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Browse the Archive through our list of practitioners, ranging from legendary figures to contemporary pioneers. Trace connections between individuals and entire movements, via specially commissioned biographies and peer-reviewed cross-referencing. All biographical information and video descriptions come direct from the practitioners themselves, unless otherwise stated.

Alfreds, Mike

Mike Alfreds is a director who has run companies in the US, Israel and the UK – including Shared Experience, which he founded in 1975 – and worked at theatres including the National and the RSC.

Mike Alfreds — Alfreds, Mike

Mike Alfreds is a director who has run companies in the US, Israel and the UK – including Shared Experience, which he founded in 1975 – and worked at theatres including the National and the RSC.

Athena Stourna

Athena teaches scenography and other theatre-related courses at various universities in Greece and Cyprus and has been a visiting fellow at the Casa de Velázquez (Madrid) and at the Seeger Center for Hellenic Studies at Princeton.

Athena Stourna — Athena Stourna

Athena teaches scenography and other theatre-related courses at various universities in Greece and Cyprus and has been a visiting fellow at the Casa de Velázquez (Madrid) and at the Seeger Center for Hellenic Studies at Princeton.

Avra Sidiropoulou

Avra Sidiropoulou is Assistant Professor at the M.A. Program in Theatre Studies at the Open University of Cyprus. She is Artistic Director of Athens-based Persona Theatre Company, and has worked internationally.

Avra Sidiropoulou — Avra Sidiropoulou

Avra Sidiropoulou is Assistant Professor at the M.A. Program in Theatre Studies at the Open University of Cyprus. She is Artistic Director of Athens-based Persona Theatre Company, and has worked internationally.

Back to Back Theatre

Back to Back Theatre is a globally recognized Australian contemporary theatre company.

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Back to Back Theatre is a globally recognized Australian contemporary theatre company.

Baker, Bobby

Bobby Baker is a woman, and an artist. A performance career spanning four decades once saw her make a life-sized edible version of her own family. She is the Artistic Director of Daily Life Ltd.

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Bobby Baker is a woman, and an artist. A performance career spanning four decades once saw her make a life-sized edible version of her own family. She is the Artistic Director of Daily Life Ltd.

Balduzzi, Massimiliano

Massimiliano Balduzzi is an Italian performer, director and teacher based in New York. Before moving there in 2008, he was based in Siena, where he co-founded performance group Teatro della Pioggia.

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Massimiliano Balduzzi is an Italian performer, director and teacher based in New York. Before moving there in 2008, he was based in Siena, where he co-founded performance group Teatro della Pioggia.

Barba, Eugenio and Odin Teatret

Eugenio Barba created Odin Teatret in Norway in 1964, having worked with Jerzy Grotowski for three years in Poland. Now based in Denmark, its members come from a dozen countries and three continents.

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Eugenio Barba created Odin Teatret in Norway in 1964, having worked with Jerzy Grotowski for three years in Poland. Now based in Denmark, its members come from a dozen countries and three continents.

Benesz, Ewa

Ewa Benesz worked at Grotowski’s Laboratory Theatre from 1966–8, joining the company again in the eighties. She has engaged in a wide range of performance experiments focussing on theatre’s roots.

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Ewa Benesz worked at Grotowski’s Laboratory Theatre from 1966–8, joining the company again in the eighties. She has engaged in a wide range of performance experiments focussing on theatre’s roots.

Bernard Arps

Bernard Arps is Professor of Indonesian and Javanese Language and Culture at Leiden University.

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Bernard Arps is Professor of Indonesian and Javanese Language and Culture at Leiden University.

Black Theatre Workshop (Théâtre BTW Inc.)

Black Theatre Workshop is Canada’s longest running Black theatre company.

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Black Theatre Workshop is Canada’s longest running Black theatre company.

Boal, Augusto

The inventor of the internationally renowned Forum Theatre system and ‘Theatre of the Oppressed’.

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The inventor of the internationally renowned Forum Theatre system and ‘Theatre of the Oppressed’.

Boi, Albert Shabani

Albert Shabani Boi is a camera man and video editor who works on different African art festivals.

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Albert Shabani Boi is a camera man and video editor who works on different African art festivals.

Brecht, Bertolt

Bertolt Brecht reformed various aspects of 20th-century theatre. He created an acting process, theories of dramaturgy and performance, a performance style, and wrote hundreds of plays and poems.

Brecht — Brecht, Bertolt

Bertolt Brecht reformed various aspects of 20th-century theatre. He created an acting process, theories of dramaturgy and performance, a performance style, and wrote hundreds of plays and poems.

Brewster, Yvonne

Yvonne Brewster was born in Jamaica in 1938. She set up Jamaica’s first professional theatre company at the Barn Theatre Kingston, and also co-founded the Talawa Theatre Company in the UK, in 1985.

