown – brings crystal-clear understanding of Stanislavsky's innovative 'active analysis' into sharp focus and easy implementation." Bella Merlin, actor and professor at the University of California, Riverside, USA
Table of ContentsTRANSLATOR’S NOTE by Irina Brown; BEGINNINGS by Anatoli Vassiliev; ABOUT MARIA KNEBEL by Adolf Shapiro; Part I BOOK ONE: ACTIVE ANALYSIS OF THE PLAY AND THE ROLE; Part II BOOK TWO: THE WORD IN THE ACTOR’S CREATIVE WORK; Part III I AM MICHAEL CHEKHOV’S STUDENT Chapter Two from My Whole Life by Maria Knebel; Part IV APPENDICES; Index
