All books in the Routledge Performance Practitioners series are carefully designed to enable the reader to understand the work of a key practitioner. They provide the first step towards critical understanding and a springboard for further study for students on twentieth century, contemporary theatre and theatre history courses. Michael Chekhov's unique approach to and lasting impact on actor training is only now beginning to be fully appreciated. This volume provides, for the first time, a fully comprehensive introduction to his life and times, his most notable productions, his classic writings and his practical exercises. Franc Chamberlain unravels Chekhov's contributions to modern theatre through:  an exploration of his life examination of his major work analysis of Checkhov's key productions reproduction of practical exercises.

Michael Chekhov (Routledge Performance Practitioners)

Literature & Fiction

Chamberlain, Franc

Dramas & Plays

Routledge

All books in the Routledge Performance Practitioners series are carefully designed to enable the reader to understand the work of a key practitioner. They provide the first step towards critical understanding and a springboard for further study for students on twentieth century, contemporary theatre and theatre history courses. Michael Chekhov's unique approach to and lasting impact on actor training is only now beginning to be fully appreciated. This volume provides, for the first time, a fully comprehensive introduction to his life and times, his most notable productions, his classic writings and his practical exercises. Franc Chamberlain unravels Chekhov's contributions to modern theatre through: <ul>
<li>an exploration of his life</li> <li>examination of his major work</li> <li>analysis of Checkhov's key productions</li> <li>reproduction of practical exercises.</li>
</ul>

Humor & Entertainment

Anthropocosmic Theatre

Arts & Photography

Núñez, Nicolás

Middleton, Deborah

Performing Arts

Saint Philip Street Press

Following in the footsteps of his renowned teacher Konstantin Stanislavsky, Michael Chekhov’s work as an actor, author and theatre practitioner gave great insight into how to access the creative self. This revised and updated edition of Michael Chekhov includes: 
• A biographical introduction to Chekhov’s life 
• A clear explanation of his key writings 
• An analysis of his work as a director 
• A practical guide to Chekhov’s unique actor-training exercises. 
As a first step towards critical understanding, and as an initial exploration before going on to further, primary research, Routledge Performance Practitioners offer unbeatable value for today’s student.

University of Huddersfield

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