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Jérémie Cyr-Cooke

Lecturer

Jérémie Cyr-Cooke is a Lecturer for the BA (Hons) Acting at Norwich University of the Arts. Jérémie is a performer, theatremaker, movement director, and researcher. Following his professional actor-training in Canada, Jérémie moved to Ireland, establishing Cuisle Productions – an independent physical theatre company. He holds an MA in Theatre Practice & Production and recently completed his PhD (PaR) in physical theatre as a methodology of adaptation. His teaching experience spans 12+ years at various levels of education.

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I am a theatremaker, actor, movement director, and researcher with an array of professional and teaching experience in various disciplines across theatre & performance. I am passionate about teaching theory through practice, as well as bridging the gap between the intellectual, somatic, and embodied paradigms of theatre.

As an artist-researcher, I am interested in exploring new ways to tell our (hi)stories, using the body as the prime communicator in storytelling. I create work rooted in contemporary theatre practice, devising, and physical theatre. My work has been praised for its innovation, artistic ambition and virtuosity. Recently, I have been influenced by interdisciplinary practices, and the genres of dark fantasy, surrealism, magic realism and horror to portray themes related to history, identity, and communication.

In 2015, I established Cuisle Productions (ku-ih-sh-la; Irish Gaelic word for ‘pulse’/’livelihood’), an independent physical theatre company based in the West of Ireland. In 2016, I completed my PaR MA in Theatre Practice & Production.

In 2023, I completed my PhD, exploring physical theatre as a methodology of adaptation and established the Physical Theatre Spectrum, a dramaturgical and practical tool to visualise and navigate the intuitive hybridisation of various physical theatre forms.

Research & Publications

Practice (Theatremaking & Devised)

Practice (Actor: Film, Theatre, Dance)

Awards

Other academic activities

See Jérémie's work Lecturer, BA (Hons) Acting

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