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
Elise Konstantin-Hansen until 1928. Her works were also exhibited abroad, in Paris (1889), and Berlin (1910–11). Konstantin-Hansen exhibited her work at the Palace of Fine Arts at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. In 1917, she also exhibited at the Danish Art Trade show (Dansk Kunsthandel) and at the 1920 Women's Retrospective Exhibition (Kvindelige kunstneres retrospektive udstilling). More recently, examples of her work were exhibited in 2013 at Kolding Kunstforening. Elise Konstantin-Hansen Elise Konstantin-Hansen (1858–1946) was a Danish painter and ceramist. She developed her own naturalistic style, often painting sea birds, animals, plants and beach scenes. Konstantin-Hansen was born in