Acting; The First Six Lessons

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Richard Boleslavsky. Acting; The First Six Lessons

Introduction

CONTENTS

THE FIRST LESSON. Concentration

THE SECOND LESSON. Memory of Emotion

THE THIRD LESSON. Dramatic Action

THE FOURTH LESSON. Characterization

THE FIFTH LESSON. Observation

THE SIXTH LESSON. Rhythm

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THE CREATURE: He paid no attention to me.

I: That is more important; not only not to you but to nothing around him. He was acting in his work as the pilot would, the scientist, or the architect—he was concentrating. Remember this word Concentrate. It is important in every art and especially in the art of the theatre. Concentration is the quality which permits us to direct all our spiritual and intellectual forces towards one definite object and to continue as long as it pleases us to do so—sometimes for a time much longer than our physical strength can endure. I knew a fisherman once who, during a storm, did not leave his rudder for forty-eight hours, concentrating to the last minute on his work of steering his schooner. Only when he had brought the schooner back safely into the harbor did he allow his body to faint. This strength, this certainty of power over yourself, is the fundamental quality of every creative artist. You must find it within yourself, and develop it to the last degree.

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