Applying Stanislavski’s principles to ‘Hedda Gabler’!
As founder of the first acting system and co-founder of the Moscow Art Theatre, Konstantin Stanislavski challenged traditional nations of the dramatic process, establishing himself as one of the most potent thinkers of his time in modern theatre.
Stanislavski developed this unique system of training to change the
way that people saw their characters. The actors would research the *
situation created by the script, break down the text according to *
their character's motivations and recall their own experiences, *
therefore causing actions and reactions according to these *
motivations. The actor would ideally make his motivations for acting *
identical to those of the character in the script. He could then *
replay these emotions and experiences in the role of the character in *
order to achieve a more real performance. This was Stanislavski’s *
main aim to create a more real performance.* *The following principles are the principles Stanislavski put together known as ‘The system.’
Action
Magic if
Given circumstances
The imagination
Circle of attention
Units and objectives
The super-objective and the through-line of action
Emotion memory
Tempo-rhythm in movement
10.The method of physical action
In this essay I will focus on applying each aspect of Stanislavski’s principles to the Realism play ‘*Hedda Gabler.*’* *I will focus on the character Hedda Gabler which is now known as Ms Tesman after she married Jorgen *Tesman.* The reason for me focusing on Hedda is because through our practicals we have been doing in class I had to do a lot of research on her and I have learnt a lot about her character for I am Hedda in my piece that I will be performing.
*One of the great questions I struggle to answer of Hedda Gabler* is whether Hedda's ACTIONS** are inspired by real principles, or whether she is motivated by...
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