In this way, students get to know each other extremely well, and also learn to work with others to create a piece of work. Laboratory of Movement (LEM) In addition to the two-year professional course the school also offers LEM, a course which studies space and rhythm through scenography. Notable alumni Isaac Alvarez - choreographer, mime, actor, pedagogue, founder of Theatre du Moulinage Philippe Avron - actor Ariane Mnouchkine - director, writer and founder of Théâtre du Soleil Steven Berkoff - playwright and actor Kate Brooke- screenwriter Chris Channing- performance artist and theatre maker Leah Cherniak - Canadian playwright and director Avner Eisenberg - performer, teacher Philippe Gaulier - clown, teacher and founder of L'École Philippe Gaulier Chris Harris, English pantomime dame, director and writer Sophie Hunter - director Toby Jones - actor Joey Batey - actor and musician William Kentridge - artist Alex McAvoy- actor Simon McBurney - actor, director and founder of Théâtre de Complicité Gates McFadden – actor, choreographer Adrian Pecknold - founder of Canadian Mime Theatre Giovanni Fusetti - theatre pedagogue, founder of Helikos, Florence, Italy Richard Pochinko - clown, teacher at the Theatre Resource Centre and creator of the "Canadian Clowning/Pochinko Clowning Technique" Yasmina Reza - playwright Geoffrey Rush - actor Toby Sedgwick - director/actor (choreographed War Horse) Julie Taymor – film and Broadway theatre director Ayse Tashkiran-movement director and author on movement Dean Gilmour - actor, director Isla Fisher - comedian, actor Victoria Legrand - singer, musician, member of Beach House (band) Beejan Land, actor - actress, writer and producer. Colombia. 1997. Kani Kusruti, actress Suzy Willson, director and co-founder of Clod Ensemble References Lecoq, Jacques. (2000) The Moving Body. London: Methuen. Lecoq, Jacques. A comprehensive overview of his pedagogy, originally published as Le Corps poétique in French External links Official website, English version Drama schools in France Education in Paris Educational institutions established in 1956 1956 establishments in France