One of the greatest acting teachers of all time, Constantin Stanislavski’s work signaled a shift in 20th-century acting and inspired a whole new generation of techniques and teachers. In addition to changing the face of acting worldwide, Stanislavsky's Moscow Art Theater was at the forefront of the naturalistic theater movement in the Soviet Union and in Europe. His approach incorporates spiritual realism, emotional memory, dramatic and self-analysis, and disciplined practice. Lord Laurence Olivier and Sir John Gielgud were both famous original practitioners of Stanislavsky's system.
