{"product_id":"the-moving-body-le-corps-poetique-teaching-creative-theatre","title":"The Moving Body (Le Corps Poétique): Teaching Creative Theatre","description":"\u003cp\u003e'\u003ci\u003eIn life, I want students to be alive and on stage I want them to be artists\u003c\/i\u003e' Jacques Lecoq \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJacques Lecoq was one of the most inspirational theatre teachers of our age. In \u003ci\u003eThe Moving Bod\u003c\/i\u003ey, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNeutral mask, character mask and counter masks, \u003ci\u003ebouffons\u003c\/i\u003e, acrobatics, \u003ci\u003ecommedia\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJacques Lecoq\u003c\/b\u003e (b. Paris, 1921) was an actor, mime and acting instructor. His physical theatre and movement methods, taught at L'?cole Internationale de Th??tre Jacques Lecoq, made him famous throughout the world. As an actor he performed with Dario Fo in Italy. As a teacher he was widely regarded as a master in his field, and his school remains an unrivalled centre for the art of physical theatre.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50901180809490,"sku":"9781474244763","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9ca51a0c-0d82-48c0-ac21-b24af7854dbf.jpg?v=1738415450","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-moving-body-le-corps-poetique-teaching-creative-theatre","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}