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2013 will see the 150th anniversary of Stanislavsky's birth, along with the first major international celebrations and symposia to focus on his work and legacy since the mid-1970s. To coincide with this important occasion, The Routledge Companion to Stanislavsky brings together a dazzling selection of original scholarship to offer the first overview of the field for the 21st century. Contributors include:

Anatoly Smeliansky, Sharon Carnicke, Katya Kamotskaia, W.B. Worthen, Maria Ignatieva and Austin Pendleton.

This pioneering introduction to Stanislavsky's methods and modes of actor training covers all of the essential elements of his System. Recreating truthful behaviour in the artificial environment, awareness and observation, psychophysical work, given circumstances, visualization and imagination, and active analysis are all introduced and explored.

• Each section of the book is accompanied by individual and group exercises, forming a full course of study in the foundations of modern acting.
• A glossary explains the key terms and concepts that are central to...

This pioneering introduction to Stanislavsky's methods and modes of actor training covers all of the essential elements of his System. Recreating 'truthful' behaviour in the artificial environment, awareness and observation, psychophysical work, given circumstances, visualization and imagination, and active analysis are all introduced and explored.

• Each section of the book is accompanied by individual and group exercises, forming a full course of study in the foundations of modern acting.
• A glossary explains the key terms and concepts that are...

Integrative Performance serves a crucial need of 21st-century performers by providing a transdisciplinary approach to training. Its radical new take on performance practice is designed for a climate that increasingly requires fully rounded artists. The book critiques and interrogates key current practices and offers a proven alternative to the idea that rigorous and effective training must separate the disciplines into discrete categories of acting, singing, and dance.

Experience Bryon s Integrative Performance Practice is a way of working that will profoundly shift how performers...

In Speaking the Speech, Giles Block - 'Master of the Words' at Shakespeare's Globe - sets out to answer these two simple questions. The result is the most authoritative, most comprehensive book yet written on speaking Shakespeare's words.

Throughout the book, the author subjects Shakespeare's language to rigorous examination, illuminating his extraordinary ability to bring his characters to life by a simple turn of phrase, a breath or even a pause. Block...

In his beloved classic, Acting: The First Six Lessons, master acting teacher Richard Boleslavsky presents his acting theory and technique in a lively and accessible narrative form. Widely considered a must-have for beginning as well as established actors, Boleslavsky's work has long helped actors better understand the craft of acting and what it takes to grow as an artist. This enhanced edition includes additional exercises from Samuel Seldon's First Steps in Acting, which provide further opportunity to practice the techniques discussed in Acting: The First Six...