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The gap between theory and practice in rehearsal is wide. many actors and directors apply theories without fully understanding them, and most accounts of rehearsal techniques fail to put the methods in context.
Systems of Rehearsal is the first systematic appraisal of the three principal paradigms in which virtually all theatre work is conducted today - those developed by Stanislavsky, Brecht and Grotowski. The author compares each system ot the work of the contemporary director who, says Mitter, is the Great Imitator of each of them: Peter Brook. The result is the most comprehensive introduction to modern theatre available.
Systems of Rehearsal is the first systematic appraisal of the three principal paradigms in which virtually all theatre work is conducted today - those developed by Stanislavsky, Brecht and Grotowski. The author compares each system ot the work of the contemporary director who, says Mitter, is the Great Imitator of each of them: Peter Brook. The result is the most comprehensive introduction to modern theatre available.
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On 5 September 1869, the six-year-old Konstantin Alexeyev ('Stanislavsky' was a stage name) made his first stage appearance as Winter in a tableau vivant depicting the four seasons. Read the first page
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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This book is a work of considerable scholarship. In each chapter, Mitter considers the work of one of the three great theatre theoreticians in their own right, then goes on to discuss their influence on Brook. I found in this book a valuable commentary on the contradictions within Stanislavski's work, and the shift in his thought throughout his career. It is not the place to look for an introduction to these directors.
In turning to Brook, Mitter draws on personal experience of Brook's direction, the rehearsal diaries of Brook's work, and other studies. In addition to bringing us a glimpse of hard-to-find material, Mitter interprets to us Brook's thinking. To Mitter, Brook is the ultimate synthesizer of these classic directoral styles. Admiration for Brooks achievement, overcomes the academic desire for purity of style.
Despite the claim on the back cover that it "bridges the gap between theory and practice", this remains a highly theoretical book by the standards of "students and practitioners". Mitter gives us tantalising glimpses of the rehearsal techniques, but it's far from being a practitioner's guide.
9 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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Joyless, unintelligible, pompous, pointless. Mr Mitter has clearly forgotten what part the theatre plays in society. Either that, or he never knew in the first place. Given that the title suggests new insights into thhe business of rehearsal, I defy any reader to a) explain what any part of the book actually meant and b) declare that they were empowered by reading it. Narcississtic tripe. The worst book I've ever read about anything at any time in my life.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Think you understand acting?
12 April 2000
Format:Paperback
This book will open your eyes to so many ways of thinking about acting and rehearsal. If you are an actor, director, writer, or any kind of manager, these different ways of looking at problem solving will definitely help. It is well-written and easy to read.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Revealing and Insightful- but not as an introduction
2 Dec 2002
Format:Paperback
Having studied the approaches that Grotowski, Brook, Brecht, and Stanislavski have taken to creating theater for many years now, I found the ideas in this book expanding, challenging, and reinforcing parallels that I had drawn between the work of these important theorists. In spite of my approval of this book, I cannot recommend it to someone who is not already well-acquainted with these theorists. The author condenses some very elaborate and difficult ideas to draw relationships between them; an intelligent and capable reader who is not familiar with these ideas will most likely find themselves overwhelmed and confused by the sheer amount of information conveyed in this reasonably short work.
I would recommend looking at the following texts to acquaint one with the theories in this book:
Peter Brook: "Empty Space" & "Open Door"
Grotowski: "Towards a Poor Theater"
Brecht: "Brecht on Theater" Ed. John Willet
Stanislavski: (This is more difficult. You can trudge through his trilogy "Actor Prepares" "Buildign a Character" & "Creating a Role" or I suggest his essay in Bentley's "Theories of the Modern Stage" ...actually, the author's summary of Stanislavski is quite good anyways)
6 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Worthless - Wish there were no stars to give.
3 Oct 2001
Format:Paperback
This is an overly analytical diatribe of garbage. People who know do, those who don't, write. If this is the case this author knows little if anything about acting let alone rehearsal. The book is written in what I term thesaurus English in that simpler words perhaps were used in the rough draft, then to make himself appear "smarter" he went through the draft with a thesaurus in hand and changed every "simple" word for another more "complex" and "high brow" alternative. The result - a lot of wasted paper and double talk. The mark of a true genius is the ability to explain a complex subject so any person can understand it. It seems that this author does not understand what he is talking about and tries to cover it up. The dedication alone seems to point to someone who tried to stop this work from being published. It reads as follows, "To M in spite of whose every effort this book is at last complete." Perhaps M was trying to do us all a favor.
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