Talk:Classical acting

1 September 2016
Wow, where to begin? Constantin Stanislavski's name should be removed from any discussion of 'classical acting' since Stanislavski's teachings are considered the exact ANTITHESIS of classical acting styles.

Classical acting, which is very external in nature, dates back to the early Greeks ans, later, Shakespeare. In the 20th Century, Constantin Stanislavski and other deemed these classical systems to be responsible for stiff, emotionless, and artificial performances. Thus, the Constantin Stanislavski system was born, which ultimately birthed Method Acting, The Meisner Technique, and others.

To confuse Constantin Stanislavski with classical acting is laughable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 104.32.248.67 (talk) 00:05, 1 September 2016 (UTC)

Stanislavski is NOT classical acting.
How, exactly, is Stanislavski's system classical? I have never heard him referred to in this way: he is always "the System," or "one method among many," but never classical. Classical acting, as I've always heard it, is the externally focused, declamatory style used in productions of Shakespeare.

I agree with the IP editor commenting before me: Stanislavski is the antithesis of the classical style, and is better regarded as the father of method acting. Marisauna (talk) 15:22, 17 February 2023 (UTC)