INTERPRETATION OF RUSSIAN CLASSICS BY E. B. MIRONOV: ASPECTS OF ACTING
The article analyses E. Mironov's roles as interpretation of Russian classics. Attention is paid to the roles based on Russian classical literature (the novel Idiot by F. M. Dostoevsky and the novel The Golovlyov Family by M. E. Saltykov-Shchedrin) which offer the actor“s new understanding of the characters whose images were well established in literary criticism. The authors emphasize the fact that the characters of Prince Myshkin and Iudushka Golovlyov were originally played by great actors, but E. Mironov gives a new interpretation of these characters thanks to his cooperation with the directors and versatile actor's interpretation. The interpretation becomes a creative process which gives birth to the performance and enables the actor to fill it with his own understanding. Every work of art has its own codes formed first by the writers and then by the audience. The authors of the article pay attention to the means of acting: the role design including movement, facial expression and intonation pattern. The new approach to understanding the material and careful work with literary texts are mentioned. E. Mironov achieves authenticity and versatility in presenting the author's text and the director's message, finds new meanings in the above mentioned literary texts which makes them classical works relevant to modern art.