{"product_id":"the-path-of-the-actor-paperback","title":"The Path of the Actor - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Chekhov\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAndrei A. Kirillov\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eBella Merlin\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first English translation of Michael Chekhov's two-volume autobiography, combining \u003cem\u003eThe Path of the Actor\u003c\/em\u003e (1927) and extensive extracts from his later volume \u003cem\u003eLife and Encounters\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull of illuminating anecdotes and insightful observations involving prominent characters from the MAT and the European theatre of the early twentieth century, Chekhov takes us through events in his acting career and personal life, from his childhood in St. Petersburg until his emigration to Latvia and Lithuania in the early 1930s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccompanying Chekhov's witty, penetrating, and immensely touching accounts are extensive and authoritative notes compiled by leading Russian Chekhov scholar, Andrei Kirillov. Anglo-Russian trained actor Bella Merlin provides a useful hands-on overview of how the contemporary practitioner might utilise and develop Chekhov's ideas. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChekhov was arguably one of the greatest actors of the twentieth century. His life made a huge impact on his profession, and his actor-training techniques inspired many a Hollywood legend - including such actors as Anthony Hopkins and Jack Nicholson -while his books outlining his teaching methods and philosophy of acting are still bestsellers today\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Path of the Actor\u003c\/em\u003e is an extraordinary document which allows us unprecedented access into the life, times, mind and soul of a truly extraordinary man.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 21, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47178262216953,"sku":"9780415650724","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/TW1FaE5pZnp1TTdTMEh2NFFuemZ3UT09.webp?v=1767722838","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-path-of-the-actor-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}