استانیسلاوسکی سر تمرین تئاتر

by Vasilii Osipovich Toporkov, مستوره خضرایی (Translator), نوشید محمودی (Translator)

A rare insider's account of the true story behind the development of the famous Stanislavski method.

Vasili Toporkov was one of the rare outsiders ever to be invited to join the Moscow Art Theatre. Although already an experienced and accomplished artist, he was forced to retrain as an actor under Stanislavski's rigorous guidance. Stanislavski in Rehearsal is Toporkov's vivid account of this learning process, offering an eloquent and jargon-free insight into Stanislavski's legendary 'system' and his method of rehearsal that became known as the Method of Physical Action. Spanning ten years - from 1928 to 1938 - Toporkov charts the last crucial years of Stanislavski's work as a director and offers the only reliable biographical sketch that we have.

Through Toporkov's account, Stanislavski is revealed as a multi-faceted personality - funny, furious, kind, ruthless, encouraging, exacting - waging a war against clichés and quick answers, inspiring his actors and driving them to despair in his pursuit of artistic perfection.

Genres: Theatre, Film, Nonfiction

296 pages, Paperback

First published January 7, 1987

Reviews

[Daniel P · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fascinating reading and not only for Actors

[Denislav Yanev · Rating 4 out of 5]

A splendid inside view of how Stanislavski's method changed and was used by the great master in the last performances he directed just before his passing. The comparison between the actor's training, and theatre practices in general, that were current at that time and Stanislavski's evolving system, made by leading actor Toporkov ( having the background to support his comparisons with examples), is in my mind one of the most significant assets of the book.