The author's introduction: "Especially in today’s world, which is undergoing upheaval on so many levels, people need stories, sensuousness, and enchantment. These are what give them the courage and confidence to confront the often unpredictable challenges of their lives. Stories do not necessarily signify cowardly escapism or childish distraction; rather, they show us alternative ways of thinking. Stories are valuable intellectual sustenance, and we, as actors, possess the ability to make written words sensually tangible, to give people what they urgently need for life. Enchantment must follow disillusionment. It is the course of the world. How we accomplish this is what I aim to demonstrate in this book - both in English and in German."weiterlesen