ABSTRACT
At the time of his death, Stanislavsky considered Nikolai Demidov to be ‘his only student, who understands the System’. Demidov’s incredibly forward-thinking processes not only continued his teacher’s pioneering work, but also solved the problems of an actor’s creativity that Stanislavsky never conquered. This book brings together Demidov’s five volumes on actor training. Supplementary materials, including transcriptions of Demidov’s classes, and notes and correspondence from the author make this the definitive collection on one of Russian theatre’s most important figures.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section Book One|76 pages
The Art of the Actor
section Book Two|42 pages
Actor Types
section Book 3|280 pages
The Art of Living Onstage
part I|16 pages
The Significance Of The Actor’s Creative Experiencing
part II|62 pages
The Path of Spontaneous Reaction
part III|106 pages
Some Basic Principles and Techniques
part IV|58 pages
Guiding Freedom and Involuntariness
part V|36 pages
Conclusion
section Book Four|152 pages
The Artist’s Creative Process Onstage
section Book Five|180 pages
Psycho-Technique of the Affective Actor