description: Nephew of Anton Chekhov and a disciple of Konstantin Stanislavskii, Russian emigre actor Michael Chekhov (1891-1955) created one of the most challenging and inspiring acting theories of the 20th century. This book is a reinterpretation of Chekhov's theory both in the context of the cultural and political milieu of his time and in the light of theatre from Prague Structuralism to French Poststructuralism and contemporary performance theory. This work presents Chekhov's understanding of the actor's stage product- stage mask - as a psychological, psychophysical and cultural construct engaged with the mysteries of the actor/character or, what Mikhail Bakhtin describes as the author/hero, dialectical relationships. It offers new horizons in interdisciplinary and intercultural visions on theatre acting described by Chekhov as a most liberating and cathartic process.
language: English
title: The Path of a Character: Michael Chekhov's Inspired Acting and Theatre Semiotics
titlecomplete: The Path of a Character: Michael Chekhov's Inspired Acting and Theatre Semiotics (Heidelberger Publikationen Zur Slavistik, 9 Literatuwissensc)
publisher: Peter Lang Publishing