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Stanislavski

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[stan-uh-slahv-skee, -slahf-, stuh-nyi-slahf-skyee] / ˌstæn əˈslɑv ski, -ˈslɑf-, stə njɪˈslɑf skji /
Or Stanislavsky

noun

  1. Konstantin Konstantin Sergeevich Alekseev, 1863–1938, Russian actor, producer, and director.


Example Sentences

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I believe the Stanislavski thing that there are no small parts.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2023

Method acting was developed in the early 20th century by Russian actor and director Konstantin Stanislavski and then popularized in the U.S. by the likes of Lee Strasberg, Stella Adler and Sanford Meisner.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2023

Ms. Stafford would later use what she learned — in particular the Stanislavski technique — to immerse herself in the world of her subjects, and disappear completely.

From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2022

She was expelled from about a dozen schools, by her count, before starting her career in the arts, studying the Stanislavski acting method at a theater academy in Rome.

From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2021

From his courses at Northwestern and elsewhere, and from studying the legendary acting coaches like Constantin Stanislavski, he knows the principles of restraint and control.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

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