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From:  "D. M. Moore" <adinca@i...>
Date:  Wed Aug 9, 2000  6:39 pm
Subject:  Re: [vocalist-temporary] learning acting


Thank you for your interesting post, Anne. I was wondering how you would
relate this to Marguerite Egeler's teaching, for it sounds as if it is
totally different. (I am not familiar with the woman you name.)

Hope your summer is going well!

Diane
former mellow student of ME

Anne Cronvich wrote:

> Anne, here. I believe that many students of acting become confused about
> Stanislavsi's Method when they read his book-An Actor Prepares. The
> actors that the character of the teacher is working with are already
> skilled in acting technique. Stanislavski was suggesting ways to get out
> of the way of the technique (skills, if you will) of acting. He was
> teaching how to breathe life into the character--I think at the time he
> came around acting was very broad and artificial, therefore
> "naturalness" was new.
>
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