Lecoq - L'enfance

 How lucky - I get to revisit my childhood in the middle of my life.

Monday

With Jos, we discovered ease, economy and joy of movement as children. We do something we like, and when we're told to do something, we get bored of it. Soft bodies soft faces in the space, our bodies are bent, there is no vertical lines to look for, the only thing stretched is our stomach, the arch of the back. We roll, crawl, find the easiest way to get up, to pray and crouch supported by all fours, or all four points. 

Improv with Jos was the Sandbox, a playground where 5 - 7 children of ages 2-7 would play. Children are always noisy, and we try to stay away from frustration and anger (unless we're trying to manipulate, in which it's part of le jeu). We have to be generous. Often the kids have their little worlds, and then the worlds merge, new things are invented, they pretend at marriage, they save the princess, sometimes they just move for the joy of moving. 


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