THE MOSCOW ART THEATRE

By Krystle Mathis and Aaliyah Scoll-Bennett

WHO?

Constaintine Sergeyevich Alkseyev and Vladimir

Nemirovick-Danchenko were the founders of the

Moscow Art Theatre.

WHAT?

The Moscow Art Theatre was 20th century

supporter on theatrical art.

It introduced stage realism to Russia.

It reformed rehearsal procedures

WHEN?

The Moscow Art Theatre was opened was opened

in 1898

In the late 1800’s was the height of Moscow Art

Theatre

WHERE?

This all took place in Moscow Russia. (hence the

name Moscow Art Theatre)

HOW?

The theatre all started by two wealthy dramatic art

teachers.

Its main purpose was to establish a new art form

with a different approach.

STANISLAVSKI METHOD OF ACTING

Its goal was to have a perfect understanding of the

motivations, obstacles, of a character in each moment

Most often used for realistic plays

Starts by having an actress or an actor break down

the scenes of the play in beats or bites( short sections

that end with each change of objective)

QUIZ

How many founders of the Moscow Art theatre

were there?• A. 4• B. 2• C.3• D.1 When was the Moscow theatre opened? A. 1988 B.1898 C.1900 It introduced the stage to ______A. realism B. meakeup

QUIZ CONTINUED!

What place did the theatre get its name from?

What profession were the two teachers certified in?

what type of plays were the Stanislavsky method often used for?

What is the term for short sections that end with each change of

objective?

Actors break down the scenes in __________?

A. bits or beats B. dialogue

What was its main purpose?

The methods’ goal is to have perfect understanding of what?

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Carnicke, Sharon Marie. (1998). Stanislavsky in Focus. London: Harwood/Routledge.

Leach, Robert and Borovsky, Victor. (1999). A History of Russian Theatre. Cambridge,

UK: Cambridge University Press.

Rich, Elizabeth. (2000). "Oleg Yefremov, 1927–2000: A Final Tribute." Slavic and East

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Worrall, Nick. (1996). The Moscow Art Theatre. New York: Routledge.