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Italian theater director who founded Odin Teatret in Norway in 1964 and developed Theatre Anthropology, a systematic cross-cultural study of the performer's scenic presence.
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What is Odin Teatret?
Odin Teatret is an avant-garde theater group founded by Eugenio Barba in Norway in 1964 before relocating to Holstebro, Denmark. It is one of the most famous and longest-running independent theater companies in Europe.
What is Eugenio Barba's Theatre Anthropology?
Theatre Anthropology is the cross-cultural study of human behavior in a state of performance, focusing on how actors in different cultures use their bodies to create scenic presence. Barba founded the International School of Theatre Anthropology (ISTA) in 1979 to study these principles.
Where is Eugenio Barba from?
Eugenio Barba was born in Italy in 1936. Before founding his own theater, he studied in Warsaw and briefly worked as an assistant director to the famous Polish theater practitioner Jerzy Grotowski.
Does Eugenio Barba perform on stage himself?
Barba is strictly a theater director and researcher, not an actor. He uses his Theatre Anthropology research to direct his actors at Odin Teatret in highly physical, stylized performances that often blend text, music, and acrobatics.
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