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My Life in Art (Biography and Autobiography)
"This book is a necessity of every actor's life...one of the most remarkable books about the theatre that I have ever read" (Observer) No one has had a greater influence on acting as we know it than Stanislavski. His "method" - or interpretations of it - has become the central force determining almost every performance we see on stage or screen. In My Life in Art Stanislav
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592 pages
Published
January 10th 1980
by Methuen Drama
(first published January 1st 1948)
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For anyone who has an interest in creating art, specifically art in theatre, this is a must read. Directors, actors, scenic designers--there's something here for everyone. His attitude towards creating art is beautiful and refreshing: artistic community, with all the artists working towards the goal of creating art (not showcasing themselves). Stanislavski is humble, honest, and inspiring.
For such an incredible artist, this book was pretty dull.
MY LIFE IN ART. (1924). Constantin Stanislavski. ****.
This semi-autobiographical work was commissioned by Little, Brown & Co when the Moscow Art Theater was on tour in the U.S. in 1923. Stanislavski was a well-known and well respected actor with the company and was instrumental in its founding. The group itself was very active in Russia, and, through Stanislavski’s friendship with artists like Tolstoy, Chekov, and Gorki they were able to solicit their plays and have them performed in an appr ...more
This semi-autobiographical work was commissioned by Little, Brown & Co when the Moscow Art Theater was on tour in the U.S. in 1923. Stanislavski was a well-known and well respected actor with the company and was instrumental in its founding. The group itself was very active in Russia, and, through Stanislavski’s friendship with artists like Tolstoy, Chekov, and Gorki they were able to solicit their plays and have them performed in an appr ...more
I thought that "My Life in Art" - especially my edition, which is the most current translation of the Russian version with wonderfully illuminating footnotes and addendum - was a fantastic read. Stanislavski's voice is so clear, and he absolutely draws you in with his conversational and friendly prose. I enjoyed hearing his struggles as a young actor, especially since they are things I am coming up against in my own acting, and how he worked as an "actor's director". This book was very eye-openi
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Mojgan Ghafari Shirvan
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This Grand Master of theatre has many things to teach you. I enjoyed reading it and learned many things.
I read a persian translation of this book, by Ali Keshtgar which was published by Amirkabir Pub. (1976. the translator had written a preface for the bookwhich was just a socialist party manifesto about artistic styles. read it as a warning about any dogmatic ideology and its effects on your any resultings ...
I read a persian translation of this book, by Ali Keshtgar which was published by Amirkabir Pub. (1976. the translator had written a preface for the bookwhich was just a socialist party manifesto about artistic styles. read it as a warning about any dogmatic ideology and its effects on your any resultings ...
This is the best place to start with Stanislavski. The other books can be easily misconstrued and misinterpreted but this being an account of his life, contextualises and thus clarifies his ideas and practice. From here I would then say go to 'An actor Prepares' and the other books, but definitely make this a foundation stone.
I love this book. I read it for the first time many years ago. I feel such kinship with this great theatrical thinker. He searches himself for the meaning of his life in the art that so absorbs him. One of my favorites, one I go back to time and again.
Alternately riveting and a snooze fest. His stpries about Chekhov and how the tumultuous political climate affected the work of the Moscow Art Theatre are fascinating, but his lengthy chapters on how well he played Uncle Vanya I could have done without.
Incredibly useful advice for a serious actor. Brilliantly paints this mans life, while also imparting critical advice and paths in the realm of technique and theory that will allow the actor not only to grow as an artist, but also as a person.
This is my homeboy... all the MXAT kiddies had to read about his musings and appreciate. It's good to hear where you come from, even if his teachings were bastardized into american Method acting.
Я не читала много книг о театре, но я читала много биографий, и эта - одна из лучших. Радует, что автор при написании думал о читателе больше, чем о себе :)
После этой книги я поняла/почувствовала почему люди хотят быть актерами
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Constantin Sergeyevich Stanislavski was a Russian actor and theatre director.
Stanislavski's innovative contribution to modern European and American realistic acting has remained at the core of mainstream western performance training for much of the last century. Building on the directorially-unified aesthetic and ensemble playing of the Meiningen company and the naturalistic staging of Antoine and ...more
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