Stanislavsky and Yoga

Sergei Tcherkasski (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

126 Seiten

2015
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-95409-0 (ISBN)

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This book deals with one of the most important sources of the Stanislavsky System - Yoga, its practice and philosophy. Sergei Tcherkasski carefully collects records on Yoga in Stanislavsky's writings from different periods and discusses hidden references which are not explained by Stanislavsky himself due to the censorship in his day. Vivid examples of Yoga based training from the rehearsal practice of the Moscow Art Theatre and many of Stanislavsky's studios (the First Studio in 1910s, the Second Studio and Opera Studio of the Bolshoi Theatre in 1920s, Opera-Dramatic Studio in 1930s) are provided.

The focus of Tcherkasski's research consists of a comparative reading of the Stanislavsky System and Yogi Ramacharaka's books, which were a main source for Stanislavsky. Accordingly, Tcherkasski analyzes elements of the System based on Yoga principles. Among them are:

relaxation of muscles (muscular release),
communication and prana,
emission of rays and reception of rays,
beaming of aura,
sending of prana,
attention,
visualizations (mental images).

Special attention is paid to the idea of the superconscious in Yoga, and in Ramacharaka's and Stanislavsky's theories.

Tcherkasski's wide-ranging analysis has resulted in new and intriguing discoveries about the Russian master. Furthermore, he reveals the extent to which Stanislavsky anticipated modern discoveries in neurobiology and cognitive science.

In this book Tcherkasski acts as a researcher, historian, theatre director, and experienced acting teacher. He argues that some forty per cent of basic exercises in any Stanislavsky based actor training program of today are rooted in Yoga. Actors, teachers, and students will find it interesting to discover that they are following in the footsteps of Yoga in their everyday Stanislavsky based training and rehearsals.

Sergei Tcherkasski, Vreneli Farber

introduction

chapter i yoga in the theatre practice of stanislavsky

Stanislavsky’s Acquaintance with Yoga

Yoga in the First Studio of the Moscow Art Theatre

Yoga in Stanislavsky’s Classes with Actors of the Moscow Art Theatre and the Second Studio in the late 1910s and the 1920s

Yoga in the Opera Studio

Yoga and the Late Period of Stanislavsky’s Work (1930s)

chapter ii yoga in the literary heritage of stanislavsky

Yoga of the Twentieth Century and its Ancient Roots

A Comparative Reading of Stanislavsky and Ramacharaka

chapter iii yoga elements of the stanislavsky system

Relaxation of Muscles (Muscular Release)

Communication and Prana

Attention

Visualizations (Mental Images)

Superconscious

‘I am’

Conclusion

Erscheinungsdatum	26.05.2016
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Icarus
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	135 x 215 mm
Gewicht	100 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Fitness / Aerobic / Bodybuilding
ISBN-10	1-138-95409-8 / 1138954098
ISBN-13	978-1-138-95409-0 / 9781138954090
Zustand	Neuware