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El arte escénico

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Konstantin Stanislavski, nacido en Moscú en 1863, empezó siendo director de una compañía de aficionados en 1877; el punto culminante de su carrera fue la fundación del Teatro de Arte de Moscú, en 1898, junto con Nemirovich-Danchenko. De 1877 a 1898 el cambio de sus ideas respecto del arte de actuar fue radical. La evolución de estas ideas se debió a la constante observación de sí mismo, de sus sentimientos, reacciones y actitudes dentro y fuera del escenario, así como a la observación de los demás. Stanislavski nunca pretendió que sus enseñanzas se "codificaran" en sistema; antes al contrario, negó que pudiese existir sistema alguno fuera de la naturaleza orgánica creadora del actor. David Magarshack ha escrito una introducción en donde da un análisis crítico y una minuciosa exposición de las ideas de Stanislavski. En el prefacio hace algunas interesantes consideraciones sobre la conocida escuela de actuación "El Método" y sus relaciones con el sedicente "sistema Stanislavski". Los textos de Stanislavski y el penetrante ensayo de Magarshack sobre el "sistema" forman un clásico, uno de los textos maestros para los teatros experimentales de América Latina.

345 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1961

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Konstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavski
Alternative spelling profile for Constantin Stanislavski

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September 13, 2011
This book was pretty dense, but useful. More than anything, it read like a self help book. Be yourself! Your humanity is the most important thing about you; let it show! It’s what makes you different and beautiful and to squelch it isn’t productive for anyone! Don’t gossip! Be passionate about art for art’s sake! Operate under the flag of glad for everything done in happiness and curiosity and passion is positive for you and the world around you! Yay. High five, Stanislavsky. It was good for me to go back to the man from whence so much theory splintered. He was one of the first to actually attempt to articulate what the hell it means to be an actor. Thanks for trying, sir. It still doesn’t make much sense, but I have a lot of respect for the man for paving the way. Glad flag!
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11 reviews
December 16, 2019
The first part of this book is a brilliant introduction to ideas behind method acting. Rather than going into practical details, Stanislavsky familiarizes the reader with an underlying philosophy that was enlightening to me. The second part of the book is less accessible and interesting to those who do not live on the stage.
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January 11, 2008
I know I am a theater guy and obsessively read heady theater books, but this one gets into the real passion of theater practitioners and what "serious" dedication to the craft is like. I have read this twice and am just about to reread it for the third time!
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August 5, 2007
از دورانی که روش و نظریه های استانیسلاوسکی در تیاتر مطرح شد، بیش از صد سالی می گذرد. دورانی تا پس از جنگ دوم، این نظریه ها "متد اکتینگ" در دنیای غرب هم مطرح بود. اما با ظهور نظریه های برشت، و سپس تیاتر مدرن، و تیاتر بی چیز "یرژی گروتوفسکی" و... از دهه ی شصت قرن بیستم به بعد، روش استانیسلاوسکی از سکه افتاد
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January 2, 2012
It's magnificent. Stanislavski is a god, without doubt. The only bad thing about this book is that after reading it you realise what shit you're doing on stage. What dedication and what logic sense you need.
But maybe that leads to progress? Hmmm
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