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THE PATH OF A CHARACTER
MICHAEL CHEKHOV'S INSPIRED ACTING AND THEATRE SEMIOTICS |
| By: |
Yana Meerzon |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£77.65 |
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| ISBN 10: |
363153096X |
| ISBN 13: |
9783631530962 |
| Publisher: |
PETER LANG AG |
| Pub. date: |
1 June, 2005 |
| Series: |
Heidelberger Publikationen zur Slavistik.B.Literaturwissenschaftliche Reihe 29 |
| Pages: |
338 |
| Synopsis: |
Nephew of Anton Chekhov and a disciple of Konstantin Stanislavskii, Russian emigre actor Michael Chekhov (1891-1955) created one of the most challenging and inspiring acting theories of the 20th century. This book is a reinterpretation of Chekhov's theory both in the context of the cultural and political milieu of his time and in the light of theatre semiotics: from Prague Structuralism to French Poststructuralism and contemporary performance theory. This work presents Chekhov's understanding of the actor's stage product- stage mask - as a psychological, psychophysical and cultural construct engaged with the mysteries of the actor/character or, what Mikhail Bakhtin describes as the author/hero, dialectical relationships. It offers new horizons in interdisciplinary and intercultural visions on theatre acting described by Chekhov as a most liberating and cathartic process. |
| Illustrations: |
11 fig. |
| Publication: |
Switzerland |
| Imprint: |
Peter Lang AG |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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