(P/B) BUILDING A CHARACTER

Παρουσίαση

In this follow up to his most famous book, An Actor Prepares, Stanislavski develop his influential 'system' of acting by exploring the imaginative processes at the heart of the actor's craft. Building a Character deals with the physical realisation of character on the stage through such tools as expressions, movement and speech. It is a book in which every theory is inextricably bound up with practice - a perfect handbook to the physical art of acting. The work of Stanislavski has inspired generations of actors and trainers and - available now in the Bloomsbury Revelations series to mark the 150th anniversary of Stanislavski's birth - it remains an essential read for actors and directors at all stages of their careers. (From the publisher)

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Explanatory Note by the Translator
1. Toward a Physical Characterization
2. Dressing a Character
3. Characters and Types
4. Making the Body Expressive
5. Plasticity of Motion
6. Restraint and Control
7. Diction and Singing
8. Intonations and Pauses
9. Accentuation: The Expressive Word
10. Perspective in Character Building
11. Tempo-Rhythm in Movement
12. Speech Tempo-Rhythm
13. Stage Charm
14. Toward an Ethics for the Theatre
15. Patterns of Accomplishment
16. Some Conclusions on Acting
Index