[Candrama] Booking now open: The S Word: Stanislavsky & Actor Wellbeing: Healthy practices for artistic rewards (online)

[Paul Fryer]

*On-line booking is now open:*

*The S Word: Stanislavsky & Actor Wellbeing: Healthy practices for 
artistic rewards*

Tuesday 9th of September, 2025 (*online only*)  8:30am GMT / 6:30pm AEDT

*The S Word* in collaboration with the *Actor Wellbeing Facilitators 
Collective* presents Stanislavsky & Actor Wellbeing: Healthy practices 
for artistic rewards. Hosted by *Royal Academy of Dramatic Art*.

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.

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.

The symposium serves as the key source for /Stanislavsky & Actor 
Wellbeing: Healthy practices for artistic rewards/, an upcoming title in 
a series of books published by Routledge, Taylor & Francis under the 
banner /Stanislavsky & …/ that focuses on the legacy and teaching of 
Konstantin Stanislavsky in the context of major contemporary themes and 
creative/performance genres.

On-line booking is now available at: 
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/the-s-word/t-yaoydqd

The symposium will be delivered _on-line only_; a link and event 
schedule will be sent out a few days prior to the event.

-- 
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).
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