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Acting

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 The Greeks

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 The Romans

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Medieval

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17th Century On

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Konstantin Stanislavski (1!"#1

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 The Stanislavski System

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&ltimate goal 'as the creation o a )scenic truth• +ou can accom,lish this through a num-er o e.

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• .amining Motivations

• .amining O-2ectives

• 3ody A'areness and 4sycho,hysical Action• Concentration and Circle o Attention

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3reaking 'ith Stanislavski

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5ee Stras-urg (1$61#1$% -rought Stanislavski8method over to America9• :ocused more on ,lacing the actor into their characte

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• Sanord Meisner (1$6?#1$$7% also -elieved thatunderstanding character 'as not as im,ortant a

creating -elieva-le scene to scene moments9 )T*

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Character <ork

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• o' does the character react 'ith other characters>

• o' do ,hysicality and the voice 'ork into character