Moving Body (le Corps Poetique).
Author: Jacques Lecoq
Publisher:
Published: 2015
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ISBN-13: 9781474261142
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The Moving Body
Author: Jacques Lecoq
Publisher:
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780878301416
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTranslated into English for the first time, this guide details Lecoq's unique philosophy of performance, improvisation, masks, movement, and gesture. Neutral mask, character masks, and other famous Lecoq techniques are included.
The Moving Body
Author: Jacques Lecoq
Publisher: Methuen Drama
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 186
ISBN-13: 9780413771940
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUntil his death in 1999, Jacques Lecoq taught indefatigably at the International Mime and Theatre school he founded in 1956. Here, for the first time in English, and in Lecoq's own words, are his philosophy and his teaching methods - probably the greatest influence on world theatre over the last thirty years. In chapters entitled Personal Journey, The World and its Movements, The Road to Creativity, & New Perspectives, Lecoq sets out his unique architecture of the body in space and explains his most famous techniques such as neutral mask, acrobatics, bouffons and the grotesque and play, and discusses the actor's approach to situation, character, environment, emotion, physical and vocal preparation and of course movement. "In life I want students to be alive, and on the stage I want them to be artists." Jacques Lecoq
Theatre of Movement and Gesture
Author: Jacques Lecoq
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2006-08-31
Total Pages: 198
ISBN-13: 113424097X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPublished in France in 1987, this is the book in which Lecoq first set out his philosophy of human movement, and the way it takes expressive form in a wide range of different performance traditions. 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. Interviews with major theatre practitioners Ariane Mnouchkine and Jean-Louis Barrault by Jean Perret, together with chapters by Perret on Étienne Decroux and Marcel Marceau, fill out the historical material written by Lecoq, and a final section by Alain Gautré celebrates the many physical theatre practitioners working in the 1980s.
The Moving Body (Le Corps Poétique)
Author: Jacques Lecoq
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2020-07-09
Total Pages: 229
ISBN-13: 1474244793
DOWNLOAD EBOOK'In life, I want students to be alive and on stage I want them to be artists' Jacques Lecoq Jacques Lecoq was one of the most inspirational theatre teachers of our age. In The Moving Body, he shares with us first-hand his unique philosophy of performance, improvisation, masks, movement and gesture, which together form one of the greatest influences on contemporary theatre. Neutral mask, character mask and counter masks, bouffons, acrobatics, commedia, clowns and complicity: all the famous Lecoq techniques are covered in this book - techniques that have made their way into the work of former collaborators and students including Dario Fo, Ariane Mnouchkine, Yasmina Reza and Theatre de Complicite. The book contains a foreword by Simon McBurney, a critical introduction by Mark Evans and an afterword by Fay Lecoq, Director of the International Theatre School in Paris.
Jacques Lecoq
Author: Simon Murray
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-12-14
Total Pages: 147
ISBN-13: 1351335499
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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.
Re-Purposing Suzuki
Author: Maria Porter
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2021-11-29
Total Pages: 159
ISBN-13: 1000475840
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRe-Purposing Suzuki: A Hybrid Approach to Actor Training introduces a system of text analysis that synthesizes physical, psychological, and vocal components in order to truthfully embody heightened texts and contexts. By understanding how the author has re-purposed Suzuki and other physical training methods, as well as Stanislavski, readers will gain an awareness of how to analyze a particular training method by extrapolating its key components and integrating it into a holistic, embodied approach to text analysis. The book explores a method of physical scoring via Rules of the Body and Rules of Composition, as well as a method of approaching heightened texts from Greek drama to post-modern playwrights that draws on the individual actor’s imagination and experience and integrates voice, mind, and body. Readers will be able to either replicate this approach, or apply the logic of its building blocks to assemble their own personal creative process applicable to a variety of performance genres. This is a source book for actors, theatre students, practitioners, and educators interested in assembling tools derived from different sources to create alternative approaches to actor training. While the process outlined in the book evolves in a classroom setting, the components of the pedagogy can also be practiced by individuals who are interested in finding new ways to explore text and character and bring them into their own personal practice.
Mask Improvisation for Actor Training & Performance
Author: Sears A. Eldredge
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9780810113657
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBecause mask improvisation work is relatively new in American theater training, this book is designed not only to acquaint readers with the theory of mask improvisation but to instruct them in the techniques of method as well. Featuring dozens of improvisational exercises in the innovative spirit of Viola Spolin, and supplemented with practical appendices on mask design and construction, forms and checklists, and other classroom materials, this book is an invaluable tool for teacher and student alike, as well as compelling reading for anyone interested in acquiring a deeper understanding of masks as agents of transformation, creativity, and performance.
Creating a Character
Author: Moni Yakim
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9781557831613
DOWNLOAD EBOOKActor and mime artist Moni Yakim reveals his time-tested techniques and step-by-step exercises for physically evoking a character. Beginning with a chapter on looking inward, Yakim gives exercises on discovering aspects of one's own character. Then he teaches the actor how to identify with qualities outside the self. Finally, he shows how to apply these techniques to 12 classical theatrical roles.
The Way of Acting
Author: Tadashi
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
Published: 2013-11-01
Total Pages: 177
ISBN-13: 1559367873
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA useful, provocative introduction to the influential director's philosophical and practical approaches to the stage.
