Stanislavski

Stanislavski

1. general info

   • 1888 - established the Society of Art and Liturature
   • 1897 - co-founded Moscow Art Theatre
   • first appeared on parents amature stage at 16 - been improving since
   • first independent production: Leo Tolstoy’s The Fruits of Enlightenment (1891)

2. regarded acting as an art of social significance

3. plays he has written

   • The Three Sisters (1901)
   • The Cherry Orchard (1903)

4. Stanislavski method

   • to create authentic emotion on stage - actor should draw from experiences of their own life
   • got actors to find the motivation of their character in the scene
   • centers around given circumstances and magic if
     • given circumstances
       • write everything known about the character
         • who am I
         • where am I
         • when is it
         • relationships between people
         • background context?
     • magic if
       • how would your character react based on what you know about the character's backstory
   • relaxation plays a key role
     • the foundation of the stystem
       • improves inner and outer creative state

5. "it's not important that you play well or ill; it's important that you play the truth

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