Yevgeny Vakhtangov: A Critical Portrait
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Routledge Performance Practitioners is a series of introductory guides to the key theatre-makers of the last century. Each volume explains the background to and the work of one of the major influences on twentieth and twenty-first-century performance. These compact and clearly written books will unravel the contributions of modern theatre's most charismatic innovators. Yevgeny Vakhtangov was a pioneering theatre artist who married Stanislavski's demands for inner truth and sincerity with a quest for an imaginative form for every role and production. This is the first book to combine: - an overview of Vakhtangov's life, work and influences - an exploration of his key ideas, including the concept of Fantastic Realism - accounts of his key productions, methods and training practices - exercises developed by Vakhtangov and still taught at the Vakhtangov Institute in Moscow. As a first step towards critical understanding, and as an initial exploration before going on to further primary research, Routledge Performance Practitioners are unbeatable value for today's student.
Author: Andrei Malaev-Babel (Florida State University, USA)
Format: Paperback, 312 pages, 138mm x 216mm, 580 g
Published: 2012, Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom
Genre: Biography: The Arts
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Routledge Performance Practitioners is a series of introductory guides to the key theatre-makers of the last century. Each volume explains the background to and the work of one of the major influences on twentieth and twenty-first-century performance. These compact and clearly written books will unravel the contributions of modern theatre's most charismatic innovators. Yevgeny Vakhtangov was a pioneering theatre artist who married Stanislavski's demands for inner truth and sincerity with a quest for an imaginative form for every role and production. This is the first book to combine: - an overview of Vakhtangov's life, work and influences - an exploration of his key ideas, including the concept of Fantastic Realism - accounts of his key productions, methods and training practices - exercises developed by Vakhtangov and still taught at the Vakhtangov Institute in Moscow. As a first step towards critical understanding, and as an initial exploration before going on to further primary research, Routledge Performance Practitioners are unbeatable value for today's student.
Yevgeny Vakhtangov: A Critical Portrait