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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.

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

The Stanislavski System The Professional Training

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      Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
      Publication Date: 02/10/1984
      ISBN13: 9780140466607, 978-0140466607
      ISBN10: 0140466606
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      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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