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9780415258760

To the Actor

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  • ISBN13:

    9780415258760

  • ISBN10:

    0415258766

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2002-06-21
  • Publisher: Routledge

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Summary

To the Actoris the perfect handbook for professional and amateur actors and directors. Michael Chekhov's simple and practical method, used by actors all over the world, will train your imagination and body to quickly and effectively call up emotion, develop characters, and strengthen awareness. These exercises are an absolute must for any theatre practitioner.This revised and expanded edition of Michael Chekhov's classic text includes new material on the most popular aspect of Chekhov's techniques, Psychological Gesture. Celebrated director, Andrei Malaev-Babel, has translated this new chapter into English for the very first time and provides an invaluable commentary to provide you with new ways to apply Psychological Gesture. There is also a foreword by Simon Callow and a new biography of Chekhov by Mala Powers.

Table of Contents

Contributors ix
Foreword xi
Simon Callow
The Past, Present and Future of Michael Chechov xxv
Mala Powers
Preface xlix
Yul Brynner
Foreword li
Michael Chekhov
A Memo to the Reader liii
Michael Chekhov
The Actor's Body and Psychology
1(20)
Imagination and Incorporation of Images
21(14)
Improvisation and Ensemble
35(12)
The Atmosphere and Individual Feelings
47(16)
The Psychological Gesture
63(14)
Character and Characterization
77(8)
Creative Individuality
85(8)
Composition of the Performance
93(30)
Different Types of Performances
123(9)
How to Approach the Part
132(22)
Concluding Notes
154(8)
Examples for Improvisation
162(21)
Appendix - A Practical Guide to the Application of Psychological Gesture Translation and Commentary 183(34)
Andrei Malaev-Babel
Index 217

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