ABSTRACT
Stanislavsky considered Nikolai Demidov to be 'his only student, who understands the System'. Demidov's incredibly forward-thinking processes not only continued his teacher's pioneering work, but also solved the problems of an actor's creativity that Stanislavsky never conquered. Despite being one of the original teachers of the Stanislavski system, Demidov's name was little known either in his native Russia or the wider world until the turn of the 21st Century. Pedagogy is an art. Like any art, it is immensely difficult for people who are devoid of pedagogical sense and unbelievably easy for people who possess this appropriate talent. The chapter deals with the actor and work. Work falls into two categories: the permanent and the temporary. The permanent is the work on self; the exercises; cultivation; development, and keeping yourself in shape'. Physical training, voice, and general development and education all belong to this category.
