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To the Actor

by Michael Chekhov, Simon Callow · 1953

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How does an actor learn to:

* Call up emotion?

* Develop a character?

* Strengthen awareness?

These are essential techniques for every actor, and Michael Chekhov's classic work To the Actorexplains, clearly and concisely, how to develop them. Chekhov's simple and practical method - successfully used by professional actors all over the world - trains the actor's imagination and body to fulfil its potential.

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This handbook for actors (and directors) has been revised and expanded by Mala Powers. It includes: a previously unpublished chapter on 'Psychological Gesture', translated into English by the celebrated director Andrei Malaev - Babel; a new biographical overview by Mala Powers; and a foreword by Simon Callow.

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adult
Length
medium · 288 pages

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