Meyerhold's Conversations

★ The essence of the thoughts and artistic concepts of a generation of drama masters.
This book distills the essence of the thoughts and artistic concepts of the great theatrical master, Johann Meyerhold, during the final five years of his career. From actor cultivation to stage design, Meyerhold, through practice, developed innovative theories such as "hypothetical essence," "cinematic drama," "organic plasticity," and "constructivism," resolutely breaking the "fourth wall." Beyond drama, Meyerhold possessed unique insights into literature, film, music, painting, acrobatics, and other art forms. The book also offers a diverse perspective on his remarkable circle of artistic connections: Russian literary masters Leo Tolstoy, Chekhov, and Mayakovsky; fellow theatrical figures Stanislavsky, Vakhtangov, and Danchenko; and artistic soulmates Charlie Chaplin, Mei Lanfang, and Picasso. Meyerhold even predicted that one of the future directions of theatrical art would be a "marriage between Western European and Chinese theatrical art." Through dialogue, reminiscence, and words of encouragement, Meyerhold sincerely reassures all theater lovers that art transcends time, space, and national boundaries, and that life lies in the pursuit of artistic truth.
◎Editor's recommendation: Renowned drama directors Lin Zhaohua, Li Liuyi, Wang Xiaoying and Meng Jinghui jointly recommend this work, which was carefully compiled by Mr. Tong Daoming, a famous Russian drama translator and drama master who is on par with Stanislavsky and Brecht, to present the most complete version of Meyerhold to readers!
Based on the 1980 edition of "Meyerhold's Conversations", new materials on Meyerhold's speeches or conversations that can be found in China and are scattered in other books and periodicals of the former Soviet Union have been added.
“Whatever we discovered in the performances we always found later that Meyerhold had already invented.”

2019-06-01

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