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

by Stephen Wangh

Book Overview

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, ...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375706720
• ISBN13: 9780375706721
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Vintage
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.2" x 8.0"