{"product_id":"jacques-lecoq-9781138570801","title":"Jacques Lecoq","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow reissued \u003cem\u003eJacques Lecoq\u003c\/em\u003e is the first book to combine:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ean historical introduction to his life and the context in which he worked\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ean analysis of his teaching methods and principles of body work, movement, creativity, and contemporary theatre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edetailed studies of the work of Theatre de Complicite and Mummenschanz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003epractical exercises demonstrating Lecoq''s distinctive approach to actor training.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE LIFE OF JACQUES LECOQ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJacques Lecoq (1921–99) \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJacques Lecoq: actor, director and teacher \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJacques Lecoq and the Western tradition of actor training \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJacques Lecoq: the body and culture \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary and conclusion \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE TEXTS OF JACQUES LECOQ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLecoq’s pedagogy: from practice to principles (and back) \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActing for the theatre of the future \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnd words \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eTRACES OF JACQUES LECOQ: THÉ TRE DE COMPLICITÉ’S \u003ci\u003eSTREET OF CROCODILES \u003c\/i\u003eAND THE WORK OF MUMMENSCHANZ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe case of Théâtre de Complicité \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Street of Crocodiles \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe case of Mummenschanz \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003ePRACTICAL EXERCISES \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAims \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBackground and context \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eApproach \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreparatory exercises \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI push . . . I pull: towards the dynamics of melodrama \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI am pushed . . . I am pulled: towards the dynamics of tragedy \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI push myself . . . I pull myself: towards the dynamics of \u003ci\u003ecommedia dell’arte \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDebrief \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONCLUSION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019501076823,"sku":"9781138570801","price":38.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138570801.jpg?v=1750780456","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/jacques-lecoq-9781138570801","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}