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THE MOSCOW ART THEATRE
By Krystle Mathis and Aaliyah Scoll-Bennett
WHO?
 Constaintine Sergeyevich Alkseyev and Vladimir NemirovickDanchenko 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?
WORKS CITED

Benedetti, Jean. (1988). Stanislavsky [sic]: A Biography. New York: Routledge.

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 European
Performance 20 (3):17–23.
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Worrall, Nick. (1996). The Moscow Art Theatre. New York: Routledge.