La formazione dell’attore negli Stati Uniti prima dell’avanguardia

Dalla definizione del Metodo alle proposte dei suoi detrattori

Abstract

The article traces the evolution of actor training in the United States in the first Twentieth Century, presenting the main proposals that arose with Lee Strasberg's Method and that opposed it. An analysis of the principles on which the teachings were structured reveals a strong influence of the systems proposed by leading European masters, such as Delsarte and, especially in Strasberg's case, the derivation from the early Stanislavsky System, the one based on reviviscence and psychological introspection. The essay highlights how the conception of training changed, however, with the first reactions to commercial theater and the staging of the new American dramaturgy and that coming from Europe. The need for greater preparation on the use of voice and body led to the redefinition of actor training, paving the way for the avant-garde, which continued the experimentation.