Jacques Lecoq - Wikipedia
Jacques Lecoq (12 December 1921 – 19 January 1999) was a French stage actor and acting movement coach. He was best known for his teaching methods in physical theatre, movement, and mime which he taught at the school he founded in Paris known as École internationale de théâtre Jacques Lecoq.
Jacques Lecoq, Director, 77; A Master Mime - The New York Times
Jan 28, 1999 · Jacques Lecoq, a mime, theater director and influential teacher, died on Jan. 19 at a hospital in Paris. He was 77 and lived in Paris. The cause was a cerebral hemorrhage, according to his...
Jacques Lecoq: Exercises, Movements, and Masks
Jacques Lecoq was a French actor, mime artist, and theatre director. He was known for his innovative approach to physical theatre, which he developed through a series of exercises and techniques that focused on the use of the body in movement and expression.
Everything Moves - Jacques Lecoq, 1921-1999, A Tribute
In many press reviews and articles concerning Jacques Lecoq he has been described as a clown teacher, a mime teacher, a teacher of improvisation and many other limited representations. All these elements were incorporated into his teaching but they sprung from a …
Lecoq’s Mime and the Process of Identifications: Enacting
Dec 31, 2018 · Murphy focuses on Lecoq’s understanding of mime and one of his main exercises, identifications. She explains the central pedagogical tenets of Lecoq’s mime and outlines how they engage notions of selfhood and otherness. This chapter describes how...
A Guide to Jacques Lecoq for Actors: From Movement to Magic
Oct 7, 2024 · Jacques Lecoq was a French actor, mime, and theatre instructor who developed a methodology that has become renowned around the world. His approach drew inspiration from various art forms like commedia dell’arte and improvisation exercises.
The Mime of Jacques Lecoq | The Drama Review | Cambridge Core
Dec 7, 2021 · Jacques Lecoq's significance exists in several areas. One is that of Actor Training, for through him run the ripples emanating from Jazques Copeau in the 20's.
Ecole Internationale de Theatre Jacques Lecoq - Pantomime Mime
Discover Ecole Jacques Lecoq, the leading international theatre school in Paris, dedicated to innovative physical theatre and creative expression. Immerse yourself in a dynamic environment where improvisation and physical play form the core of artistic creation.
Theatre of Movement and Gesture - Jacques Lecoq - Google …
He traces the history of pantomime, sets out his definition of the components of the art of mime, and discusses the explosion of physical theatre in the second half of the twentieth century.
The embodied performance pedagogy of Jacques Lecoq
Jul 4, 2016 · Lecoq’s concept of mime, shaped by his phenomenological experience imbued with Jousse’s analysis, forecasts this understanding: Children gain their understanding of the world around them by miming it: they mimic what they see and what they hear.