Jean Benedetti, from the Film Stanislavsky and the Russian Theatre: The Full Interview
Video
This interview sees Jean Benedetti discussing some of the main precepts of Stanislavsky’s work, including Stanislavsky’s relation to Chekhov, Shchepkin, Meyerhold and others.
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Commentary
by Bella Merlin
Bella Merlin describes Benedetti’s ‘critical role in the English-language dissemination of Stanislavsky’s history and practice’, and the relationship between Benedetti’s comments and her own work.
Practitioner
With his insights into acting and directing, Konstantin Stanislavski forged a definitive position in the development of 20th-century theatre, laying the groundwork for innovators such as Grotowski.