Fundamentals of the stage movement. Tutorial

The stage movement is one of the most important disciplines raising the external technique of the actor. The urgent need for a textbook on the stage movement has risen for a long time - K. S. Stanislavsky dreamed about it. The book of I. E. Koch is the first attempt to create such a textbook. The author considers the stage movement in close connection with the stage action, that is, the skill of the actor. The theoretical and practical aspects of his work, the teaching methodology of I. E. Koch based on the teachings of Stanislavsky and the works of modern psychologists and physiologists. Of great value is the part of the textbook that introduces the etiquette and rules of conduct in the everyday life of the XVI-XIX centuries in the West and in Russia. The lack of serious work on the history of life of past eras makes this part of the book especially necessary and interesting.
The book is in the full sense of the word an encyclopedia on the stage movement, starting with general theoretical issues and ending with the smallest practical details. The textbook is equipped with a large number of drawings, musical examples.
8th edition, stereotypical