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Yvonne Brewster was born in Jamaica in 1938. She set up Jamaica’s first professional theatre company at the Barn Theatre Kingston, and also co-founded the Talawa Theatre Company in the UK, in 1985.

Butcher, Rosemary

Rosemary Butcher is one of the UK's leading contemporary choreographers.

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Rosemary Butcher is one of the UK's leading contemporary choreographers.

Chekhov, Michael

Michael Chekhov was a celebrated actor for directors including Stanislavski, Vakhtangov and Reinhardt. He developed a unique creative process that continues to inspire actors around the world.

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Michael Chekhov was a celebrated actor for directors including Stanislavski, Vakhtangov and Reinhardt. He developed a unique creative process that continues to inspire actors around the world.

Craig, Michael

Michael Craig is a director and producer of independent films.

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Michael Craig is a director and producer of independent films.

Crouch, Tim

Tim Crouch was an actor for many years before starting to write, and he still performs in many of his own plays. Often written for younger audiences, he tours his work nationally and internationally.

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Tim Crouch was an actor for many years before starting to write, and he still performs in many of his own plays. Often written for younger audiences, he tours his work nationally and internationally.

Divas Dance Theatre; Aggiss, Liz and Cowie, Billy

Divas Dance Theatre are a British performance collaborative comprised of Liz Aggiss and Billy Cowie, who have been working together since 1980. Their work incorporates elements of theatre vaudeville.

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Divas Dance Theatre are a British performance collaborative comprised of Liz Aggiss and Billy Cowie, who have been working together since 1980. Their work incorporates elements of theatre vaudeville.

Dowling, Niamh

Niamh Dowling is Head of Performance at Rose Bruford. She has trained with Monika Pagneux and Anne Bogart, collaborated with Teatr Piesn Kozla, and worked internationally as a Movement Director.

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Niamh Dowling is Head of Performance at Rose Bruford. She has trained with Monika Pagneux and Anne Bogart, collaborated with Teatr Piesn Kozla, and worked internationally as a Movement Director.

Droznin, Andrei

Andrei Droznin was born in 1938 in Poland. He teaches today at the Shchukin Academy, Moscow, where he is Head of the Stage Movement Department. He has taught around the world, especially in the USA.

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Andrei Droznin was born in 1938 in Poland. He teaches today at the Shchukin Academy, Moscow, where he is Head of the Stage Movement Department. He has taught around the world, especially in the USA.

Eisenberg, Avner

Avner Eisenberg has been called ‘a clown for the thinking man’. From 1971–4, he studied with Jacques Lecoq. At present, he is still touring internationally with his award-winning one-man show.

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Avner Eisenberg has been called ‘a clown for the thinking man’. From 1971–4, he studied with Jacques Lecoq. At present, he is still touring internationally with his award-winning one-man show.

Endo, Tadashi

Tadashi Endo is a butoh dancer and teacher. He met Kazuo Ohno in 1989 and has since been deeply influenced by his work. He is founder and director of Germany’s Butoh-Center and Butoh-Festivals MAMU.

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Tadashi Endo is a butoh dancer and teacher. He met Kazuo Ohno in 1989 and has since been deeply influenced by his work. He is founder and director of Germany’s Butoh-Center and Butoh-Festivals MAMU.

Fava, Antonio

Actor, director, writer, flautist, mask-maker and teacher, Antonio Fava worked with Dario Fo and Jacques Lecoq before founding Teatro del Vicolo with Dina Buccino. He also performs with his children.

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Actor, director, writer, flautist, mask-maker and teacher, Antonio Fava worked with Dario Fo and Jacques Lecoq before founding Teatro del Vicolo with Dina Buccino. He also performs with his children.

Forsythe, William

William Forsythe is recognised as one of the world’s foremost choreographers. He has also worked with media specialists to develop new approaches to dance documentation, research and education.

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William Forsythe is recognised as one of the world’s foremost choreographers. He has also worked with media specialists to develop new approaches to dance documentation, research and education.

Frans Hakkemars

Frans Hakkemars has been a solo and troop puppeteer since 1980.

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Frans Hakkemars has been a solo and troop puppeteer since 1980.

Frayn, Michael J.

Michael J. Frayn began his working life as a journalist, before writing plays and novels. Works such as Noises Off have become major hits, frequently revived. He has also translated Chekhov’s plays.

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Michael J. Frayn began his working life as a journalist, before writing plays and novels. Works such as Noises Off have become major hits, frequently revived. He has also translated Chekhov’s plays.

Gaskill, William

William Gaskill studied alongside Tony Richardson and Kenneth Tynan. Influenced by Paris and Berlin, he developed a spartan aesthetic, directing influential work at the Royal Court and the National.

