Cover: An Acrobat of the Heart: A Physical Approach to Acting Inspired by the Work
of Jerzy Grotowski,
written by Stephen Wangh
The Polish Cultural Institute and
the Performance Studies Department,
Tisch School of the Arts, NYU
present
GROTOWSKI'S INFLUENCE ON AMERICAN ACTOR TRAINING
Saturday, March 28, 2009, 4:00 PM
NYU Tisch School of the Arts
Room 108 721 Broadway,
New York,
NY
This roundtable brings together expert teachers who have been influenced by Grotowski to discuss the growth and some of the varieties of Grotowski training in the United States as it has developed over the last thirty years. Panelists include Stephen Wangh from Naropa University in Boulder, CO, author of An Acrobat of the Heart, a physical approach to acting inspired by the work of Jerzy Grotowski (Vintage Books 2000) and Kevin Kuhlke and Wendy Vanden Heuvel from the Experimental Theatre Wing of New York University. Richard Schechner will chair. A part of TRACING GROTOWSKI'S PATH: YEAR OF GROTOWSKI IN NEW YORK, curated by Professor Richard Schechner and presented by the Polish Cultural Institute and the Performance Studies Department, Tisch School of the Arts, NYU. The panel is made possible through the support of the Center for Teaching Excellence at NYU, Tisch School of the Arts Dean's Office, Experimental Theatre Wing and the Drama Department, NYU. Program Introduction Curator's Introduction A Grotowski Chronology Special Thanks
