{"title":"Books by Constantin Stanislavski","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781474299657","title":"My Life In Art","description":"\u003cp\u003eNo one has had a greater influence on acting as we know it than  Stanislavski. His 'method' - or interpretations of it - has become the  central force determining almost every performance we see on stage or  screen. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMy Life in Art\u003c\/i\u003e Stanislavski recalls his theatrical career,  from his early experiences in Rubinstein's Russian Musical Society to  his final triumphs with Chekhov at the Moscow Art Theatre. His vivid  accounts of his own most famous productions including 'The Seagul' and 'Uncle Vanya' are interspersed with anecdotes of the famous - of Kommisarjevksy, Tolstoy, Gorky, and of the Moscow visit of Isadora Duncan and Gordon Craig.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56301495026037,"sku":"9781474299657","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781474299657_f530e9a9-e636-4353-8ed5-4208be3cafb4.jpg?v=1786020758"},{"product_id":"9781780938431","title":"An Actor Prepares","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Actor Prepares\u003c\/i\u003e is the most famous acting training book ever to have been written and the work of Stanislavski has inspired generations of actors and trainers. This translation was the first to introduce Stanislavski's 'system' to the English speaking world and has stood the test of time in acting classes to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStanislavski here deals with the inward preparation an actor must undergo in order to explore a role to the full. He introduces the concepts of the 'magic if' units and objectives, of emotion memory, of the super-objective and many more now famous rehearsal aids.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow available in the Bloomsbury Revelations series to mark the 150th anniversary of Stanislavski's birth, this is an essential read for actors, directors and anyone interested in the art of drama.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56303371813237,"sku":"9781780938431","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781780938431_14da62d6-c1f3-42d6-862f-48e388587769.jpg?v=1786025559"},{"product_id":"building-a-character","title":"Building A Character","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBuilding a Character \u003c\/em\u003eis one of the three volumes that make up Stanislavski’s \u003cem\u003eThe Acting Trilogy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn Actor Prepares\u003c\/em\u003e explores the inner preparation an actor must undergo in order to explore a role to the full. In this volume, Sir John Gielgud said, this great director “found time to explain a thousand things that have always troubled actors and fascinated students.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBuilding a Character\u003c\/em\u003e discusses the external techniques of acting: the use of the body, movement, diction, singing, expression, and control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCreating a Role\u003c\/em\u003e describes the preparation that precedes actual performance, with extensive discussions of Gogol’s The Inspector General and Shakespeare’s Othello. Sir Paul Scofield called Creating a Role “immeasurably important” for the actor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese three volumes belong on any actor’s short shelf of essential books.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57613200982389,"sku":"9780878309825","price":35.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780878309825.jpg?v=1790608015"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-constantin-stanislavski.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}