G. A. Tovstonogov`s view on co-creation between director and actor

Abstract

The article is devoted to the problem of creative collaboration between a director and an actor on the example of theatre and pedagogical practice by G. A. Tovstonogov, following major principles of the methodology by Tovstonogov being considered: active play and role analysis, novel of life, improvisation in rehearsal process. The research resulted in revealing G. A. Tovstonogov’s requirements for a director and actors and the main periods of performance creation.

Keywords:

the art of theatre, theatrical methodology, the art of the director, the art of the actor, creative method by Tovstonogov, co-creation of a director and an actor, rehearsal process, improvisation