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Konstantin Stanislavsky

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Noun1.Konstantin Stanislavsky - Russian actor and theater director who trained his actors to emphasize the psychological motivation of their roles (1863-1938)


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My own suspicion is that the 2004 Biennial reflects a moment in American art resembling that in theater when Konstantin Stanislavsky felt compelled to counter with his "method" the mannered "technique" of those he termed "actors of representation," players who had lost a sense of immediacy in their work and fallen into the stale repetition of cliches onstage.
Named after its co-founder Konstantin Stanislavsky (the father of ``method acting''), the Moscow Stanislavsky Ballet is just beginning to be seen outside of Moscow, unlike its famous counterpart, the Bolshoi Ballet.
As a visionary she was accepted as an equal by scenic designer Edward Gordon Craig, stage director Konstantin Stanislavsky, and actress Eleonora Duse, agents of change who were leading the theater into modem times.
 
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