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Acting: Lee Strasberg and the Actors Studio: Directed by Herbert Kline. With Lee Strasberg, Ellen Burstyn, Dick Cavett, Jane Fonda. A documentary film about the world-famous American actors' school and showcase, the Actors Studio in New York, concentrating upon the life and work of Lee Strasberg.
Based on acting techniques first taught by Constantin Stanislavsky at the Moscow Art Theatre, Method acting or the “Method” was further refined at the Actor's Studio, including by Lee Strasberg, who had closely studied Stanislavski's theories at the Group Theater and who became director of the studio from 1952 until his death on February 17 ...
At its core, Method Acting is therefore a systematic approach to training the living material that is the actor’s “instrument,” as well as a means for preparing a role. The use of Lee Strasberg’s exercises both develop the content of the actor’s talent and provide a roadmap to the individual’s creation of a character.
Su vocación pedagógica lo convirtió en uno de los principales impulsores de lo que se conoce como « El Método » inspirado en el Sistema Stanislavski. Sólo interpretó roles destacados en unas pocas películas.
As the only acting school in the world that teaches Lee Strasberg’s work in its consummate form, The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute® is the home for all actors seeking to delve into Method Acting and its tradition of training some of the world’s most brilliant and truthful actors.
In 1948, Lee Strasberg was asked by Elia Kazan to join the Studio as one of its teachers and in 1951 he became its Artistic Director, a position he maintained until his death in 1982.
The Actors Studio helps professional actors, directors, and playwrights hone their craft and explore the depth and breadth of their talent. Based on exercises and techniques developed here by Lee Strasberg and others, The Actors Studio is ‘the home of method acting.’
