The Routledge Companion to Stanislavsky

Stanislavsky's system of actor-training has revolutionised modern theatre practice, and he is widely recognised to be one of the great cultural innovators of the twentieth century. The Routledge Companion to Stanislavsky is an essential book for students and scholars alike, providing the first overview of the field for the 21st century. An important feature of this book is the balance between Stanislavsky's theory and practice, as international contributors present scholarly and artistic interpretations of his work. With chapters including academic essays and personal narratives, the Companion is divided into four clear parts, exploring Stanislavsky on stage, as an acting teacher, as a theorist and finally as a theatre practitioner. Bringing together a dazzling selection of original scholarship, notable contributions include Anatoly Smeliansky on Stanislavsky's letters; William D. Gunn on staging ideology at the Moscow Art Theatre; Sharon Marie Carnicke and David Rosen on opera; Rosemary Malague on the feminist perspective of new translations; W.B. Worthen on cognitive science; Julia Listengarten on the avant-garde; David Krasner on the System in America; and Dennis Beck on Stanislavsky's legacy in non-realistic theatre.

Auteur

Andrew White is Associate Professor of Theatre at Valparaiso University, where he annually directs productions. He has an MFA in Acting from Carnegie Mellon University and the Moscow Art Theatre School, and has worked as an actor at a variety of theatres in the United States. In addition, his scholarship has appeared in edited works published by Routledge and Palgrave Macmillan, as well as in top American journals including Theatre Survey, TDR: The Drama Review, and New England Theatre Journal.

Contenu

Introduction, R. Andrew White; Part I Stanislavsky on Stage; Chapter 1 Stanislavsky as Amateur, Maria Ignatieva; Chapter 2 "A seagull Flew to us from Yalta", Valleri J. Hohman; Chapter 3 The Organic and the Political, Anna Muza; Chapter 4 "Back to Ostrovsky!" and Forward to Socialist Realism, William D. Gunn; Chapter 5 Stanislavsky and the Avant-Garde, Julia Listengarten; Chapter 6 Silhouette of a Destiny, Anatoly Smeliansky, Arch Tait; Part II Stanislavsky the Teacher; Chapter 7 Stanislavsky on Voice and Movement, Lissa Tyler Renaud; Chapter 8 A Singer Prepares, Sharon Marie Carnicke, David Rosen; Chapter 9 Stanislavsky's System and Women, Rosemary Malague; Part III Stanislavsky's Impact on Theory; Chapter 10 The Journey of the Moscow Art Theatre and Its Disciples Through Europe and the United States (1906-1937), Marie-Christine Autant-Mathieu, Elizabeth Wautlet; Chapter 11 Stanislavsky, Tolstoy, and the "Life of the Human Spirit", Daniel Larlham; Chapter 12 Stanislavsky's System, Sense-Emotion Memory, and Physical Action/Active Analysis, David Krasner; Chapter 13 The Legacy of Stanislavsky'S Ideas In Non-Realistic Theatre, Dennis C. Beck; Chapter 14 Stanislavsky and Cognitive Theatre Studies, W.B. Worthen; Part IV Stanislavsky's Impact on Practice; Chapter 15 The Effects of Russian and Soviet Censorship on the Practice of Stanislavsky's System, Sharon Marie Carnicke; Chapter 16 Decoding The System, Katerina Kamotskaia, Mark Stevenson; Chapter 17 In Search of the Truth, Yasen Peyankov; Chapter 18 Stanislavsky and Ramacharaka, R. Andrew White; Chapter 19 My Life in Stanislavsky, Austin Pendleton; Chapter 20 Active Analysis - More Active than You Know, Rhonda Blair; Chapter 21 Three roads Converging, Will Bond; Chapter 22 "Here, Today, Now", Bella Merlin;