Description
Courageous and compelling, an invaluable resource for actors, directors, and teachers that can open a pathway to inner creativity.
The actor will do, in public, what is considered impossible. When the renowned Polish director Jerzy Grotowski began his 1967 American workshop with these words, his students were stunned. But within four weeks they themselves had experienced the impossible. In An Acrobat of the Heart, teacher-director-playwright Stephen Wangh draws on Grotowski's insights and on the work of Stanislavski, Uta Hagen, and others to bridge the gap between rigorous physical training and practical scene and character technique. Wangh's students give candid descriptions of their struggles and breakthroughs, demonstrating how to transform these remarkable lessons into a personal journey of artistic growth.
Author: Stephen Wangh
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 09/19/2000
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.03h x 5.22w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9780375706721
ISBN10: 0375706720
BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts | Acting & Auditioning
- Performing Arts | Theater | Direction & Production
The actor will do, in public, what is considered impossible. When the renowned Polish director Jerzy Grotowski began his 1967 American workshop with these words, his students were stunned. But within four weeks they themselves had experienced the impossible. In An Acrobat of the Heart, teacher-director-playwright Stephen Wangh draws on Grotowski's insights and on the work of Stanislavski, Uta Hagen, and others to bridge the gap between rigorous physical training and practical scene and character technique. Wangh's students give candid descriptions of their struggles and breakthroughs, demonstrating how to transform these remarkable lessons into a personal journey of artistic growth.
Author: Stephen Wangh
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 09/19/2000
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.03h x 5.22w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9780375706721
ISBN10: 0375706720
BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts | Acting & Auditioning
- Performing Arts | Theater | Direction & Production
About the Author
Stephen Wangh has been a playwright, director, and teacher of acting. He is the author of An Acrobat of the Heart, a physical approach to acting inspired by the work of Jerzy Grotowski and The Heart of Teaching: Empowering Students in the Performing Arts, as well as fifteen plays.