PEDAGOGICAL TEAM
The team of teachers, all of whom are former students, work in a collegial way as Jacques Lecoq wished. They divide their schedule between the classes they give in the school and their commitment to the theatre world, as an actor, director or playwright. This enables them to stay in touch with contemporary theatre and nourish their teaching ideas and share them with the students.
After a degree in physical education and sport adapted for the handicapped at UFR‐STAPS in Lyon and a theatrical training with the Macocco‐Lardenois Compagny, she studied at the Ecole Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq between 2002-2004 and the teacher-training year in 2007. She has been teaching at the Ecole Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq since 2011.
Moreover Anne Astolfe has taught at the National Circus School of Rosny–sous-Bois from 2008 to 2012 and at the Drama school of Champigny-sur-Marne for 10 years.
As a stage director she founded in 2009 « LE LAABO », laboratory of research around movement and play, based on writing in a workshop situation. The result of this research was the first drama of « LE LABOO » created in 2012 : « HOLD ON » – which was the favourite play of the OFF Avignon Festival according to « LE MASQUE ET LA PLUME » (France Inter radio). This play is currently on tour.
In 2015 Anne set up the 2nd play of the (EX) LIMEN Company. This play was performed at the FERME DU BUISSON (National Theatre of Marne la Vallée) during the Festival « LES ENFANTS DU DÉSORDRE ».
In 2016, Anne collaborates with the label – living theatre ATLAST- and she is going to direct « LE CIRCAETE », a drama inspired by the comic strip of Manu Larcenet: PRESQUE. This play will be performed in April 2017 during the PULP Festival at the FERME DU BUISSON.
For the coming 2016-2017 season the LAABO will also be associated with the THÉÂTRE DE CHÂTILLON, thus inviting its public all through the season around its latest project: RUSH.
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Emmanuelle Bouyer is a visual artist and dplg architect graduated from UP6 (architecture teaching unit of Paris la Villette).
In 1997, she followed the teaching of Jacques Lecoq, Krikor Belekian and Pascale Lecoq in the framework of the LEM (Laboratoire d’Etude du Mouvement, scenography department of the Jacques Lecoq school).
From 1998 to 2008, she worked at the Ecole Nationale des Arts du Cirque de Rosny, where she continued the LEM’s research with circus artists, trying, in addition to regular courses in scenography and plastic arts, various experiments such as the staging of Kagel’s Variété, or interventions at the G.Pompidou centre during Thursday’s evenings. At the same time, she continued to teach at the Ecole d’architecture Paris la Villette as well as at the ESAAA (Ecole supérieure d’art de l’agglomération d’Annecy).
Since 2008, she is assistant master at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Paris Val de Seine, and in 2012 she joined Le LEM to give courses in the studio.
At the same time, her artistic work is always deployed in experimentation and research. Within multidisciplinary teams she carries out various artistic interventions in public places:
- the transformation of a metro station into a musical instrument, a sound and light installation in real time for the centenary of the Parisian Metro at Carrefour Pleyel in 2001.
- the setting in words with OuLiPo of the sky of the Place des Terreaux, sound and light installation for the Lyon 2007 Festival of Lights.
In her own name, she intervenes on stage with musicians or within the framework of contemporary art events linked to territories: church in Amponville (Seine et Marne) in 2008, or in a concierge’s lodge as part of the project “art in the lodges” at La Cité de la Grande Borne in Grigny 2009 and 2012.
His research on space and movement continues through installations, drawings and videos.
Emmanuelle Delpech is a physical theater artist: actor, director and teacher.
She was classically trained at the Ecole Superieure d’Art Dramatique de la ville de Paris (ESAD Paris) and then went to study physical theater at the Ecole Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq, where she followed the 2 year professional program and later on the 3rd pedagogical year. She also got her MFA in Directing at Temple University in Philadelphia, USA.
When she finished school in 1997, she moved to Philadelphia to work with the Pig Iron theater company and was part of the company for 8 years as an actor. Later on, she integrated the school as a full time professor : The Pig Iron school for Advanced performance training, which eventually became an MFA with the University of the Arts.
Emmanuelle creates her own shows: “Oedipus at FDR”: a tragedy in an outdoor skate park, “Madame Douce-Amere”: a wordless and interactive clown duet with a musician, “The Spinning Immigrant”: a solo using djing as a tool to share stories about immigrants in the US. She also directs for regional theaters such as: The Arden theater company.
She received many grants and awards for her work in the United States, among which: a barrymore award for best supporting actress in a musical, and a professional development grant from The Independence Foundation to come and do her 3rd pedagogical year at Jacques Lecoq in 2020.
Today Emmanuelle teaches at the Ecole Jacques Lecoq and also gives workshops all over the United States.
Jos Houben studied theatre at the Jacques Lecoq School and with Philippe Gaulier, Monika Pagneux and Pierre Byland.
As an original member of Théâtre de Complicité he co-created and played in « A Minute Too Late », the show that in 1985 changed the theatrical landscape in Great Britain. He collaborates with the company on numerous other projects. In the mid nineties he writes for and directs the absurd comedy cult shows of the The Right Size (Two Laurence Olivier Awards: Best Entertainment, 1999 and Best New Comedy, 2002) which end up playing in London’s West End and on Broadway. Also in the U.K. he writes, plays and co-produces children’s televison programmes with worldwide distribution and succes : Mr Fixit for Thames TV and Brum for Ragdoll Productions. As an actor, Jos has collaborated on several music-theatre shows of contemporary composer Georges Aperghis: « Commentaires »(Paris/Avignon 1996), « Zwielicht » (Munich 1999) and « Paysage sous Surveillance »( Bruxelles 2003) In 2007, he is one of the actors of « Fragments », a compilation of short Samuel Beckett pieces directed by Peter Brook.
