Stanislavski

American  

[stan-uh-slahv-skee, -slahf-, stuh-nyi-slahf-skyee] / ˌstæn əˈslɑv ski, -ˈslɑf-, stə nyɪˈslɑf skyi /

Or Stanislavsky

noun

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

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Example Sentences

This fine actress, playing a hard-living but good woman, proves Stanislavski’s adage that there are no small parts, only small actors.

From The Wall Street Journal

I studied theater — Stanislavski — and English literature before I embarked on my music career, which was still being creative with words.

From Los Angeles Times

Roberts’ private and public lives converged, as if he were using Stanislavski’s sense memory in reverse, conjuring up weird scenes from his films as material for his personal use.

From Los Angeles Times

Yet one of the foremost champions of “An Enemy of the People” was none other than Konstantin Stanislavski, whose portrayal of Dr. Stockmann at a time of revolutionary upheaval in Russia informed his understanding of how an actor intuitively creates a role even in a politically charged drama.

From Los Angeles Times

So, when Nelson wrote “Our Life in Art” — a nod to Stanislavski’s book “My Life in Art” — in fall 2020, he recruited Volokhonsky to translate it.

From New York Times