Red Nose Warm-Up
Lecoq era-present · Paris / worldwide
Also known as Clown Red Nose, Nose On
Clown drill — player puts on a red nose and tries to share a failure, discovery, or vulnerability with the audience in real time.
Known for
- Lecoq called the red nose 'the smallest mask' — final step of the movement curriculum.
- Point: the clown is whoever you actually are when stripped of cool.
- Gaulier teaches the Nose as 'le jeu' — the pleasure of being watched while trying.
- Crossed into improv via Annoyance, Second City Etudes, and Del Close's later workshops.
Connected to
People
jacques lecoqphilippe gaulier
Concepts
vulnerability
Sources
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