Stanislavski's Magic If

THE MAGIC IF...Stanislavski did not think that an actor could honestly believe in the truth and reality of events on the stage, but he said that an actor can believe in the possibility of events.An actor must only try to answer the question,"What would i do if i were in King Lear's position?" This "magic if" as stanislavski called it,transforms the character's aim into the actor's.It is a strong stimulus to inner and physical actions.If carries the actor into the imaginary circumstantces.If is a supposition,and it does not imply or assert anything that exists.Through it an actor can create problems for himself,and his effort to solve them will lead him naturally to inner and external actions.If is a powerful stimulus to imagination,thought,and logical action.And,we have seen,a correctly executed logical action will stir the actor's inner mechanism of emotions.(A QUOTE TAKEN FROM THE BOOK " THE STANISLAVKISI SYSTEM". WRITTEN BY SONIA MOORE..)
03 May 2007 20:25

Nicola Brown