| The Path of a Character: Michael Chekhov's Inspired Acting and Theatre Semiotics Contributor(s): Heftrich, Urs (Other), Meerzon, Yana (Author) |
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ISBN: 363153096X ISBN-13: 9783631530962 Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W OUR PRICE: $111.72 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2005 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Slavic Languages (other) - Drama - Language Arts & Disciplines |
| Dewey: 792.028 |
| LCCN: 2005044373 |
| Series: Heidelberger Publikationen Zur Slavistik |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (0.90 lbs) 342 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Nephew of Anton Chekhov and a disciple of Konstantin Stanislavskii, Russian migr actor Michael Chekhov (1891-1955) created one of the most challenging and inspiring acting theories of the 20th century. This book is a reinterpretation of Chekhov's theory both in the context of the cultural and political milieu of his time and in the light of theatre semiotics: from Prague Structuralism to French Poststructuralism and contemporary performance theory. This work presents Chekhov's understanding of the actor's stage product - stage mask - as a psychological, psychophysical and cultural construct engaged with the mysteries of the actor/character or, what Mikhail Bakhtin describes as the author/hero, dialectical relationships. It offers new horizons in interdisciplinary and intercultural visions on theatre acting described by Chekhov as a most liberating and cathartic process. |