Jacques Lecoq (December 15, 1921 - January 19, 1999) was a French actor, mime and acting instructor. is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Look up mime in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Born in Paris, 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. This article is about the capital of France. ... Physical theatre is a general term used to describe any mode of performance that pursues storytelling through primarily physical means. ... LÉcole Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq is an international school of theatre situated in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ...

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. Physical education (PE) is the interdisciplinary study of all area of science relating to the transmission of physical knowledge and skills to an individual or a group, the application of these skills, and their results. ... Acting is the work of an actor or actress, which is a person in theatre, television, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play. ... Karel Dujardins set his closely-observed scene of a traveling troupes makeshift stage against idealized ruins in the Roman Campagna: dated 1657 (Louvre Museum) Commedia dellarte (Italian: play of professional artists also interpreted as comedy of humors), also known as Extemporal Comedy, was a popular form of improvisational... This article is about masks fitted on the face as an article of clothing or equipment. ... Buskers perform in San Francisco A performance, in performing arts, generally comprises an event in which one group of people (the performer or performers) behave in a particular way for another group of people (the audience). ...

Lecoq aimed at training his actors in way that encouraged them to investigate ways of performance that suited them best.

Acting style was aimed at a closer interaction with the audience, an extended use of general space and a focus on the physical rather than the emotional side of the character to impact on the audience by way of social or political comment.

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. LÉcole Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq is an international school of theatre situated in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Union of the Theatres of Europe (UTE; French: ) is an alliance of European public theatres. ...

Among his students were Mummenschanz, who are a Swiss theatre group. Mummenschanz is a unique Swiss pantomime troupe who perform a surreal mask and prop oriented style. ...

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• Biography of Lecoq

He also greatly influenced Steven Berkoff, who wrote a well known adaption of 'Metamorphosis' by Franz Kafka. He can also be found on Wikipedia. Steven Berkoff (born August 3, 1937) is an English actor, writer and director. ... Kafka at the age of five Franz Kafka (IPA: ) (July 3, 1883 – June 3, 1924) was one of the major German-language fiction writers of the 20th century. ...