Research Catalog
Michael Chekhov
- Title
- Michael Chekhov / Franc Chamberlain.
- Author
- Chamberlain, Franc.
- Publication
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.
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Details
- Description
- xii, 152 pages : illustrations; 21 cm.
- Summary
- Michael Chekhov was Stanislavsky's star student and a master acting teacher. Exiled from Soviet Russia, he made his way to England and then to the United States, spending his last years as an actor and acting teacher in Hollywood. Along the way he introduced countless students to his acting technique known most famously for its "psychological gesture." Series editor Franc Chamberlain traces Chekhov's history and development, and lays a workshop-structured series of exercises for actors studying the Chekhov technique. Invigorating and insightful, the volume will help acting students to engage their imaginations and understand this fascinating man.
- Series Statement
- Routledge performance practitioners
- Uniform Title
- Routledge performance practitioners.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [145]-148) and index.
- Contents
- Biography and Context -- Childhood -- Chekhov at the Maly -- The Moscow Art Theatre -- Chekhov at the second MAT -- The path of the actor -- Exile -- Wandering 1928-35 -- The studios -- The Hollywood years -- Writings on the Technique of Acting -- Imagination and concentration -- The higher ego -- Objective atmosphere and individual feelings -- The actor's body -- The psychological gesture -- Incorporation and characterisation -- Choosing the focus -- The Possessed (1939) -- Twelfth Night (1940) -- Pickwick -- Some thoughts on the rehearsal process -- Practical Exercises -- Crossing the threshold -- Making contact -- Confidence -- Concentration -- Significance -- The four brothers -- Atmosphere -- Actions and qualities -- Archetypal gestures -- Imagination -- Centres -- Archetypes -- Imaginary bodies -- Objectives and the psychological gesture -- Ensemble and group sculptures -- Rehearsal.
- ISBN
- 0415258782
- 9780415258784
- 0415258774
- 9780415258777
- LCCN
- 2003004230
- OCLC
- ocm51764388
- 51764388
- SCSB-1307441
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library