Since 2003 her travels all over the world with his celebrated one-man show « The Art Of Laughter ».
Jos works in many countries as a collabotator for theatre, opera , contemporary dance, circus, for and as a teacher for numerous international organisations, universities and festivals. Since 2000 he teaches at the Jacques Lecoq School.
He lives in paris.
After obtaining a degree in Joint Honours Drama and Technical Theatre from University of Cumbria in England, François came to Paris and completed the professional course as well as the LEM at the École Internationale de Theatre Jacques Lecoq (2012-2014).
His research lies in devising original work that blends narrative and acrobatic movement in a striking visual language. He founded Tooth and Nail Theatre Company in 2014, an international company based in the UK, whose work has toured internationally across the UK, Europe and further afield, to the United States of America, Australia and Nepal, amongst others.
François continually seeks to develop his research by collaborating with practitioners across various art forms to explore new avenues of movement, including artists, sculptors, puppeteers, and working with acrobatics and tumbling companies, most intensively with UK- based Polichinelo Circus (2016-2017).
Since graduating from Lecoq, François has developed his approach to teaching; for the last five years he has worked closely with theatre companies, drama schools and universities internationally, with a focus on Tooth and Nail’s research into exploring language through movement.
François decided to deepen his research into teaching by pursuing the teacher training year at École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in 2018, and joined the teaching staff upon completion.
Yasuyo MOCHIZUKI obtained her Human Sciences degree (education and dance department) in Japan and later worked as a mime, clown and dancer.
In 1997, thanks to the financial support of the Japanese government, she came to Paris to follow the 2 year professional course at the International Theatre School Jacques Lecoq (1997-1999), and the LEM course (2003 – 2004). Finally she completed the third pedagogical year during the 2015-2016 season and joined the team of teachers the next season.
In parallel, she follows the professional puppeteer training at “Théâtre aux Mains Nues” where she is also teaching since 2015.
Yasuyo is active as a pedagogue since 2006 and runs ateliers and workshops in different countries (France, Japan, Ireland, Great Britain) always related to body, movement and objects.
As an actor and performer she collaborated in various shows of “Complicité” directed by Simon McBurney: The Elephant Vanishes, Shun-kin, Strange Poetry and The Master and Margarita. Under the direction of Alain Olivier: Les Félins m’aiment bien, and with Beborah Warner: Cailloux, Les anges.
As a puppeteer and stage design assistant she collaborated, amongst others, with Pierre Blaise, “Théâtre Sans Toit” on: Les nsects, La danse de Zadig, Romance dans les graves, Cailloux, Les anges…
Born in 1961 in Milan (Italy). After a long journey that finally led her to a theatre where Jacques Lecoq was performing his lecture « Everything Moves », she enrolled in the school in Paris and followed the 2 year programme between 1983-1985.
She also studied with Philippe Gaulier, Monika Pagneux, Alain Gautré and Guy Freixe. She founded with Christian Lucas two companies : « Felix Culpa » centered on burlesque and « Caza House » centered on puppets and visual theatre.
Parallel to her acting career, under the direction of Philippe Desboeuf, Bernard Mallek and Jacky Pellegrini, she continued to deepen her research about puppets and objects, especially with Pierre Blaise of the « Théâtre sans toit » and Gilbert Epron of « Le Grand Manipule ». After working with different publics, she turned her attention to the circus world (ENACR and CNAC) and eventually became a stage and ring director with companies such as « Nova Nova », « Caroline Obin », « Nö », « d’Elles » and « Scabreuse », to name a few. She still continues this activity searching for the encounter between play and expert movement. After a Summer workshop at the school in 1995 Jacques Lecoq asked her to become part of the teaching staff.
Jacques Lecoq’s vision, whether it be through pedagogy, acting, or directing, to form a complete actor-creator-mime and poet, remains a fundamental support, nevertheless in perpetual motion.
Jason Turner teaches movement analysis and improvisation the first year, and movement and theatrical territories in the second year at Jacques Lecoq’s school in Paris.
After a degree in literature in England (U.E.A.) he studied at Ecole Jacques Lecoq (1991-1993) with Jacques Lecoq, Dorly Lamar, Alan Mollot, Sandra Mladonovitch, Christophe Marchand and Norman Taylor. Since, he has worked as an actor or director with various companies in Europe. Hoipolloi Theatre in England, Be Negre in Spain, In Transit in Switzerland and La Minuterie and Plateforme Theatre in France. For the last 10 years he has focused progressively on teaching.
At Théâtre Romain Rolland, under Alan Mollot’s auspices, he led workshops in schools and colleges, and started adult’s workshops introducing Lecoq’s approach to theatre. After being invited in 2003 to follow the teacher’s training course at Lecoq’s school he was asked to join the team of teachers.
He regularly leads workshops for theatre companies and theatre schools, and has taught classes and workshops at, amongst others, l’Ecole Nationale des Arts du Cirque, the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow, PAM Theatre in Korea and Seattle University, USA. He recently founded M.A.T. to develop research, pedagogy and performance.
