The Routledge companion to Michael Chekhov / edited by Marie-Christine Autant-Mathieu and Yana Meerzon.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Michael Chekhov- actor, director, pedagogue / Marie-Christine Autant-Mathieu and Yana Meerzon. Part I. Michael Chekhov in Context: theory, practice, pedagogy. Michael Chekhov's work as director / Liisa Byckling. The Theatrical System of Michael Chekhov / Andrei Kirillov. Georgette Boner and Michael Chekhov: Collaboration(s) and Dialogue(s) in Search of a Method / Crista Mittelsteiner. Meditation and Imagination: The contribution of anthroposophy to Michael Chekhov's acting technique / Monica Cristini. Michael Chekhov and the Cult of the Studio / Marie-Christine Autant-Mathieu. The dynamics of psychological gestures / John Lutterbie. Chekhov's Notion of Radiating: From concept to concrete / R. Andrew White. Staging the Spectator in Michael Chekhov's Acting Theory / Yana Meerzon -- Part II. Michael Chekhov on stage: collaborations and encounters. Brief encounters: Michael Chekhov and Shakespeare / Laurence Senelick. Michael Chekhov, Homo Ludens / Maria Ignatieva. Michael Chekhov and Yevgeny Vakhtangov: A Creative Dialogue / Andrei Malaev-Babel. Michael Chekhov's Legacy in Soviet Russia: A Story about Coming Home / Sharon Marie Carnicke. Michael Chekhov in England: Outside the Magic Circle / Franc Chamberlain. Contrasting Modernities: The Rural and the Urban in Michael Chekhov's Psychological Gesture and Meyerhold's Biomechanical Études / Jonathan Pitches. "Prying Behind the Curtain(s) of the Creative Process": Eugenio Barba's Principles and Michael Chekhov's Technique / Ian Watson -- Part III. Michael Chekhov's heritage and interdisciplinary performative practices. Michael Chekhov and the Visual Arts: Influences, Synergies, Collaborations / Julia Listengarten. Russian Delsartism and Michael Chekhov: The Search for the Eternal Type / Rose Whyman. "As the Shadow Follows the Body": Examining Chekhov's Creation of Character through "Eastern" Practices / Jerri Daboo. Cycles of Creation: Michael Chekhov and the Yinyang Wuxing cosmology / Daniel Mroz. Michael Chekhov in German Film / Oksana Bulgakowa. Michael Chekhov, the Hollywood Actor / Jacqueline Nacache -- Part IV. Michael Chekhov's theatre system and acting pedagogy today. Chekhov's Lithuanian lessons / Gytis Padegimas. Developing the Imagination: Michael Chekhov in Actor Training / Lionel Walsh. Michael Chekhov's Five Guiding Principles and Theatre Practice Today: The Case of "Tender Napalm" by Philip Ridley / Cynthia Ashperger. The Legacy of Michael Chekhov: Then and Now / Joanna Merlin.