It is the theater that creates stage time and space. That is, another life, a “second reality.” And for actress Alla Demidova, her roles on stage and in films are more real than just life “at leisure”, where she prepares for these roles. “True art is never a dispassionate mirror. The strength and richness of the “second reality” lies in its volume, multidimensionality, synthesis of all those features that seem to be scattered throughout life without any deep internal connection. Art reveals these connections, finds them and creates its own reality. The magic of art is immersion in something that is completely different from everyday life,” writes Alla Demidova. Her book is a conversation with the reader about theater, cinema, the skill of an actor, the role of the viewer and critic, the attraction of art and his profession, which has become his destiny. The publishing design is preserved in PDF A4 format.