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Classical acting is a type of acting that is based on the theories and systems of select classical actors and directors including Constantin Stanislavski and Michel Saint-Denis, including the expression of the body, voice, imagination, personalizing, improvisation, external stimuli, and script analysis. ==History== The origin of classical acting stems from an acting system created by Russian actor and director Constantin Stanislavski who rose to prominence in the late 1800s and early 1900s. His system was that of both script analysis and personal exploration to find "the truth" of a part—or rather what would be truthful to the actor portraying the part. The precise system was based on having an expressive and responsive body to relay detailed and nuanced character portrayals, as well as addressing the creation of an inner life. Stanislavski's theories were published in the translated 1936 book ''An Actor Prepares''. The training included: * An emphasis on physical acting, or physical actions * Imagination as a way to find character and relate to other actors * The super-objective and "through line of actions" in analyzing the script, including the main essence * Exploring subtext * Personalizing through affective memory—from real-life and imagined experiences Another influential theorist of classical acting in the early-to mid-1900s was Michel Saint-Denis, a French actor and theater director who founded The London Theatre Studio and dedicated much of his career to experimental theatre. He incorporated many of Stanislavski's techniques into his teaching, as well as improvisation and sense memory, seeking a balance between external and internal techniques. Actors Alec Guinness, Jessica Tandy, and Laurence Olivier were some of his first students. Later on, he developed a training model that was incorporated by many university drama programs. As time went on, Stanislavski and Saint-Denis' practices became influential in the development of other types of acting technique, including Method acting, the Meisner technique, and the teachings of Robert Lewis and Stella Adler. Some educators today may relate classical acting to learning Shakespeare and physical acting without the broader Stanislavski technique and attribute personalizing and emotions to Method acting approaches. And there is a sense that today's often-taught classical acting can be intellectual and "theatrical" and, as a result, becomes outdated if not combined with more psychological approaches in order to be a well-rounded, competitive actor. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「classical acting」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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