Le Jeu

24th June - 5th July 2024 with Kristine Landon-Smith at Ecole Philippe Gaulier

 ‘‘Jeu’’ (Game & Play). It is the source of everything; of the pleasure and desire to be an actor. Playing in the theatre is the same as playing at running, jumping, fighting as people and animals do: playing cowboys, Indians, soldiers, doctors and with dolls. In the workshop on ‘‘Le JEU’’, we learn the meaning of all the basic teaching terms that will be referred to throughout the year: complicity, fixed point, playing in major and minor keys and their reciprocal pleasures ; we learn to say that we are actors and that it’s scary but that being scared is part and parcel of being an actor, part and parcel of the pleasure.

Theatre is serious game as children play. ”Le Jeu” means ”Game”. It is a very important basic lesson of Philippe Gaulier’s teaching. No game, No theatre.

These short courses are especially made for people who don’t have enough time to be in the year long programme. Students who are in the year long programme cannot apply to this course.They are open to anyone who wants to work in theatre professionally. People who are 19 years or older.