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Prominent Acting Theorists
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Konstantin Stanislavski
Stanislavski's system involves emotional memory, the 'magic if', and ensemble acting.
Lee Strasberg
The Method, or Method Acting, emphasizes internal psychological experiences.
Stella Adler
The Adler technique focuses on the actor's imagination, with analytical work on the script's given circumstances.
Sanford Meisner
Meisner Technique centers on 'the reality of doing' and emphasizes actor's impulses and reactions.
Uta Hagen
Hagen's approach includes substitution, emotional memory, and the idea of 'transference'.
Michael Chekhov
Chekhov's method involves the use of the 'psychological gesture', imagination, and transformation.
Jerzy Grotowski
Poor Theatre, physical skill and precision, elimination of the barrier between actor and audience.
Anne Bogart
Viewpoints method, focusing on movement and the actor's relationship to space, time, and each other.
Augusto Boal
Theatre of the Oppressed, a series of exercises, games, and techniques to promote social and political change.
Vsevolod Meyerhold
Biomechanics, an actor training system combining physicality and the psychological.
Dario Fo
Used Commedia dell'arte techniques, emphasizing improvisation, physical comedy, and social criticism.
Tadashi Suzuki
Suzuki Method, focuses on concentration, the center of gravity, and connecting with the audience.
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