Jacques Lecoq brought a new understanding of the role of movement in theatre when he transported what he'd learned in his original field – athletics – to the acting class. Lecoq's physical approach to acting was highly influential, moving such students as Geoffrey Rush, Julie Taymor, Simon McBurney, and Yasmina Reza past conventional modes of physical expression and into a different expressive realm.

Malcolm Tulip, a student of Lecoq's and faculty in U-M's School of Music, Theatre & Dance, will host this screening of two 45-minute documentaries about Lecoq's life and methods. “Les deux voyages de Jacques Lecoq” (“The Two Journeys of Jacques Lecoq”) were filmed by Jean Noel Roy for the French television program La sept ARTE. In them, Lecoq is show talking of his work and inspiration and working with his students. Actors and directors such as Dario Fo (Accidental Death of an Anarchist), Arianne Mnouchkine (Theatre du Soleil), Luc Bondy (Opera and stage Director), Simon McBurney (“Complicite”) and many others testify to Lecoq's influence on their work. Tulip will lead a Q&A discussion after the screening.

The film is in French with English subtitles.