{"product_id":"9781408156889","title":"Michael Chekhov’s Acting Technique A Practitioner’s Guide","description":"\u003ch3\u003ePerformance Books\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eMichael Chekhov’s Acting Technique\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Practitioner’s Guide\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSinéad Rushe\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Acting \u0026amp; Auditioning\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntended for actors, directors, teachers and researchers, this book offers an exceptionally clear and thorough introduction to the renowned acting technique developed by Michael Chekhov. Sinéad Rushe's book provides a complete overview of the whole method, and includes illuminating explanations of its principles, as well as a wide range of practical exercises that illustrate, step by step, how they can be applied to dramatic texts.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart One\u003c\/b\u003e provides an outline of the ideas that underpin the work, which help to prepare practitioners to become responsive and receptive, and to awaken their imagination. \u003cb\u003ePart Two \u003c\/b\u003echarts a journey through the foundational psychophysical exercises that can both orient an actor's training routine and be applied directly to the development of a role. \u003cb\u003ePart Three\u003c\/b\u003e focuses on more specific and elaborate methods of scene work, characterisation and the art of transformation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on the full range of Chekhov's writing in English and French, this book also examines unpublished material from the Dartington Hall archives and features interviews with actors who have worked with the technique, including Simon Callow and Joanna Merlin. It illustrates Chekhov's approach by referring to Rushe's own productions of Nikolai Gogol's short story \u003ci\u003eDiary of a Madman\u003c\/i\u003e and Shakespeare's \u003ci\u003eOthello\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as characters and scenes in Sarah Kane's \u003ci\u003eBlasted\u003c\/i\u003e and the contemporary American television series \u003ci\u003eBreaking Bad\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Chekhov's Acting Technique \u003c\/i\u003eis an accessible, comprehensive and contemporary point of reference for those already trained in the method, as well as an initiation and toolkit for practitioners who are just beginning to discover it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eSinéad Rushe is a theatre director and acting coach. She trained at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama London. She is Lead Acting Tutor at RADA and Artistic Director of Creative Actor Training. She is the co-translator into French, with Sarah Hirschmuller, of four plays by Howard Barker (Editions Théâtrales). She is co-director of Michael Chekhov UK, Faculty Council member of Michael Chekhov Association USA (MICHA) and patron of Living Pictures theatre company in Wales. She gives masterclasses and talks worldwide on acting and the Michael Chekhov technique and offers regular training at Creative Actor Training.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 January 2019\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781408156889\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e360\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63030478373004,"sku":"9781408156889","price":34.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_bd2ac5cf-0023-42d2-8726-b91b23b3fff3.jpg?v=1792188305","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781408156889","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}