#mel gordon

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Portrait of the Dancer Anita Berber (1925) by Otto Dix. I love this painting, because it’s not only a great work by one of my favorite painters, but I’m also fascinated with the subject, Anita Berber.

Mel Gordon (one of my fave writers) wrote an excellent book about Berber.

I tossed in a couple of images inspired by this painting, as well as the cover to Gordon’s book in order to complete the mix.

[feralhouse]

Read an excerpt here...

The highly anticipated sequel to Voluptuous Panic is Horizontal Collaboration. Mel Gordon has put together a spectacular volume of hidden Paris history.  

For a very short time, Horizontal Collaboration is available directly from us at a tremendous discount. (It won’t be available in bookstores or on Amazon until October 6th.)

[whitesunlars]

TV MEME : [2/5] female characters - Melinda Gordon

[eroto-thanatos]

My VD plans.

[carrefouretrange]

A must have...

(book design by Sean Tejaratchi : http://liartownusa.tumblr.com/)

[iscl]

Chekhov made actor-training fun. The internal censors that prevent many actors from attempting untried ideas and roles - 'not to appear stupid or ridiculous' - cease to function normally when the work is framed in a non-adult, or risk-free manner. Chekhov also created blocks of exercises that produced a rush of exhilaration or energy in his students. For Chekhov, the loss of mental energy or enthusiasm was one of the greatest obstacles to the creation of character, 'the sense of aliveness on stage'.

Mel Gordon, Lessons for the Professional Actor

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The Stanislavsky Technique: Russia: A Workbook for Actors

The Stanislavsky Technique: Russia: A Workbook for Actors It is virtually impossible to discuss modern acting or actor training without first mentioning the Russian thoerist and director Konstantin Stanislavsky. Complete in one volume, Mel Gordon explores the actor training systems of Stanislavsky and his two most important disciples, Evgeni Vakhtangov and Michael Chekhov, tracing the major teachings and refinements over the first 50 years of use by actors. Gordon reconstructs the actual exercises taught at the Moscow Art Theatre and various Russian acting studios, and he clears away the myths and confusion about the practical use of Stanislavsky's System. This volume contains: The Stanislavsky System - First Studio Exercises 1912-1916; Vakhtangov as Rebel and Theoretician - Exercises 1919-1921; Michael Chekhov - Exercises 1919-1952; and Stanislavsky's Fourth Period - Theory of Physical Actions, 1934-1938.