Editorial [Stanislavski Studies, 11(2)]

Abstract

It is always heartening to see how active and dynamic our field of Stanislavsky studies is. Apart from this bi-annual journal – and I will discuss the contents of this issue, November 2023, immediately below – recent publication activity remains unabated. Some exciting new sources include Sharon Marie Carnicke’s Dynamic Acting through Active Analysis (reviewed in this same issue) and Tomasz Kubikowski’s An Actor Survives, while last July has seen the publication of the first volume in the Stanislavsky and . . . series (Series Editor: Paul Fryer; Routledge), titled Stanislavsky and Pedagogy and edited by yours truly. This September and November will also see the publication of the next two volumes, Stanislavsky and Race (edited by Siiri Scott and Jay Paul Skelton) and Stanislavsky and Intimacy (edited by Joelle Ré Arp-Dunham). I am looking forward very much to have these two volumes in hand, as framing themes like race and intimacy contribute markedly to make Stanislavsky more contemporary, up-to-date, and relevant. [excerpt]