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Title: | As simple but as complex as everyday cooking: Stanislavski’s use of physical actions in the recreation of nature |
Authors: | Aquilina, Stefan |
Keywords: | Stanislavsky, Konstantin, 1863-1938 -- Influence Lefebvre, Henri, 1901-1991 -- Influence Theater -- History Performing arts Civilization, Modern -- 1950- -- Drama |
Issue Date: | 2016 |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Citation: | Aquilina, S. (2016). As simple but as complex as everyday cooking: Stanislavski’s use of physical actions in the recreation of nature. Stanislavski Studies, 4(2), 111-124. |
Abstract: | This article considers Stanislavski’s understanding of the “laws of nature” from the point of view provided by Henri Lefebvre’s theories of everyday life. I will argue that Stanislavski’s last years of work saw the application of his approach to physical actions as a means to create an organicity (or accordance) on stage between nature and acting processes. The term “physical actions” will be fine-tuned to “everyday physical actions” in order to contrast everyday life’s seeming triviality with its potential to embody meaningful human relationships. The article will employ Stanislavski’s rehearsal notes for a 1933 production of Artists and Admirers as a case-study and main source. These notes are not available in English translation and therefore reference to this production has rarely been made in the field of Stanislavski studies. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/105427 |
ISSN: | 20544170 |
Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - SchPATS |
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