Rediscovering Stanislavsky

Datos Bibliográficos

ID19907554
AutoresMaria Shevtsova (0000-0003-3861-4158, Goldsmiths University of London, autor de correspondencia)
Año2019
Fecha de publicación2019-11-21
Open AccessSí
TipoBOOK
RevistaRediscovering Stanislavsky (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditorialCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/9781139151092
OpenAlexW4211172670
Open LibraryOL34718515M
ISBN9781139151092
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas28

Konstantin Stanislavsky (1863–1938) was one of the most innovative and influential directors of modern theatre and his system and related practices continue to be studied and used by actors, directors and students. Maria Shevtsova sheds new light on the extraordinary life of Stanislavsky, uncovering and translating Russian archival sources, rehearsal transcripts, production scores and plans. This comprehensive study rediscovers little-known areas of Stanislavsky's new type of theatre and its immersion in the visual arts, dance and opera. It demonstrates the fundamental importance of his Russian Orthodoxy to the worldview that underpinned his integrated System and his goals for the six laboratory research studios that he established or mentored. Stanislavsky's massive achievements are explored in the intricate and historically intertwined political, cultural and theatre contexts of Tsarist Russia, the 1917 Revolution, the volatile 1920s, and Stalin's 1930s. Rediscovering Stanislavksy provides a completely fresh perspective on his work and legacy

Aesthetics · Stanislavski's system · Eastern European Communism and Reforms · Philosophy · Soviet and Russian History · Theatre and Performance Studies · History and criticism