TOO Episode 182: The Book Club 05 | An Acrobat of the Heart by Stephen Wangh

In this episode, Adam and Budi discuss their fifth choice for The Theatre of Others Book Club, An Acrobat of the Heart by Stephen Wangh.<br/><br/>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 (Vintage, Random House, 2000) and of The Heart of Teaching: Empowering Students in the Performing Arts (Routledge, 2012).He is the author of 15 plays and was one of the writers of The People’s Temple (Glickman Award: Best Play in the Bay Area, 2005). He was Associate Writer for The Laramie Project (Emmy nomination 2002), and dramaturg of Moisés Kaufman’s Gross Indecency, the Three Trials of Oscar Wilde (1997).Stephen now teaches the Acrobatics of the Heart immersive summer training for performers. He leads seminars and workshops on the Inner Dynamics of Teaching for teachers of the performing arts.Watch excerpts from a talk at New York University's Experimental Theatre Wing.<br/><br/>Mentioned in this episode:<br/><br/>Stephen Gaultney's Playwriting and Adaptation Workshop<br/>The Clowning Workshop<br/>Bold Moment<br/>COP28<br/>University of Exeter<br/>Sustainable-Theatre.org<br/>Freedom and Focus Workshop with Fitzmaurice Voice Institute<br/>Eugene Ma<br/>Liz Lerman's Critical Response ProcessSupport the showIf you enjoyed this week´s podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. <br/><br/>To submit a question: <br/>Voice- http://www.speakpipe.com/theatreofothers <br/>Email- podcast@theatreofothers.com <br/><br/>Support the Theatre of Others - Check out our Merch!<br/><br/>Show Credits <br/>Co-Hosts: Adam Marple & Budi Miller<br/>Producer: Jack Burmeister<br/>Music: https://www.purple-planet.com<br/>Additional compositions by @jack_burmeister<br/><br/><br/>