On Imagination in Acting
On Imagination in Acting

Summary/Abstract: Due to its very human nature man lives mainly through the imagination. This article focuses on the paramount role of imagination in acting, where it bears even greater weight considering it represents the psychological capacity that lays at the basis of creation. To create a character the actor has to be a creator. Hence, the article argues the importance of creative imagination, in relation to the procedures and principles that liberate the actor and generate the expression of his imagination. It also tackles the need to imagine in acting. Finally, the article stresses that as long as the actor is a creator, imagination remains the starting point of any artistic discovery. Practicing and enhancing one’s imagination is conducive to great artistic creation, significant aesthetic effects on stage and a remarkable identity of the acting profession.

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