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Stanislavsky and Gender explores the intimate and complicated relationship between the enduring influence of Konstantin Stanislavsky and the evolving phenomenon of gender. It provides new insights through historical research, unpublished and newly translated materials, and contemporary insights from diverse scholars and practitioners.
List of contents
1. Stanislavsky and the First Female Directors of the Moscow Art Theatre Post Chapter: Maria Ignatieva in Conversation with Rose Whyman 2. Acting Emotional Expression and Gender Identity in Stanislavsky's Approach Post Chapter: Peta Tait in Conversation with Maria Ignatieva 3. Re-thinking Stanislavsky's System as Feminist Practice with Lisa Peck and Bella Merlin 4. Disparities in the Stanislavsky Tradition: Imperceptible and Dispossessed Post Chapter: Samia La Virgne in Conversation with Maria Brígida De Miranda 5. Commingling Queerness and Stanislavsky: Developing and Practising a Slippery Pedagogy to Shift Perspectives on Actor Training Post Chapter: Barry Fitzgerald in Conversation with Ray Young. Epilogue: Stanislavski's Dog by by Spencer Wood
About the author
Mark Shields (They/Them) is a queer nonbinary Postgraduate Researcher in Actor Training Pedagogy at the School of Performance and Cultural Industries, University of Leeds, UK. Mark is also a graduate of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, with an MA in actor training and coaching (2016) and of the University of Leeds (2011). Mark has also trained in teaching the Uta Hagen technique with HB Studio, New York, and holds Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy.
Summary
Stanislavsky and Gender explores the intimate and complicated relationship between the enduring influence of Konstantin Stanislavsky and the evolving phenomenon of gender. It provides new insights through historical research, unpublished and newly translated materials, and contemporary insights from diverse scholars and practitioners.
