An Interview with Philippe Gaulier

About An Interview with Philippe Gaulier

Philippe Gaulier is a master of clown and a professor of Theatre. He has been teaching for over 50 years, 40 of them at his Theatre school Ecole Philippe Gaulier in Etampes near Paris, France. You can read more about the school here: ecolephilippegaulier.com The interview was recorded in September 2021 over the course of a few days, in Philippe's home. There are five parts to the interview. A new part is released each Sunday evening. PART 1: YOU HAVE TO BE RIDICULOUS We start with stories of Philippe's early life, and his theatre training. PART 2: WE BROKE 200 PLATES EVERY NIGHT Philippe talks about his show 'Les Assiettes' and his time as a teacher at L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq PART 3: NO PLEASURE? YOU ARE BORING We discuss how Philippe teaches students at his school, and he shares some advice for what makes a good performer. PART 4: GAME IS PART OF HUMANITY We go deeper into Philippe's advice on performing. He also talks about writers he admires, and we discuss the world of Bouffon. PART 5: NOW, I AM FUNNY The final part of the series covers the topic that Philippe is perhaps best known for, Clown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Christiaan Hendriksen

Category

arts · comedy · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

23 Jan 2022

Latest episode

20 Feb 2022

Latest episodes

5 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Feb 2022

   Part 5: Now, I Am Funny

   Clown is the final module that students study in their first year at Ecole Philippe Gaulier, and it's the final topic we discuss in this interview. Philippe talks about the history of clown, and some characters from the clown world (Monsieur Marcel, Mr Flop). You can read more about them in Philippe's book, The Tourmentor. RELATED LINKS Philippe's Books (https://books.philippegaulier.com/) Courses at Ecole Philippe Gaulier (https://www.ecolephilippegaulier.com/our-courses/) Ecole Philippe Gaulier Website (https://www.ecolephilippegaulier.com/) The greatest clown performers Philippe has seen: Charlie Rivel (https://famousclowns.org/famous-clowns/charlie-rivel/) Pierre Byland (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1467968/) Grock (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grock) Rudy Brothers (https://the-gossip-columnist-21.blogspot.com/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   13 Feb 2022

   Part 4: Game Is Part of Humanity

   We go deeper into Philippe's advice on performing. He also talks about writers he admires, and we discuss the world of Bouffon. Relevant Links Description of Le Jeu (https://www.ecolephilippegaulier.com/short-courses/) Philippe's writing on the ghosts of characters (https://www.ecolephilippegaulier.com/2019/11/24/909/) Description of Bouffons (https://www.ecolephilippegaulier.com/short-courses/) Philippe's Bouffon plays (https://books.philippegaulier.com/) Writers Philippe mentions: Kafka Shakespeare Moliere Marlowe Pinter Lonesco Beckett Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   6 Feb 2022

   Part 3: No Pleasure? You Are Boring

   We discuss how Philippe teaches students at his school, and he shares some advice for what makes a good performer. Related Links Vsevolod Meyerhold (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vsevolod_Meyerhold) Bertolt Brecht (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertolt_Brecht) Sacha Baron Cohen on his time with Philippe (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/borat-meet-anti-pc-french-clown-taught-sacha-baron-cohen-funny/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

4. 

   30 Jan 2022

   Part 2: We Broke 200 Plates Every Night

   Philippe talks about his Clown show 'Les Assiettes' and his time as a teacher at L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq. Related Links Pierre Byland (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Byland) Roger Blin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Blin) L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq (http://www.ecole-jacqueslecoq.com/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

5. 

   23 Jan 2022

   Part 1: You Have to Be Ridiculous

   In the first part of the interview series we talk about Philippe's early life, and his theatre training. RELATED LINKS Théâtre National Populaire (https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A9%C3%A2tre_national_populaire) Alain Cuny (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0192490/) L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq (http://www.ecole-jacqueslecoq.com/) May 68 Protests (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/may-1968-paris-student-riots-demonstrations-sorbonne-nanterre-de-gaulle-a8335866.html) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

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