{"product_id":"the-michael-chekhov-handbook-for-the-actor","title":"The Michael Chekhov Handbook: For the Actor","description":"\u003cp\u003ePetits words go right to the heart of Chekhovs technique ... Anyone looking for a key to understanding more about Michael Chekhovs technique will devour it.  Jessica Cerullo  Michael Chekhov Association  NYC  The Michael Chekhov technique is today seen as one of the most influential and inspiring methods of actor training in existence. In The Michael Chekhov Handbook  Lenard Petit draws on twenty years of teaching experience to unlock and illuminate this often complex technique. Petit uses four sections to guide those studying  working with or encountering Chekhovs approach for the first time:  the aims of the technique  outlining the real aims of the actor the principles  acting with energy  imagination and creative power the tools  the actors use of the body and sensation the application  bringing the technique into practice  The Michael Chekhov Handbooks explanations and exercises will provide readers with the essential tools they need to put the rewarding principles of this technique into use.  Lenard Petit is the Artistic Director of The Michael Chekhov Acting Studio in New York City. He teaches Chekhov Technique in the MFA and BFA Acting programs at Rutgers University. He was a contributor and co-creator of the DVD  Master Classes in The Michael Chekhov Technique  published by Routledge.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44985931661365,"sku":"ByrdShop_0415496721","price":96.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780415496728.jpg?v=1770877881","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-michael-chekhov-handbook-for-the-actor","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}