My Life in Art

Zusatztext A wise and delightful book... it is packed with sage practical counsel to actors and actresses. Informationen zum Autor Constantin Stanislavski died in 1938 and is the most influential person in actor training to date. As co-founder of the Moscow Art Theatre, he developed his theories of acting. Klappentext No one has had a greater influence on acting as we know it than Stanislavski. His 'method' - or interpretations of it - has become the central force determining almost every performance we see on stage or screen. In My Life in Art Stanislavski recalls his theatrical career, from his early experiences in Rubinstein's Russian Musical Society to his final triumphs with Chekhov at the Moscow Art Theatre. His vivid accounts of his own most famous productions including 'The Seagul' and 'Uncle Vanya' are interspersed with anecdotes of the famous - of Kommisarjevksy, Tolstoy, Gorky, and of the Moscow visit of Isadora Duncan and Gordon Craig.The autobiography of the great Russian dramatist and actor, Constantin Stanislavski. Zusammenfassung No one has had a greater influence on acting as we know it than Stanislavski. His 'method' - or interpretations of it - has become the central force determining almost every performance we see on stage or screen. In My Life in Art Stanislavski recalls his theatrical career, from his early experiences in Rubinstein's Russian Musical Society to his final triumphs with Chekhov at the Moscow Art Theatre. His vivid accounts of his own most famous productions including 'The Seagul' and 'Uncle Vanya' are interspersed with anecdotes of the famous - of Kommisarjevksy, Tolstoy, Gorky, and of the Moscow visit of Isadora Duncan and Gordon Craig. Inhaltsverzeichnis I Old Russia II Family Life III Struggles with Obstinacy IV Value of Childish Impressions V Play Days VI Our Home Theatre VII A Suddenly Discovered Talent VIII Russian Dramatic Schools IX The Little Theatre X The Conservatory XI Anton Rubenstein XII Attempts in Operettas XIII The Opera XIV The Mamontov Circle XV The Society of Art and Literature XVI Fundamentals of Art Material XVII Marriage XVIII Character Parts XIX Genius of Director Kronek XX First Experience as a Director XXI Lev Tolstoy XXII "Uriel Acosta" XXIII "The Polish Jew" XXIV The Professional Theatre XXV New Stage Effects XXVI Tommaso Salvini The Elder XXVII Othello XXVIII Meeting with Nemirovich-Danchenko XXIX My summer in Pushkino XXX The Founding of the Moscow Art Theatre XXXI The Productions of the Moscow Art Theatre XXXII The Line of the Fantastic XXXIII Symbolism and Impressionism XXXIV "The Seagul" XXXV "Uncle Vanya" XXXVI The Journey to the Crimea in 1900 XXXVII "The Three Sisters" XXXVIII The First Journey to Petrograd XXXIX Journeys to the Provinces XL The Line of Social and Political Moods XLI "The Power of Darkness" and "The Enemy of the People" XLII Julius Cæsar XLIII The Last Year with Chekhov XLIV "The Cherry Orchard" XLV The Studio on Povarskaya XLVI Our First Journey Abroad XLVII The Cabbage Parties XLVIII The Beginnings of My System XLIX Leopold Sulerjitsky L " The Drama of Life" LI Disappointments LII "The Life of Man" LIII A Visit to Maeterlinck LIV Isadora Duncan and Gordon Craig LV The First Studio LVI The Founding of the First Studio LVII "A Month in the Country" LVIII The War LIX The Second Revolution LX The Opera Studio LXI My Life in Art Appendices List of the Productions of the Alexeiev Circle List of the Productions of the Society of Art and Literature List of the Productions of the Moscow Art Theatre Index ...

List of contents

I Old Russia
II Family Life
III Struggles with Obstinacy
IV Value of Childish Impressions
V Play Days
VI Our Home Theatre
VII A Suddenly Discovered Talent
VIII Russian Dramatic Schools
IX The Little Theatre
X The Conservatory
XI Anton Rubenstein
XII Attempts in Operettas
XIII The Opera
XIV The Mamontov Circle
XV The Society of Art and Literature
XVI Fundamentals of Art Material
XVII Marriage
XVIII Character Parts
XIX Genius of Director Kronek
XX First Experience as a Director
XXI Lev Tolstoy
XXII "Uriel Acosta"
XXIII "The Polish Jew"
XXIV The Professional Theatre
XXV New Stage Effects
XXVI Tommaso Salvini The Elder
XXVII Othello
XXVIII Meeting with Nemirovich-Danchenko
XXIX My summer in Pushkino
XXX The Founding of the Moscow Art Theatre
XXXI The Productions of the Moscow Art Theatre
XXXII The Line of the Fantastic
XXXIII Symbolism and Impressionism
XXXIV "The Seagul"
XXXV "Uncle Vanya"
XXXVI The Journey to the Crimea in 1900
XXXVII "The Three Sisters"
XXXVIII The First Journey to Petrograd
XXXIX Journeys to the Provinces
XL The Line of Social and Political Moods
XLI "The Power of Darkness" and "The Enemy of the People"
XLII Julius Cæsar
XLIII The Last Year with Chekhov
XLIV "The Cherry Orchard"
XLV The Studio on Povarskaya
XLVI Our First Journey Abroad
XLVII The Cabbage Parties
XLVIII The Beginnings of My System
XLIX Leopold Sulerjitsky
L " The Drama of Life"
LI Disappointments
LII "The Life of Man"
LIII A Visit to Maeterlinck
LIV Isadora Duncan and Gordon Craig
LV The First Studio
LVI The Founding of the First Studio
LVII "A Month in the Country"
LVIII The War
LIX The Second Revolution
LX The Opera Studio
LXI My Life in Art

Appendices
List of the Productions of the Alexeiev Circle
List of the Productions of the Society of Art and Literature
List of the Productions of the Moscow Art Theatre
Index

Report

This book is a necessity of every actor's life... one of the most remarkable books about theatre that I have ever read. The Observer

Product details

• Authors: Constantin Stanislavski, Stanislavski Constantin
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.10.2016
• EAN: 9781474299657
• ISBN: 978-1-4742-9965-7
• No. of pages: 488
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 218 mm x 40 mm
• Series: Bloomsbury Revelations; Bloomsbury Revelations
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; PERFORMING ARTS / Acting & Auditioning, Acting techniques