Author Prodan Dimov’s New Book “The Actor's Emotions: Conscious Activation of Subconscious Creativity” Explores the Intersection of Acting Theory and Modern Psychology
Recent release “The Actor's Emotions: Conscious Activation of Subconscious Creativity” from Newman Springs Publishing author Prodan Dimov reexamines classic acting methodology through the lens of modern discoveries in psychology and physiology, revealing how these new scientific ideas can lead actors to more effectively achieve and maintain the desired emotions for their performances.
Austll, GA, February 02, 2026 --(PR.com)-- Prodan Dimov, a theater director based in Atlanta, Georgia who founded and headed the Metropolis Theater company, has completed his new book “The Actor's Emotions: Conscious Activation of Subconscious Creativity”: a fascinating look at how classical acting methods and modern psychology and physiology can combine to help actors more easily and tap into their emotional reservoir on cue to deliver a compelling performance.
Author Prodan Dimov began his career in the theatre in the 1980s as an actor in Bulgaria, where he was born and grew up. Later, during the tumultuous period of perestroika, he studied theater directing in Russia while working as an actor and an assistant to G. B. Drozdov in the historically important theater Koleso. At that time, his interest in research and theory in theater and the scientific fields connected to acting began to grow deeper and led to acquiring a PhD degree in theater arts. His professional life has always been connected to teaching and coaching in secondary and higher-education institutions. Many of his students became well-known theater, television, and cinema actors.
“In the context of the modern trends in the development of world theater pedagogy, using interdisciplinary research methods, this book is dedicated to the nature of emotional memory in the light of scientific discoveries made in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries in physiology and psychology and its application in the modern acting training described in the System of the early Stanislavsky and the Strasberg Method,” writes Dimov. “The main body focuses on Strasberg’s Method and reexamines his theater philosophy and practice in the context of these scientific findings. The documents used for the analysis are Strasberg’s ‘A Dream of Passion’ and other authors’ books based on transcriptions of tape-recorded lectures and exercises conducted by him over several decades. The analysis focuses on specific means and techniques that Strasberg used for actors to find, arouse, manage, and express emotions during their training, rehearsal, and performance. Strasberg’s success in applying emotional memory is primarily due to his educated pedagogical intuition. In his Method, he simultaneously used five different approaches to move from the actor’s conscious preparation to subconscious creativity. Each one of these techniques alone could lead to Strasberg’s desired result: arousal and expression of the necessary emotion. He managed to combine them, achieving success in unaffectedly capturing feelings and emotions. This combination of techniques could be applied today to allow trained actors to evoke the necessary emotion using their emotional memory and cause it to express itself organically.”
Published by Newman Springs Publishing, Prodan Dimov’s enlightening series will bring clarity to some controversial reactions to Strasberg’s Method, while offering suggestions for a systematic approach, not only in the educational programs of acting and directing but also in the work of professional actors and directors. Drawing on the author’s extensive theatrical career, “The Actor’s Emotions: Conscious Activation of Subconscious Creativity” will contribute to the development of modern theater theory with the analysis of emotions, emotional memory, and the memory of sensations as bases of all creative processes.
Readers who wish to experience this educational work can purchase “The Actor's Emotions: Conscious Activation of Subconscious Creativity” at bookstores everywhere, or online at the Apple iBooks Store, Amazon, or Barnes and Noble.
For additional information or media inquiries, contact Newman Springs Publishing at 732-243-8512.
About Newman Springs Publishing:
Newman Springs Publishing is a full-service publishing house for serious authors. Each title produced by Newman Springs Publishing undergoes every step of the professional publishing process, including editing, layout, cover design, circulation, distribution, and publicity. All titles are made available in both eBook and print formats. Newman Springs Publishing distributes to tens of thousands of retail outlets throughout North America and internationally. All manuscripts in any genre are welcome to be submitted for review; If the manuscript meets the necessary criteria and is accepted for publication, Newman Springs Publishing will work closely with the author to bring the book to the retail market for a relatively inexpensive initial investment.
Author Prodan Dimov began his career in the theatre in the 1980s as an actor in Bulgaria, where he was born and grew up. Later, during the tumultuous period of perestroika, he studied theater directing in Russia while working as an actor and an assistant to G. B. Drozdov in the historically important theater Koleso. At that time, his interest in research and theory in theater and the scientific fields connected to acting began to grow deeper and led to acquiring a PhD degree in theater arts. His professional life has always been connected to teaching and coaching in secondary and higher-education institutions. Many of his students became well-known theater, television, and cinema actors.
“In the context of the modern trends in the development of world theater pedagogy, using interdisciplinary research methods, this book is dedicated to the nature of emotional memory in the light of scientific discoveries made in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries in physiology and psychology and its application in the modern acting training described in the System of the early Stanislavsky and the Strasberg Method,” writes Dimov. “The main body focuses on Strasberg’s Method and reexamines his theater philosophy and practice in the context of these scientific findings. The documents used for the analysis are Strasberg’s ‘A Dream of Passion’ and other authors’ books based on transcriptions of tape-recorded lectures and exercises conducted by him over several decades. The analysis focuses on specific means and techniques that Strasberg used for actors to find, arouse, manage, and express emotions during their training, rehearsal, and performance. Strasberg’s success in applying emotional memory is primarily due to his educated pedagogical intuition. In his Method, he simultaneously used five different approaches to move from the actor’s conscious preparation to subconscious creativity. Each one of these techniques alone could lead to Strasberg’s desired result: arousal and expression of the necessary emotion. He managed to combine them, achieving success in unaffectedly capturing feelings and emotions. This combination of techniques could be applied today to allow trained actors to evoke the necessary emotion using their emotional memory and cause it to express itself organically.”
Published by Newman Springs Publishing, Prodan Dimov’s enlightening series will bring clarity to some controversial reactions to Strasberg’s Method, while offering suggestions for a systematic approach, not only in the educational programs of acting and directing but also in the work of professional actors and directors. Drawing on the author’s extensive theatrical career, “The Actor’s Emotions: Conscious Activation of Subconscious Creativity” will contribute to the development of modern theater theory with the analysis of emotions, emotional memory, and the memory of sensations as bases of all creative processes.
Readers who wish to experience this educational work can purchase “The Actor's Emotions: Conscious Activation of Subconscious Creativity” at bookstores everywhere, or online at the Apple iBooks Store, Amazon, or Barnes and Noble.
For additional information or media inquiries, contact Newman Springs Publishing at 732-243-8512.
About Newman Springs Publishing:
Newman Springs Publishing is a full-service publishing house for serious authors. Each title produced by Newman Springs Publishing undergoes every step of the professional publishing process, including editing, layout, cover design, circulation, distribution, and publicity. All titles are made available in both eBook and print formats. Newman Springs Publishing distributes to tens of thousands of retail outlets throughout North America and internationally. All manuscripts in any genre are welcome to be submitted for review; If the manuscript meets the necessary criteria and is accepted for publication, Newman Springs Publishing will work closely with the author to bring the book to the retail market for a relatively inexpensive initial investment.
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