Stanislavski's system
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"The system is the result of Stanislavski's many years of efforts to determine how a human being can control in performance the most intangible and uncontrollable aspects of human behavior: such as emotions, and artistic inspiration." --Sholem Stein |
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Stanislavski's system is a systematic approach to training actors that the Russian theatre practitioner Konstantin Stanislavski developed in the first half of the 20th century.
Method acting
Method acting, known as the Method, is a range of rehearsal techniques, as formulated by a number of different theatre practitioners, that seeks to encourage sincere and expressive performances through identifying with, understanding, and experiencing a character's inner motivation and emotions. These techniques are built on Stanislavski's system, developed by the Russian actor and director Konstantin Stanislavski and captured in his books An Actor Prepares, Building a Character, and Creating a Role.
Among those who have contributed to the development of the Method, three teachers are associated with "having set the standard of its success", each emphasizing different aspects of the approach: Lee Strasberg (the psychological aspects), Stella Adler (the sociological aspects), and Sanford Meisner (the behavioral aspects). Notable method actors include Marlon Brando, Anne Bancroft, James Dean, Heath Ledger, Joaquin Phoenix, Jeremy Strong, Jodie Comer, Dustin Hoffman, Daniel Day-Lewis, Robert De Niro and Al Pacino.
- See also
See also
- List of productions directed by Konstantin Stanislavski
- List of acting techniques
- Naturalism
- Realism
- Socialist realism
- Method acting
- Russian symbolism
- Symbolism
- Russian avant-garde
- Experimental theatre
- Twentieth-century theatre
- Theatre practitioner
