POPULARITY OF STANISLAVSKY IN CHINA

Abstract

Konstantin Sergeevich Stanislavsky is the most influential theater director of the Soviet era in the first half of the 20th century. The system he created, which is based on the “art of experiencing”, had a profound impact on the performing arts of the 20th century. Since it was introduced into China in the 1940s, it has played a very important role in the development of contemporary Chinese drama performance art in the 1950–1960 years. In the 1960–1970, Stanislavsky was criticized in China. Since the late 1970s, although Stanislavsky has been vindicated in China, his importance has correspondingly weakened with the popularity of Brecht. It can be said that the encounter of Stanislavsky in China is a typical example, reflecting acceptance and interpretation of Russian Soviet literature and art in China. To some extent, this tendency obscures the real value of Russian Soviet literature and art. It is a problem worthy of reflection.