The mounting of A Month in the Country by Ivan Turguêniev, by Konstantin Stanislavsky: the process of creating the spectacle

Author(s)

Simone Pricoli de Mello

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: São Paulo.
• Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH/SBD)
• Defense date: 2012-10-30

Examining board members

Elena Nikolaevna Vassina; Maria de Fátima Bianchi; Antônio Carlos de Araújo Silva

• Advisor: Elena Nikolaevna Vassina

Abstract

In 1909, on the stage of Moscow Art Theatre, the acclaimed Russian director Konstantin Stanislavsky staged Ivan Turgenev s play, A Month in the Country. This performance was a decisive moment in his theatrical trajectory. Besides being a brilliant interpretation of a classic work of the Russian literature written by an author not widely known in this country, it was the starting point of development of the first elements of Stanislavskys \"system\", which would define new possibilities for the art of the actor. This dissertation presents the creation process of the spectacle, reflects on the first seeds of Stanislavskys \"system\" and analyses the directors interpretive approaches to the poetic drama of A Month in the Country. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 10/04906-6 - The production of A Month in the Country by Stanislavski: The creation process
• Grantee: Simone Pricoli de Mello
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master