{"product_id":"nikolai-demidov-9780367737009","title":"Nikolai Demidov","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the time of his death, Stanislavsky considered Nikolai Demidov to be âhis only student, who understands the Systemâ. Demidovâs incredibly forward-thinking processes not only continued his teacherâs pioneering work, but also solved the problems of an actorâs creativity that Stanislavsky never conquered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite being one of the original teachers of the Stanislavski system, Demidovâs name was little known either in his native Russia or the wider world until the turn of the 21st Century. Since then, his extensive works have been published in Russian but are yet to find their way to the English-speaking world. His sophisticated psychological techniques, stimulation of creativity, and methods of developing the actors themselves are now gaining increasing recognition.This book brings together Demidovâs five volumes on actor training. Supplementary materials, including transcriptions of Demidovâs classes, and notes and correspondence from the author make this the definitive collection on one of Russian theatreâs most important figures. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Deserves to become the backbone of every actor’s library.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Stanislavsky Studies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Andrei Malaev-Babel and Margarita Laskina have taken on the formidable but necessary task of introducing Nikolai Demidov to the English-speaking world; and it is a major achievement. These pages are fresh, conversational, and, at times, provocatively categorical. Stimulating reading, they are illuminated by Malaev-Babel’s impeccable research.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Professor Maria Shevtsova, Goldsmith, University of London\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Long repressed, Demidov’s radical ideas about acting are now being re-discovered and implemented in Russia. Now, through this extraordinary volume, we who read English over Russian can begin the exploration of these critical insights and lessons, and add a new name to the roster of Stanislavsky’s rebellious sons: Nikolai Demidov. I believe this book may ultimately alter the course of actor training in the west.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Professor David Chambers, Harvard University and Yale School of Drama\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Demidov, and in turn Malaev-Babel, invite us to enter into a larger system, one that purports to articulate a pathway to creative psychology that complements and enlarges Stanislavski’s System. Given the years Demidov spent challenging and expanding Stanislavski’s System, the subsequent decades of suppression by the Soviet regime, and the increasing globalization of Stanislavski as the actor’s foundation, such an invitation is more than welcome.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Dr. Bryan Brown, University of Exeter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNIKOLAI DEMIDOV - A CREATIVE BIOGRAPHY (From the Editors) BOOK ONE: THE ART OF THE ACTOR - ITS PRESENT AND FUTURE, BOOK TWO: ACTOR TYPES, BOOK THREE: THE ART OF LIVING ONSTAGE, Part One: The Significance Of The Actor's Creative Experiencing. Part Two: The Path Of Spontaneous Reaction, Part Three: Some Basic Principles And Techniques, Part Four: Guiding Freedom And Involuntariness, Part Five: Conclusion, BOOK FOUR: THE ARTIST'S CREATIVE PROCESS ONSTAGE, BOOK FIVE: PSYCHO-TECHNIQUE OF THE AFFECTIVE ACTOR","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018048799063,"sku":"9780367737009","price":42.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367737009.jpg?v=1750775465","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/nikolai-demidov-9780367737009","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}