Actors - Jacques Lecoq

Home > Listing Index > Actors > Jacques Lecoq

	Actors - Jacques Lecoq

Jacques Lecoq (December 15, 1921 - January 19, 1999) was an actor, mime and acting instructor.

Born in Paris, France, he is most famous for his methods on physical theatre, movement and mime taught at l'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq from 1956 until his death in 1999.

Lecoq began his career by studying physical education and sport. After teaching this subject for several years, he found himself acting and a member of the Comediens de Grenoble. This company and his work with Commedia dell'Arte in Italy (where he lived for eight years) introduced him to ideas surrounding mime, masks and the physicality of performance.

In 1956, he returned to Paris to open his school, L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq, where he spent most of his time until his death, filling in as international speaker and master class giver for the Union of Theatres of Europe.

[ Visit the complete Wikipedia entry for Jacques Lecoq ]

This page is based on the copyrighted Wikipedia article Jacques Lecoq; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.

Searches on eBay