Stan·i·slav·sky (st n  -släv sk , -släf-), Konstantin 1863-1938. Russian actor and director. A founder of the Moscow Art Theater, he produced many of Chekhov's plays and developed an innovative method of acting that emphasizes the psychological motivation of the actor. |
Stanislavsky, Stanislavski [ˌstænɪˈslævskɪ (Russian) stəniˈslafskij]
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(Biographies / Stanislavsky, Konstantin (1863-1938) M, Russian, THEATRE: actor, BUSINESS: director, THEATRE: acting theorist) Konstantin (kənstanˈtin). 1863-1938, Russian actor and director, cofounder of the Moscow Art Theatre (1897). He is famous for his theory of acting, known as the Method, which directs the actor to find the truth within himself about the role he is playing
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| Noun | 1. | Stanislavsky - Russian actor and theater director who trained his actors to emphasize the psychological motivation of their roles (1863-1938) |
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