Building a character / Constantin Stanislavski ; translated by Elizabeth Reynolds Hapgood
London : Reinhardt & Evans, 1959. Second Edition. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #395867
Physical description; 300 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm. Notes; Translation of pt. 2 of Rabota aktera nad soboi?. Originally published: New York : Theatre Arts Books, 1949. Includes bibliographical references () and index. This translation originally published: New York : Theatre Art Books, 1949 ; London : Reinhardt and Evans, 1950. - Translation of: Rabota aketera nad sobol Part 2. Moscow ; I?skusstvo, 1948. Contents; Towards a physical characterization -- Dressing a character -- Characters and types -- Making the body expressive -- Plasticity of motion -- Restraint and control -- Diction and singing -- Intonations and pauses -- Accentuation: the expressive word -- Perspective in character building -- Tempo-rhythm in movement -- Speech tempo-rhythm -- Stage charm -- Towards an ethics for the theatre -- Patterns of accomplishment -- Some conclusions on acting. Subjects; Stanislavsky, Konstantin 1863-1938. Acting. Art dramatique. Method acting. Performing Arts. Acting techniques. Acting teachers Soviet Union.
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