STANISLAVSKI DVD/VIDEO

'This video/dvd provides an invaluable resource for actors, directors, teachers, drama students and researchers or for anyone interested in the making of authentic theatre.'

Professor Peter Fitzpatrick, Founding Head
Monash University Centre for Drama and Theatre Studies,
Melbourne, Australia

Peter Oyston, founding Dean of Drama at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) and regular teacher/director at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London (RADA), has been utilising Stanislavski's famous acting methods in the professional rehearsal room and classroom for over thirty years.

In this video/dvd presentation, Peter reveals how he combines Stanislavski's techniques in a systematic approach to provide a full rehearsal process or a drama course in microcosm. He has interpreted these processes to fit contemporary rehearsal schedules and provide actors, directors, teachers and students with a fast and accessible method of preparing for a performance.

Using Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard as the text with a group of Australian University students, Peter demonstrates how these methods can be applied to any text, modern or classical.

Duration: 68 minutes.

Thirteen of Stanislavski's methods are covered: Analysing the Text Naming the Units of Action The Magic 'If' Subtext - Inner Life Physical Actions Circles of Concentration The Fourth Wall Objectives and Super-objectives Emotional Memory Thoughts - Who You Are in Communion With Personal Objects and Costume The Unbroken Line of Life Rhythm - Tempo

Click here to purchase a copy of 'How to Use the Stanislavski System', distributed by: Kriszta Doczy, Managing Director, Contemporary Arts Media.

This dvd/video was produced by Full Moon Films (Betty Hanner).