Active Analysis

<p><em>Active Analysis</em> combines two of Maria Knebel’s most important books, <em>On Active Analysis of the Play and the Role</em> and <em>The Word in the Actor’s Creative Work</em>, in a single edition conceived and edited by one of Knebel's most famous students, the renowned theatre and film director, Anatoli Vassiliev. </p><p>This is the first English translation of an important and authoritative fragment of the great Stanislavski jigsaw. A landmark publication.</p><p>This book is an indispensable resource for professional directors, student directors, actors and researchers interested in Stanislavski, directing, rehearsal methods and theatre studies more generally.</p> <p>TRANSLATOR’S NOTE <i>by Irina Brown; </i>BEGINNINGS <i>by Anatoli Vassiliev; </i>ABOUT MARIA KNEBEL <i>by Adolf Shapiro; </i><b>Part I BOOK ONE: <i>ACTIVE ANALYSIS OF THE PLAY AND THE ROLE; </i></b><b>Part II BOOK TWO: <i>THE WORD IN THE ACTOR’S CREATIVE WORK; </i></b><b>Part III <i>I AM MICHAEL CHEKHOV’S STUDENT </i></b>Chapter Two from<i> My Whole Life </i>by Maria Knebel<em>; </em><strong>Part IV APPENDICES; </strong>Index </p>