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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>On-line booking is now open:</b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>The S Word: Stanislavsky & Actor
Wellbeing: Healthy practices for artistic rewards</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday 9th of September, 2025 (<b>online
only</b>) 8:30am GMT / 6:30pm AEDT</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>The S Word</b> in collaboration with
the <b>Actor Wellbeing Facilitators Collective</b> presents
<i>Stanislavsky & Actor Wellbeing: Healthy practices for
artistic rewards</i>. Hosted by <b>Royal Academy of
Dramatic Art</b>. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Co-convened by Alan Powell, Dr. Mark
Seton and Lucy Skilbeck, the symposium will focus on the
work of Stanislavsky in relation to actor wellbeing in
training and production.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Stanislavsky wanted to create sustainable
and engaging theatre practices that satisfied the creative
desires of both actors and audiences. However, Stanislavsky
himself acknowledged occasions when his actors experienced
distress in their performance processes. Subsequently,
misinterpretations, misunderstandings and/or the over
emphasis of particular techniques have led to questionable
approaches that may jeopardize actors' mental health. We are
excited to explore afresh the psycho-physical beliefs and
practices that Stanislavsky, Chekhov, American Theatre
Laboratory, Strasberg, Adler, Meisner and others have
pursued, in the light of trauma-informed perspectives and
contemporary insights about wellbeing.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The symposium serves as the key source
for <i>Stanislavsky & Actor Wellbeing: Healthy
practices for artistic rewards</i>, an upcoming title in a
series of books published by Routledge, Taylor & Francis
under the banner <i>Stanislavsky & …</i> that focuses
on the legacy and teaching of Konstantin Stanislavsky in the
context of major contemporary themes and
creative/performance genres.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">On-line booking is now available at: <a
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<p class="MsoNormal">The symposium will be delivered <u>on-line
only</u>; a link and event schedule will be sent out a few
days prior to the event.<br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Prof. Paul Fryer PhD, FRSA, FHEA.
Visiting Professor, School of Performance and Cultural Industries, University of Leeds.
Co-Director, The Stanislavsky Research Centre (University of Leeds/University of Malta)
Consultant Editor, Stanislavski Studies
Series Editor, Stanislavsky And...(Routledge/Taylor & Francis).</pre>
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