Konstantin Stanislavsky

Nick Moseley

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 2.2.1.00: Slavic and Russian Writing and Culture: Old, Medieval and Tsarist, 700-1917.
Vol. editors: Neil Cornwell (University of Bristol), Roman Koropeckyj (University of California, Los Angeles), Andrei Rogatchevski (UiT - The Arctic University of Norway)

Dates

Born 5 Jan 1863
Died 7 Aug 1938
Activity 1885-1938

Places

Born in Russia
Active in Russia

Activities

Primary

Theatre actor
Theatre Director
Theatre Theorist/ Critic

Resources

Stansilavsky's Works

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Konstantin Sergeyevich Alexeyev, who achieved fame as Konstantin Stanislavski, is recognised world-wide as the single most influential figure in Western actor training. Almost all mainstream training establishments employ his techniques in some form, and most actors are familiar with the processes which Stanislavski developed for creating roles onstage.

Stanislavski was born in Moscow in 1863 to a wealthy industrialist family whose principal business was the manufacture of gold and silver thread. The Alexeyevs had previously been serfs, but by Konstantin’s birth had become one of the new families whose rise to affluence symbolised the move away from feudalism and fixed status.

Stanislavski was born in Moscow in 1863 to a wealthy industrialist family whose principal business was the…

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Citation: Moseley, Nick. "Konstantin Stanislavsky". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 20 September 2002 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=4192, accessed 25 November 2024.]