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The most authoritive, authentic text of a classic guide to actingIn the four decades since its first publication, Michael Chekhov's To the Actor has become a standard text for students of the theater. But To the Actor is a shortened, heavily modified version of the great director/actor/teacher's original manuscript, and On the Technique of Acting is the first and only book ever to incorporate the complete text of that brilliant manuscript. Scholars and teachers of Chekhov's technique have hailed On the Technique of Acting as the clearest, most accurate presentation of the principles he taught Yul Brynner, Gregory Peck, Marilyn Monroe, Anthony Quinn, Beatrice Straight, and Mala Powers, among others. This new, definitive edition of Chekhov's masterful work clarifies the principles outlined in To the Actor concerning the pivotal role of the imagination in actors' understanding of themselves and the roles they play. On the Technique of Acting also expands on Chekhov's previously published work with many unique features, including: - Thirty additional exercises
- A chapter devoted to screen acting
- More thorough explanations of the Psychological Gesture, inner tempo vs. outer tempo, and other key concepts of Chekhov's approach
For actors, directors, and anyone interested in the theater, On teh Technique of Acting is an essential handbook.
This is the first English translation of Michael Chekhov's
two-volume autobiography, combining The Path of the Actor (1927)
and extensive extracts from his later volume Life and Encounters.
Full of illuminating anecdotes and insightful observations
involving prominent characters from the MAT and the European
theatre of the early twentieth century, Chekhov takes us through
events in his acting career and personal life, from his childhood
in St. Petersburg until his emigration to Latvia and Lithuania in
the early 1930s. Accompanying Chekhov's witty, penetrating, and
immensely touching accounts are extensive and authoritative notes
compiled by leading Russian Chekhov scholar, Andrei Kirillov.
Anglo-Russian trained actor Bella Merlin provides a useful hands-on
overview of how the contemporary practitioner might utilise and
develop Chekhov's ideas. Chekhov was arguably one of the greatest
actors of the twentieth century. His life made a huge impact on his
profession, and his actor-training techniques inspired many a
Hollywood legend - including such actors as Anthony Hopkins and
Jack Nicholson -while his books outlining his teaching methods and
philosophy of acting are still bestsellers today The Path of the
Actor is an extraordinary document which allows us unprecedented
access into the life, times, mind and soul of a truly extraordinary
man.
This is the first English translation of Michael Chekhov's
two-volume autobiography, combining The Path of the Actor (1927)
and extensive extracts from his later volume Life and Encounters.
Full of illuminating anecdotes and insightful observations
involving prominent characters from the MAT and the European
theatre of the early twentieth century, Chekhov takes us through
events in his acting career and personal life, from his childhood
in St. Petersburg until his emigration to Latvia and Lithuania in
the early 1930s. Accompanying Chekhov's witty, penetrating, and
immensely touching accounts are extensive and authoritative notes
compiled by leading Russian Chekhov scholar, Andrei Kirillov.
Anglo-Russian trained actor Bella Merlin provides a useful hands-on
overview of how the contemporary practitioner might utilise and
develop Chekhov's ideas. Chekhov was arguably one of the greatest
actors of the twentieth century. His life made a huge impact on his
profession, and his actor-training techniques inspired many a
Hollywood legend - including such actors as Anthony Hopkins and
Jack Nicholson -while his books outlining his teaching methods and
philosophy of acting are still bestsellers today The Path of the
Actor is an extraordinary document which allows us unprecedented
access into the life, times, mind and soul of a truly extraordinary
man.
A set of three DVDs professionally produced to a high broadcast
quality presents an unprecedented level of access to the practice
of the Chekhov technique. This collection provides six hours of
filmed workshops by world-renowned Chekhov experts demonstrating
his approach to actor-training, including: exercises in body
awareness 'the four brothers' - Ease, Form, Beauty, and sense of
the whole qualities of movement - molding, floating, flying and
radiating psychological gestures imagining a different physical
body of a character. The DVD's bring to life all the essential
elements of the Michael Chekhov technique in a way which is clear,
engaging, practical and dynamic. It is a unique and essential
training tool for all teachers, students, actors and directors and
a copy should be in every library in every institution. Produced by
the Michael Chekhov Association, the classes feature many of the
world's leading practitioners and teachers of the Michael Chekhov
Technique, including teachers Ragnar Freidank, Joanna Merlin,
Lenard Petit, Ted Pugh and Fern Sloan with actors Dawn Arnold,
Bethany Caputo, Jessica Cerullo, John Capalbo, Anne Gottleib, Hugh
O'Gorman and Mel Shrawder. The classes are followed by a panel
discussion with Jack Colvin, Joanna Merlin and Mala Powers.
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