The actor and his character

Abstract

"The analysis presented in this paper has as a starting point the empathy of the performer with the character, which is based on the combination of imagination and emotional experience. The hypothesis starts from the fact that we must have an above average level of imagination and empathic level, in order to be able to improve through learning the elaboration capacity of the student actor. In this context, the objectives of the study are applied and aim to improve the learning process. The research method started from the analysis and study of a Chekhov workshop, in which students performed scenes from the best-known plays by this author. The choice of this workshop was due to the fact that Chekhov is a master of psychological introspection, his characters being very well defined. The evaluation aimed at the level of the stage transposition capacity of the students in the characters. The results took into account, on the one hand, the level of recognition of the situations and, on the other hand, the empathy and the ability of the students to render towards the imagined character. At the same time, the aim was to determine the gap that appeared between the students' mental project and their stage realization."