The Other Chekhov: A Biography of Michael Chekhov, the Legendary Actor, Director & Theorist

by Michael Chekhov and Charles Marowitz

Book Overview

The first 30 years of the 20th-century produced a theatrical explosion whose reverberations are still felt today. Stanislavsky, Meyerhold, Vakhtanghov, Michael Chekhov in Russia; Reinhardt, Piscator & Brecht in Germany; and Copeau, Barrault & Artaud in France collectively demolished the 19th-century aesthetic and, in their wake, created the modernity which is the hallmark of today's theatre.

Most of these men have already been turned into modern...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 155783640X
• ISBN13: 9781557836403
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Applause Books
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.5"