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Is Affective Memory Dangerous?

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Affective memory attracts everything from praise to criticism - mainly criticism, especially as Stanislavski famously turned his back on this acting exercise he had once used with his acting students in allowing them to access genuine emotion for scenes. 

This is a deep dive into affective memory - an exercisr labelled as controversial. 

In this episode we uncover

  • What affective memory is
  • The pros and cons of working with it
  • A surprising and often overlooked fact 
  • The missing key that most acting coaches are missing with this Method Acting exercise

At the end of Unstoppable Actors, you can decide whether you'd like to try this exercise for yourself (under guidance), ready to dive in?

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