An Acrobat of the Heart

Praise

“Stephen Wangh is a wonderful acting teacher. He has distilled his life’s study of the actor’s body in the creative act into a practical journey for the reader. Best of all, the book is a useful guide for an actor’s daily work in the studio.” —Anne Bogart, director

“An indispensable book for anyone studying modern theater. Stephen Wangh is a master teacher.”—Moisés Kaufman, playwright

“Steve Wangh places students at the center and emboldens them to do what they did not think possible.” —Mary Schmidt Campbell, Dean, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University
 
“Steve Wangh possesses a unique ability to combine penetrating insight and rigorous demands with a level of compassion and respect that honors the autonomy and integrity of each acting student.” —Kevin Kuhlke, Chair, Tisch Drama, New York University
 
“There are many people now who teach Grotowski’s work, but none do it in such clear, direct, expansive and still provocative and appropriately mysterious ways as Steve Wangh.” —Erica Fae, Yale School of Drama

“When I first read An Acrobat of the Heart, I was floored by how the comprehensive content kinaesthetically engaged my imagination just by reading it.” —Budi Miller, Co-Artistic Director, Theatre of Others, Melbourne