An Acrobat of the Heart: A Physical Approach to Acting Inspired by the Work of Jerzy Grotowski

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“The actor will do, in public, what is regarded as inconceivable.” When the renowned Polish director Jerzy Grotowski started his 1967 American workshop with these words, his students were stunned. But inside four weeks they themselves had experienced the “inconceivable.”

In An Acrobat of the Heart, teacher-director-playwright Stephen Wangh reveals how Jerzy Grotowski’s physical exercises can open a pathway to the actor’s inner creativity. Drawing on Grotowski’s insights and at the work of Stanislavski, Uta Hagen, and others, Wangh bridges the distance between rigorous physical training and practical scene and character technique. Wangh’s students give candid descriptions in their struggles and breakthroughs, demonstrating learn how to turn out to be these remarkable lessons into a personal journey of artistic growth. Courageous and compelling, An Acrobat of the Heart is a useful resource for actors, directors, and teachers alike.

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