| To the Actor: On the Technique of Acting Contributor(s): Chekhov, Michael (Author), Powers, Mala (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415258766 ISBN-13: 9780415258760 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $46.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2002 Annotation: "To the Actor" is the perfect handbook for professional and amateur actors and directors. Michael Chekhov's simple and practical method, used by actors all over the world, will train your imagination and body to quickly and effectively call up emotion, develop characters, and strengthen awareness. These exercises are an absolute must for any theatre practitioner.This revised and expanded edition of Michael Chekhov's classic text includes new material on the most popular aspect of Chekhov's techniques, Psychological Gesture. Celebrated director, Andrei Malaev-Babel, has translated this new chapter into English for the very first time and provides an invaluable commentary to provide you with new ways to apply Psychological Gesture. There is also a foreword by Simon Callow and a new biography of Chekhov by Mala Powers. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Drama |
| Dewey: 792.028 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 5" W x 8.14" (0.71 lbs) 288 pages |
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| Publisher Description: How does an actor learn to: * Call up emotion? * Develop a character? * Strengthen awareness? These are essential techniques for every actor, and Michael Chekhov's classic work To the Actor explains, clearly and concisely, how to develop them. Chekhov's simple and practical method - successfully used by professional actors all over the world - trains the actor's imagination and body to fulfil its potential. This handbook for actors (and directors) has been revised and expanded by Mala Powers. It includes: a previously unpublished chapter on 'Psychological Gesture', translated into English by the celebrated director Andrei Malaev - Babel; a new biographical overview by Mala Powers; and a foreword by Simon Callow. |