Michael ChekhovRoutledge, 2018 M09 21 - 190 pages Following in the footsteps of his renowned teacher Konstantin Stanislavsky, Michael Chekhov’s work as an actor, author and theatre practitioner gave great insight into how to access the creative self. This revised and updated edition of Michael Chekhov includes: • A biographical introduction to Chekhov’s life • A clear explanation of his key writings • An analysis of his work as a director • A practical guide to Chekhov’s unique actor-training exercises. As a first step towards critical understanding, and as an initial exploration before going on to further, primary research, Routledge Performance Practitioners offer unbeatable value for today’s student. |
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... role of Khlestakov in The Government Inspector in 1909 that Chekhov had the insight that: Glagolin played Khlestakov not like everyone else, although I had actually never seen anyone else in this role before Glagolin. This feeling of ...
... role of Khlestakov in The Government Inspector in 1909 that Chekhov had the insight that: Glagolin played Khlestakov not like everyone else, although I had actually never seen anyone else in this role before Glagolin. This feeling of ...
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... roles, both in performances in St Petersburg and on tour. Putting. on. a. Show. While Chekhov was at the Maly, however, his father's health began to deteriorate and his own inner conflict led to him drinking more and more heavily and ...
... roles, both in performances in St Petersburg and on tour. Putting. on. a. Show. While Chekhov was at the Maly, however, his father's health began to deteriorate and his own inner conflict led to him drinking more and more heavily and ...
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... roles in all of Anton Chekhov's plays staged at the MAT , as well as major roles in other key productions . Moscow Art Theatre ( MAT ) : Inspired by small art theatres that had sprung up in Europe during the previous ten years , the MAT ...
... roles in all of Anton Chekhov's plays staged at the MAT , as well as major roles in other key productions . Moscow Art Theatre ( MAT ) : Inspired by small art theatres that had sprung up in Europe during the previous ten years , the MAT ...
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... on movement which would be created by actor-artists. Author of On the Art of the Theatre (1911), a major contribution to twentieth-century theatrical thinking. Chekhov. and. Craig. Chekhov's first role at the MAT was as a non.
... on movement which would be created by actor-artists. Author of On the Art of the Theatre (1911), a major contribution to twentieth-century theatrical thinking. Chekhov. and. Craig. Chekhov's first role at the MAT was as a non.
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... role of Kobe from a stereotypical ' idiot fisherman ' into a ' sincere and morbid seeker of the truth ' ( Gordon , 1987 : 119 , 1985 : 13 ) . When his interpretation of the role was challenged on the grounds that it wasn't what the ...
... role of Kobe from a stereotypical ' idiot fisherman ' into a ' sincere and morbid seeker of the truth ' ( Gordon , 1987 : 119 , 1985 : 13 ) . When his interpretation of the role was challenged on the grounds that it wasn't what the ...
Contents
WRITINGS ON THE TECHNIQUE OF ACTING | |
CHEKHOV AS DIRECTOR | |
PRACTICAL EXERCISES | |
COMING UP TO DATE | |
Bibliography | |
Index | |
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