{"id":1293,"date":"2017-11-20T11:21:13","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T11:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/?p=1293"},"modified":"2024-09-13T10:11:46","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T10:11:46","slug":"acting-techniques-lecoq-with-sam-hardie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/news-and-advice\/the-essentials\/acting-techniques-lecoq-with-sam-hardie\/","title":{"rendered":"Acting Techniques: Lecoq with Sam Hardie"},"content":{"rendered":"

Starting out with Lecoq as an actor<\/h3>\n

One of the great techniques for actors, Jacques Lecoq\u2019s method focuses on physicality and movement. Lecoq himself believed in the importance of freedom and creativity from his students, giving an actor the confidence to creatively express themselves, rather than being bogged down by stringent rules.<\/p>\n

With notable students including Isla Fisher, Sacha Baron Cohen, Geoffrey Rush, Steven Berkoff and Yasmina Reza, it\u2019s a technique that can help inspire your next devised work, or serve as a starting point for getting into a role. While there\u2019s no strict \u2018method\u2019 to doing Lecoq correctly, he did have a few ideas about how to loosen the body in order to facilitate more play! Sam Hardie offered members a workshop during this November\u2019s Open House to explore Lecoq techniques and use them as a starting point for devising new work.<\/p>\n

Using body tension, tempo and rhythm<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Keep balancing the space, keep your energy up \u2013 It\u2019s about that instinct inside us [to move].<\/div>\n<\/div>\n