Stanislavski did not want his students to forget the audience, he just wanted them to have the appropriate awareness while on stage. He wanted the audience to still be aware of them as the audience plays a huge part in theatre.
I think his idea of concentrating on something on stage, to keep the focus off the audience, is a good idea. He thought if his actors observed the object intensively enough, a desire would arise in them, to do something with it.
Although, the actors lost basic faculties on stage, so much so that they had to be re-taught. I don’t think this theory is worth all the trouble it caused with the actors having to be retaught the basics it seems a bit ridiculous.
I do like the circle of concentration, though. It sounds as
I think his idea of concentrating on something on stage, to keep the focus off the audience, is a good idea. He thought if his actors observed the object intensively enough, a desire would arise in them, to do something with it.
Although, the actors lost basic faculties on stage, so much so that they had to be re-taught. I don’t think this theory is worth all the trouble it caused with the actors having to be retaught the basics it seems a bit ridiculous.
I do like the circle of concentration, though. It sounds as