If you're an actor or director looking to delve deeper into the craft, 'An Acrobat of the Heart' could be your companion on that journey. Stephen Wangh masterfully marries the physical methodology of Grotowski with other legendary approaches, offering not only a guide but a transformative experience. The personal student accounts within these pages add a raw, relatable quality that can embolden your creative spirit, making the impossible possible.

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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.

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