Building a Character,9780878309825

Building a Character

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Edition: Reprint
ISBN13: 9780878309825
ISBN10: 0878309829
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1989-04-28
Publisher(s): Routledge
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Summary

"Building a Character," the second volume in Stanislavski's acclaimed trilogy, continues the total immersion in technique and class scenarios begun in "An Actor Prepares."

Author Biography

Constantin Stanislavski (1863-1938), born Constantin Sergeyevich Alexeev, was an actor, director, and the greatest of all acting teachers

Table of Contents

Explanatory Note 1(4)
Elizabeth Reynolds
Hapgood
I Toward a Physical Characterization
5(6)
II Dressing a Character
11(11)
III Characters and Types
22(14)
IV Making the Body Expressive
36(12)
V Plasticity of Motion
48(24)
VI Restraint and Control
72(10)
VII Diction and Singing
82(27)
VIII Intonations and Pauses
109(40)
IX Accentuation: the Expressive Word
149(24)
X Perspective in Character Building
173(10)
XI Tempo-Rhythm in Movement
183(41)
XII Speech Tempo-Rhythm
224(21)
XIII Stage Charm
245(4)
XIV Toward an Ethics for the Theatre
249(19)
XV Patterns of Accomplishment
268(19)
XVI Some Conclusions on Acting
287

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