Yevgeny Vakhtangov

Description

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 Stanislavsky’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 Bio

Andrei Malaev-Babel teaches at the Florida State University's Conservatory for Actor Training.

Related Subject

1. Practice & Practitioners