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 Pyatnitsky Konstantin Pyatnitsky Konstantin Petrovich Pyatnitsky (, 31 March 1864, - 6 January 1938) was a Russian journalist, publisher and memoirist. Pyatnitsky was a co-founder of Znanie and one–time close associate of Maxim Gorky. Konstantin Pyatnitsky was born in the village of Kemtsy, Valdai Region, Novgorod Governorate, to the family of a local priest. After the graduation in 1888 from the Kazan University he moved to Saint Petersburg and joined the Committee for Literacy (1892-1895) and also the staff of "Mir Bozhy" magazine, where he worked from 1893 till 1896. In 1898 Pyatnitsky founded Znanie publishing company and became its executive