Jacque LeCoq, theorist the theory and the context
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Theorist and Context:
- Born 12 December 1921 in Paris France
- He is most famous for his methods on physical theatre, movement, and mime that he taught at the school he founded in Paris, L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq from 1956
- Studied mime through his interest in sport
- He was in gymnastics where he learnt about the geometry of movements at the age of 17. He used the parallel and horizontal.
- During the war he worked in physio therapy helping soldiers rehabilitate their bodies into moving again- this sparked his interest in movement
- He died January 19 1999
Theory:
- Body and movement
- Lecoq aimed at training his actors in ways that encouraged them to investigate ways of performance that suited them best. His training was aimed at nurturing the creativity of the performer, as opposed to giving them a codified set of skills. As students stayed with Lecoq's school longer, he accomplished this through teaching in the style of "via negativa," never telling the students how to do what was "right." The goal was to encourage the student to keep trying new avenues of creative expression
- He trained his actors with neutral masks to put emphasis on the movement
- 3 main things about his practice was playfulness, togetherness and openness
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