Method acting aspects), and Sanford Meisner (the behavioral aspects). The approach was first developed when they worked together at the Group Theatre in New York. All three subsequently claimed to be the rightful heirs of Stanislavski's approach. "The Method" is an elaboration of the "system" of acting developed by the Russian theatre practitioner Konstantin Stanislavski. In the first three decades of the 20th century, Stanislavski organized his training, preparation, and rehearsal techniques into a coherent, systematic methodology. The "system" brought together and built on: (1) the director-centred, unified aesthetic and disciplined, ensemble approach of the Meiningen company; (2) the actor-centred realism of
Konstantin Raikin Konstantin Raikin. In the same year, the play "The Maids" by Jean Genet appeared in the theater of Roman Viktyuk, which became an event in the theatrical life of the capital. The performance was a huge success, among the numerous prizes received by "The Maids" at international festivals was the award for the virtuosity of the acting performance awarded to the actors (BITEF Festival, 1990). In the early 1990s Konstantin Raikin acted in the plays staged by director Leonid Trushkin, the role of George in the play "Ibid, Then ...", Slade at the Anton Chekhov Theater and Cyrano in the