Animalière
1977-present · Quebec / francophone world
Also known as Animal, Animalistic
Characters take on the physicality, voice, and behavior of assigned animals while still playing a human story.
Known for
- Lecoq-inflected category — animal work is a core movement-school exercise.
- Animals usually drawn at random from the arbiter's hat.
- Rewards specificity — 'cat' is lazy, 'a Siamese who knows they're better than you' lands.
- Teaches how much character can be conveyed through physicality alone.
Connected to
Forms
match impro
Concepts
physicality
Games