The Vakhtangov Sourcebook

The Vakhtangov Sourcebook
by Andrei Malaev-Babel
Paperback: 400 pages
Published: April 27, 2011
SBN-10: 0415482577
ISBN-13: 978-0415482578

Yevgeny Vakhtangov was the creator of Fantastic Realism, credited with reconciling Meyerhold’s bold experiments with Stanislavski’s naturalist technique. The Vakhtangov Sourcebook compiles new translations of his key writings on the art of theatre, making it the primary source of first hand material on this master of theatre in the English speaking world.

Vakhtangov’s essays and articles are accompanied by:

Diary and Notebook excerpts
His lectures to the Vakhtangov Studio
In-depth accounts of Vakhtangov methods in rehearsal
Production photographs and sketches
Extensive bibliographies
Director’s notes on key performances

An extensive introductory overview from editor Andrei Malaev-Babel explains Vakhtangov‘s creative life, his groundbreaking theatrical concepts and influential directorial works.

Table of Contents

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Contents
List of Illustrations and Plates
Acknowledgements
Editor's Note
Part I Introduction
1 On Vakhtangov's Work and Writings
2 The Theatre of Mystery
3 Toward the Theatre of Fantastic Realism
4 Toward the Theatre of the Future
5 Theatre of the Eternal Mask
Part II Vakhtangov on Theatre, Actor Training and an Actor's Creative Process
6 On Theatre
7 On the Actor's Creative Process
8 On the Stanislavsky System
9 On Character and Characterization
10 On Consciousness and the Subconscious in an Actor's Creative Process
11 On the Organic Outer Technique
Part III Fantastic Realism
12 Axioms of Fantastic Realism
13 Fantastic Realism and the Russian Theatre (All Saints' Notes)
14 Expressive Means of Fantastic Realism
15 Theatrical Models of Fantastic Realism
16 Two Final Discussions with Students
Part IV Popular Theatre
17 Theory and Practice of the Popular Theatre
18 Philosophy of the Popular Theatre
Part V Transfiguring the Stanislavsky System
19 Lectures on the Stanislavsky System
20 Materials on the Stanislavsky System
Part VI From Director's Diaries: Toward the Theatre of Mystery
21 On the Production of Hauptmann's the Festival of Peace
22 On the Production of Berger's the Deluge
23 On the Production of Maeterlinck's the Miracle of Saint Anthony (First Variant)
24 On the Production of Ibsen's Rosmersholm
Part VII Vakhtangov at the MAT and its First Studio
25 On the Inception of the First Studio of the MAT
26 On the First Studio of the MAT Artistic Philosophy and Esthetics
27 On the First Studio of the MAT Traditions and Perspectives
Part VIII Vakhtangov Rehearses
28 Theatre of the Emotional Experience
29 Toward the Theatre of Mystery
30 Toward Fantastic Realism
31 Fantastic Realism
Part IX Correspondence with Colleagues
32 First Studio of the MAT Letters
33 Letters to the Vakhtangov and Habima Studios
34 Three Final Letters
Glossary of Terms
Bibliography
Index