Jacques Lecoq

Jacques Lecoq was a French drama teacher, choreographer, mime artist, actor, theatre manager and costume designer (1921–1999). He was born at 17th arrondissement of Paris and died at Boulogne-Billancourt.

Jacques Lecoq in brief

Born
1921
Died
1999
Known for
drama teacher, choreographer, actor, theatre manager, costume designer and mime
Place of birth
17th arrondissement of Paris
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Formation and teaching

He trained under Jean Dasté.

As a teacher, Jacques Lecoq is recorded in connection with Geoffrey Rush, Isla Fisher, Julie Taymor, Yasmina Reza, Steven Berkoff and Simon McBurney. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.

Literature

13 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Masterclass with Jacques Lecoq, Masterclass with Jacques Lecoq, 1999. THE LIFE OF JACQUES LECOQ, Jacques Lecoq, 2004. THE TEXTS OF JACQUES LECOQ, JACQUES LECOQ. THE LIFE OF JACQUES LECOQ, JACQUES LECOQ. Traces of Jacques Lecoq, Jacques Lecoq, 2017. MARIA HELENA LOPES: RELAÇÕES COM A METODOLOGIA DE JACQUES LECOQ, Cena, 2013. Presencia del teatro de bufones en El fabricante de fantasmas de Roberto Arlt, Escena. Revista de las artes, 2018. Jogo de máscara no Candomblé como norteador de estratégias de escrituras cênicas, Móin-Móin, 2023. Educação pelo Jogo Dramático(EPJD): uma escola de teatro francesa, Revista Brasileira de Estudos da Presença, 2020. Frevo, capoeira, samba ... Buffoni, Zanni, Arlecchino... Caminhos fluviais: (um) universo e (um) imaginário, OuvirOUver, 2009. A IMPROVISAÇÃO E O JOGO COM MÁSCARA NA FORMAÇÃO DO ATOR, Cena, 2017. A Fin de Siècle Life in Puppet Theatre: Roman Paska, Critical Stages, 2019. LE CLOWN DANS L'ENSEIGNEMENT DE JACQUES LECOQ, Cena, 2018.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 15 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 17 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

training under Jean Dasté is recorded. Geoffrey Rush, Isla Fisher and Julie Taymor are recorded as having studied under Jacques Lecoq. the recorded working language is French.

The field of work recorded is acting, choreography and directing.

Employment is recorded with University of Padua.

Chronology

  1. 1921Jacques Lecoq born at 17th arrondissement of Paris.
  2. 1999Jacques Lecoq died at Boulogne-Billancourt.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Masterclass with Jacques Lecoq, Masterclass with Jacques Lecoq, 1999

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    THE LIFE OF JACQUES LECOQ, JACQUES LECOQ

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    THE LIFE OF JACQUES LECOQ, Jacques Lecoq, 2004

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    THE TEXTS OF JACQUES LECOQ, JACQUES LECOQ

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    Traces of Jacques Lecoq, Jacques Lecoq, 2017

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  6. 6.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 32 articles naming Jacques Lecoq.

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  7. 7.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q586956: Jacques Lecoq

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  8. 8.

    “Jacques Lecoq”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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