A Brief Discussion on the Value Research of “Creative Imagination” in Michael Chekhov’s Methodology for Building “Body Mind Unity” in Physical Theatre Creation

DOI

10.2991/978-2-38476-452-5_50How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Michael Chekhov; Physical Theatre; creative imagination

Abstract

As one of the modern novel theatrical genres, body play is a new form of theatrical art in modern society, opening up new paths for the development of theatrical art. It emphasizes the “physicality” of drama, by exercising and developing the actors’ bodies, exploring and exploring more possibilities for their physical abilities and the actors’ bodies themselves. Michael Chekhov, as the greatest actor and performance trainer of the 21st century, boldly innovated and developed based on the Stanislavski system. It is proposed that actors should have “creative imagination” and liberate their physical training in performance creation, dedicated to helping actors discover their unique creative potential, in order to achieve an organic unity of “body psychology” on stage, and ultimately shape characters with independent vitality.

Copyright

© 2025 The Author(s)

Open Access

Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

Download article (PDF)

TY  - CONF
AU  - Jiayu Cai
AU  - Wenxi Guo
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/07/31
TI  - A Brief Discussion on the Value Research of “Creative Imagination” in Michael Chekhov’s Methodology for Building “Body Mind Unity” in Physical Theatre Creation
BT  - Proceedings of the 2025 4th International Conference on Science Education and Art Appreciation (SEAA 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 390
EP  - 398
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-452-5_50
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-452-5_50
ID  - Cai2025
ER  -