We are very pleased to announce that The University of Malta has become a partner institution in our international research project, The S Word. We can also announce that our 2019 event, The S Word: Stanislavski in Context, will take place in Malta in Spring 2019, co-convened by Dr Stefan Aquilina, a member of the Stanislavski […]
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The S Word: A Practical Acting Laboratory - University of California Riverside, April 2018
The third part of our major international research project, The S Word, will be hosted by partner institution The University of California Riverside. A Unique and Exciting Opportunity to Develop Your Practice-Based Acting Research… “The S Word: A Practical Acting Laboratory” April 6-8, 2018 University of California, Riverside, in collaboration with the Stanislavski […]
Teatro Escola Macunaíma, becomes new partner in The S Word
We are very pleased to welcome our new partner in The S Word international research project: Teatro Escola Macunaíma, based in São Paulo, Brazil. Colleagues from the school attended the 2017 symposium in Prague, and gave a fascinating panel presentation of their work. The school will promote The S Word events in South America, and […]
The Performance of Directing and The Directing Summer School
We are very pleased to announce two new initiatives in the ongoing Rose Bruford College and The Stanislavski Centre exploration of Directing and Director Training. Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance, Lamorbey Park, Sidcup [25 mins. From London Charing Cross] The Performance of Directing and Directing Summer School Participant feedback from recent Contemporary Directions […]
The S Word: Merging Methodologies (Prague, 24th to 26th March 2017)
The Stanislavski Centre in partnership with The University of California Riverside and DAMU Theatre Academy Present The S Word: Merging Methodologies An international symposium @ DAMU Theatre Academy, Prague, Czech Republic 24th, 25th and 26th March 2017 The second of our international symposiums exploring the legacy and influences of Konstantin Stanislavski on the contemporary theatre. […]

The S Word: Translating the Art/The Art of Translation
Booking is now available for the next S Word event: The Stanislavski Centre and The University of California Riverside in collaboration with The University of Westminster present The S Word: Translating the Art/The Art of Translation Wednesday 13th July, 10.00 to 16.00 @ Pushkin House, 5A Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A 2TA Guest speakers: Geraldine […]

The S Word, event schedule (18th to 20th March, 2016)
Friday 18th March 17.00 onwards – Registration in Reception The Rose Theatre 18.30 – Introduction 18.45 – Keynote Lecture: Stanislavsky in the World: the System and its transformations across continents – Prof Jonathon Pitches and Dr Stefan Aquilina 19.30 – short break 19.45 – Stanislavski Centre/Routledge Annual Lecture: “Быть гибким”/“Be Flexible”: Stanislavski’s and Knebel’s Legacy […]
Contemporary Directions Research Project
Contemporary Directions is a unique new research project that will explore the changing role of the director in 21st century theatre. A collaboration between The Stanislavski Centre and Globe Education at Shakespeare’s Globe, this is an open-ended project and will include lectures, seminars and master-classes, all of which will be open to the public and […]

Advisory Board
- Marie-Christine Autant-Mathieu
- Andrei Malaev Babel
- Sharon Carnicke
- Kathy Dacre
- Jan Hancil
- Richard Hornby
- Bella Merlin
- Jonathan Pitches
- Laurence Senelick
- Maria Shevtsova
- Sergei Tcherkasski
- Jean Benedetti (Founding Patron)