Leopold Sulerzhitsky
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Leopold Antonovich Sulerzhitsky (
pedagogue of Polish descent. He is associated with the Moscow Art Theatre and the household of Leo Tolstoy. Among his many students were Yevgeny Vakhtangov and Michael Chekhov
.
A native of
Stroganov Art School in Moscow but dropped out four years later, due to his "anti-government escapades." Sulerzhitsky, always a colourful personality, turned his attention to theatre
and soon became a fixture of Moscow artistic life.
Doukhobor life before, during, and just after the Doukhobor's migration to Canada at the beginning of the twentieth century. The published diary is called To America with the Doukhobors.[1]
Sulerzhitsky contributed greatly to the construction of one of the most successful actor training techniques in the world. He worked with
Mel Gordon attributes its founding to Stanislavski's nine-year relationship with Suler. He was well versed in Eastern-influenced religious practices, informing Stanislavski about yoga, meditation and the nature of Prana
.
References
- ISBN 9780889770256– via Google Books.
External links
Media related to Leopold Sulerzhitsky at Wikimedia Commons
- Sulerzhitsky's works online: Scenes from To America with the Doukhobors, by Jonathan Kalmakoff.