Irene Worth to students of an acting class
Boris Zon and Stanislavski (Part 2) THE SECRET
READ AFTER READING PART 1 The single secret to the entire ‘system’ ( The Single Secret to the Entire ‘Method’ of Strasberg the one things he got right — Meisner tried to get there via “independent activity” i.e distraction of attention but as we know that’s just a trick discovered by Stanislavsky, note : please […]
Boris Zon and Stanislavski (Part 1)
(Physical actions, drilling, etudes, and active analysis) From the Boris Zon memoirs: Konstantin Stanislavski (compiled and translated by a method teacher) Here’s what the brilliant Russian teacher of Stanislavsky’s ‘system’ – the unknown (in the West) Boris Zon wrote in his 1955 memoir about his time repeatedly observing Stanislavsky’s classes and rehearsals near the end […]
THE DREAM INSPIRED BY THE TRUE MASTERS
People in a good ensemble, in a good class, chase things like authenticity, truth, freedom, perfection, real, form, beauty, versatility but people (people in the profession, actors and directors alike) lately in a nihilistic tone call such things childish dreams. They talk about “character”, “truth”, “emotions” and creativity as things you can’t summon, they talk […]
For thought:
Actor’s freedom Our ability to yield—without restrictions and without inhibitions—to the reflexive reactions that arise from our interaction and perception of the environment (both internal and external), with the imaginary (imagination/memory), and with language/thought.
Why Does Acting Feel So Different Now?
This video is detailed “enough”, but it fails to mention names like : Michael Chekhov, Vakhtangov, Demidov, or people like M.Knebel etc. It also fails to understand many topics (especially how the system was delivered, how, when and into what, it progressed, and the difference between naturalism, realism, and form, as they were mentioned by […]
An actor called “integrity” worth exploring during the summer
George Campbell Scott (October 18, 1927 – September 22, 1999) was an American actor, director and producer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_C._Scott He was the first actor to decline the award, having warned the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences months in advance that he would do so on the basis of his belief that performances cannot be compared […]
Peter Brook on the art of acting
Sometimes it’s about the company (ensemble) sometimes it’s about art, sometimes it’s about scales and sometimes it’s about our aim…meaning about a school, a method, a philosophy, a way of collective thinking. “It has long been recognized that without a permanent company (ensemble) few actors can thrive indefinitely. However it must also be faced that […]
TRAINING AND DRILL = ETUDES ?
In his third (abridged) book, Demidov, in the first two chapters, explains what Stanislavsky was trying to figure out in the “school” he created. Stanislavsky, according to Mr. D, had planned two paths (even though a third is always there “the path of the “naturally gifted” actor is by nature there). The first path is that of […]
Young and Old
An actor must not only have a fully functional apparatus for embodiment but also constantly improve it. However, to improve this apparatus, one must understand its capabilities, the laws governing this apparatus, and the laws of movement on stage. An analysis of the “movement culture of the actor” provides the answers to these questions; such […]
