Oslo International Acting Festival 2012. Theme: Techniques and Methods

Abstract

The 2012 Oslo International Acting Festival had focus on a confrontation between the System of Constantin Stanislavsky – used in the school as the main pedagogical approach – with other German and American acting traditions. From America, the derivation of Stanislavsky’s ideas with Micheal Chechov, and the two most important personalities of the Group Theater, Sanford Meisner and Lee Strasberg, and from the new groundbreaking ideas from German theater tradition such as Brecht and post-dramatic approaches.

Festival curators: Øystein Stene and Gianluca Iumiento.

Video recordings:

Day 1: -Stanislavsky Acting System. Debate (Sound only) -Stanislavsky Acting System. Conversation between Øystein Stene and Hans Henriksen

Day 2: -Michael Chekhov Technique and acting training. Debate. Moderator: Gianluca Iumiento -Michael Chekhov Technique. Conversation between Øystein Stene and Leonard Petit, Artist Director of the Michael Chekhov Institute in New York.

Day 3: -GOB SQUAD: Post-dramatic theatre. Conversation between Øystein Stene and Alison Sarah Thom and Berit Stumpf from GOB SQUAD Theatre Group.

Day 4: -Lee Strasberg technique "Method acting". Debate. Moderator: Gianluca Iumiento -Lee Strasberg technique. Conversation between Øystein Stene and Ed Setrakian, actor, director and pedagogue.

Day 5: -Brecht tradition. Øystein Stene in conversation with Harald Fuhrmann and Michael Keller.

Day 6: -Meisner techinque and acting training. Debate moderated by Gianluca Iumiento -Meisner Technique. William Esper and Suzanne Esper interviewed by Øystein Stene

Day 7: -Acting as artistic research. Øystein Stene in conversation with Karmenlara Ely -Acting as artistic research. Debate. Moderator: Gianluca Iumiento