Vsevolod Meyerhold

by Jonathan Pitches, Franc Chamberlain (Series Editor)

Vsevolod Meyerhold considers the life and work of the extraordinary twentieth-century director and theatre-maker. This compact, well-illustrated volume As a first step towards critical understanding, and as an initial exploration before going on to further, primary research, Routledge Performance Practitioners offer unbeatable value for today's student.

Genres: Theatre

176 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

Reviews

[Denislav Yanev · Rating 5 out of 5]

Russian visionary theatre director V. Meyerhold has been an inspiration for my stage work for some time now and one cannot imagine the pleasure I experienced reading prof. Pitches'remarkable book about his creative processes.

This detailed insight into the personal, philosophical and highly theatrical world of Meyerhold gives you a chance to sense and see the Dream Theatre he was trying to do, the problems he faced and the training aims he set out for his actors. The guiding principles of Meyerhold's approach like expressive physical style of acting, sense of composition, mixing of opposites, rhythm and etc. still sound contemporary and provoke the reader's imagination to go beyond the stereotypical understanding of staging a play.

Prof. Pitches reminds us the importance of Meyerhold's biomechanic training as being something fundamental, and not mere choice, for every good actor (and director).

[Ali · Rating 4 out of 5]

توچکا.