Description
Book SynopsisThis volume offers a concise guide to the teaching and philosophy of one of the most significant figures in twentieth century actor training. Jacques Lecoq''s influence on the theatre of the latter half of the twentieth century cannot be overestimated.
Now reissued Jacques Lecoq is the first book to combine:
- an historical introduction to his life and the context in which he worked
- an analysis of his teaching methods and principles of body work, movement, creativity, and contemporary theatre
- detailed studies of the work of Theatre de Complicite and Mummenschanz
- practical exercises demonstrating Lecoq''s distinctive approach to actor training.
Table of ContentsTHE LIFE OF JACQUES LECOQ
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Jacques Lecoq (1921–99)
Jacques Lecoq: actor, director and teacher
Jacques Lecoq and the Western tradition of actor training
Jacques Lecoq: the body and culture
Summary and conclusion
THE TEXTS OF JACQUES LECOQ
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Lecoq’s pedagogy: from practice to principles (and back)
Acting for the theatre of the future
End words
TRACES OF JACQUES LECOQ: THÉ TRE DE COMPLICITÉ’S STREET OF CROCODILES AND THE WORK OF MUMMENSCHANZ
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The case of Théâtre de Complicité
The Street of Crocodiles
The case of Mummenschanz
PRACTICAL EXERCISES
Aims
Background and context
Approach
Preparatory exercises
I push . . . I pull: towards the dynamics of melodrama
I am pushed . . . I am pulled: towards the dynamics of tragedy
I push myself . . . I pull myself: towards the dynamics of commedia dell’arte
Debrief
CONCLUSION
