Lecture 27 — Gnosis and the Arts
Podcast: 1 Hour, 33 Minutes, MP3
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When Anthony Hopkins played
Hannibal Lector in the movie
Silence of the Lambs he found
himself delving into the dark side
of life. How do actors do it? How
do they come in contact with the
boogie man? Is there some
"secret" to the art of acting?
In this podcast, Mr. E. Jim G.
Ross reveals many of the
secrets of Hollywood. Fledgling
actors and actresses usually
come from the school of Method
Acting. However the best actors
come from another school of
acting called The Stanislavski
Method. This school is not very
well known in America, but is
popular in Europe. What is the
difference between Method
Acting and The Stanislavski Method?
According to Mr. Ross, in The Stanislavski
Method actors are much deeper. He says,
"Both are good, but the The Stanislavski
Method is better." This is because the The
Stanislavski Method is based on the Greek
Theatre, which was where Shakespeare
and others learned about a "secret door."
This is the door that leads to sincerity and
authenticity. Mr. Ross says that in the
Greek Theatre actors, at that time, told the
truth to the audience. They "confessed their
sins." The true purpose of the Greek
Theater was to teach a lesson to the
audience.
Movies today do not teach any lessons.
Most of them do not portray a bad guy and
a hero; but only bad guys. There are no
heroes any more. There are only bad guys
and “really bad,” bad guys. The purpose of
theater and also movie making should be to
uplift the audience. There is no uplifting any
more.
Acting schools like Method Acting and The
Stanislavski Method only go so far. Gnosis
goes much further. To find out more, I invite
you to listen to the podcast.
Richard Roocroft
November 2012
Further special lectures in this series can be
found here
How do certain actors get to be
so good? How do they capture
the realism of their part?
Constantin Stanislavski was a
key player in the development
of “Method Acting.”