Series Editor: Prof. Paul Fryer
Publication Date: 1 September 2023
The S Word and the Stanislavsky Research Centre are happy to announce Stanislavsky and Race, the second publication of the Stanislavsky And … book series (Routledge). The title is co-edited by Siiri Scott and Jay Paul Skelton, and features contributions from Marissa Chibás, Conrad Cohen, Gemma Crooks, Dominic Hingorani, Erica Jeffrey, Diego Moschkovich and Monica White Ndounou, amongst others.
Stanislavsky and Race is the first book to explore the role that Konstantin Stanislavsky’s “system” and its legacies can play in building, troubling, and illuminating today’s anti-racist theatre practices.
This collection of essays from leading figures in the field of actor training stands not only as a resource for a new area of academic enquiry, but also for students, actors, directors, teachers, and academics who are engaged in making inclusive contemporary theatre. In seeking to dismantle the dogma that surrounds much actor training and replace it with a culturally competent approach that will benefit our entire community, the “system” is approached from a range of perspectives featuring the research, reflections, and provocations of 20 different international artists interrogating Stanislavsky’s approach through the lens of race, place, and identity.
In line with the rationale of the Stanislavsky And … book series, the volume aims to speak to a wide range of individuals engaged in anti-racist practice in our individual acting studios, rehearsal rooms, film sets, and performance spaces.
For more information please visit: https://www.routledge.com/Stanislavsky-and-Race-Questioning-the-System-in-the-21st-Century/Scott-Skelton/p/book/9781032362335