Jacques Lecoq Book order

"Jacques Lecoq was one of the most inspirational theatre teachers of our age. In The Moving Body, Lecoq 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 and an afterword by Fay Lecoq, Director of the International Theatre School in Paris"--

Focusing on the philosophy of human movement, this book explores its expressive forms across various performance traditions. It delves into the history of pantomime and defines the essential components of mime, while also examining the surge of physical theatre in the late twentieth century. Featuring interviews with prominent theatre figures like Ariane Mnouchkine and Jean-Louis Barrault, alongside contributions from Jean Perret and a celebration of 1980s physical theatre practitioners by Alain Gautré, the work enriches its historical context with personal insights.