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To the Actor - 2nd Edition by Michael Chekhov (Paperback)

To the Actor - 2nd Edition by  Michael Chekhov (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A perfect handbook for professional and amateur actors and directors. Chekhov's simple and practical exercises are an absolute must for any theatre practitioner.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>How does an actor learn to: <br> * Call up emotion?<br> * Develop a character?<br> * Strengthen awareness?<br> These are essential techniques for every actor, and Michael Chekhov's classic work <em>To the Actor</em> explains, 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.<br> 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 It includes: a previously unpublished chapter on 'Psychological Gesture', translated into English by the celebrated director Andrei Malaev - Babel; a new biographical overview by Mala Powers; and a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<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p><strong>'Its greatest virtue is not so much that you can't put it down but that you <em>have</em> to put it down - in order to try it out.'</strong> <em>- Research in Drama Education</em></p><p><strong>'</strong><em>To the Actor</em><strong> is by far the best book that I have read on the subject of acting. Actors, directors, writers and critics will be grateful for it.'</strong> - <em>Gregory Peck</em></p><p><strong>'There's this need to continue growth; to expand. For me, Chekhov's system is the most complete.'</strong> -<em> Robert Davi, interviewed on the set of his TV series, 'The Profiler'</em></p><br>

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