William Gaskill — Gaskill, William

William Gaskill studied alongside Tony Richardson and Kenneth Tynan. Influenced by Paris and Berlin, he developed a spartan aesthetic, directing influential work at the Royal Court and the National.

Goat Island

Goat Island was a Chicago-based collaborative performance group that made nine intimate, low-tech and intensely physical performance works that toured internationally, between 1987 and 2009.

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Goat Island was a Chicago-based collaborative performance group that made nine intimate, low-tech and intensely physical performance works that toured internationally, between 1987 and 2009.

Grotowski, Jerzy

Jerzy Grotowski was one of the major theatre directors of the twentieth century. He extended what theatrical activity comprises by focussing on acting, space, and the actor–audience relationship.

Grotowski practitioner list view — Grotowski, Jerzy

Jerzy Grotowski was one of the major theatre directors of the twentieth century. He extended what theatrical activity comprises by focussing on acting, space, and the actor–audience relationship.

Gómez-Peña, Guillermo

Guillermo Gómez-Peña is an artist, writer, activist, radical pedagogue and director of the performance troupe La Pocha Nostra. His work has contributed to debates on diversity and border culture.

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Guillermo Gómez-Peña is an artist, writer, activist, radical pedagogue and director of the performance troupe La Pocha Nostra. His work has contributed to debates on diversity and border culture.

Hall, Peter

Peter Hall was instrumental in the creation of Royal Shakespeare Company in 1961. His renowned work as a director is characterised by attention to detail, meticulous verse speaking, and strong design.

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Peter Hall was instrumental in the creation of Royal Shakespeare Company in 1961. His renowned work as a director is characterised by attention to detail, meticulous verse speaking, and strong design.

Halprin, Anna

Anna Halprin’s radical approach to dance as an accessible and life-enhancing art has been a seminal influence on the development of contemporary performance practice, from her work with the San Francisco Dancers’ workshop until the present.

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Anna Halprin’s radical approach to dance as an accessible and life-enhancing art has been a seminal influence on the development of contemporary performance practice, from her work with the San Francisco Dancers’ workshop until the present.

Hay, Deborah

Deborah Hay is a choreographer, author and dance visionary. In the 1960s, she trained with Merce Cunningham and performed with Judson Dance Theatre. She lives in the USA and works internationally.

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Deborah Hay is a choreographer, author and dance visionary. In the 1960s, she trained with Merce Cunningham and performed with Judson Dance Theatre. She lives in the USA and works internationally.

Holt, Thelma

Thelma Holt started out as an actress, before working mainly as a producer at the Roundhouse, the National and the RSC. She has played a crucial role in introducing international theatre to Britain.

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Thelma Holt started out as an actress, before working mainly as a producer at the Roundhouse, the National and the RSC. She has played a crucial role in introducing international theatre to Britain.

Houben, Jos

A director, teacher and actor, Jos Houben trained at L’École Jacques Lecoq, was a founding member of Complicité, has directed comedy and television, and toured his one-man masterclass internationally.

Houben list view — Houben, Jos

A director, teacher and actor, Jos Houben trained at L’École Jacques Lecoq, was a founding member of Complicité, has directed comedy and television, and toured his one-man masterclass internationally.

Hulton, Dorinda

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Hunter, Kelly

An actress for over 30 years, Kelly Hunter has worked with directors such as Trevor Nunn. She founded Touchstone Shakespeare Theatre in 2002 to work with young people with limited access to the arts.

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An actress for over 30 years, Kelly Hunter has worked with directors such as Trevor Nunn. She founded Touchstone Shakespeare Theatre in 2002 to work with young people with limited access to the arts.

Iliev, Alexander Lubenov

An expert in dance disciplines from around the world, Dr. Alexander Lubenov Iliev is one of the most celebrated mime artists on the planet, and Associate Professor at the National Academy in Sofia.

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An expert in dance disciplines from around the world, Dr. Alexander Lubenov Iliev is one of the most celebrated mime artists on the planet, and Associate Professor at the National Academy in Sofia.

Jeannette Ginslov

Jeannette Ginslov is the director of the screendance CoNCrEte.

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Jeannette Ginslov is the director of the screendance CoNCrEte.

John Collins

John Collins is the artistic director and founder of ERS. John has also worked as a sound designer and is a pilot.

John Collins — John Collins

John Collins is the artistic director and founder of ERS. John has also worked as a sound designer and is a pilot.

Kapsali, Maria

Kate Mueth

Kate Mueth founder of Neo-Political Cowgirls, Kate conceives, choreographs, and directs new, site-specific dance theater. Kate, an Equity actor, has served on numerous boards and worked as actor/director/choreographer on numerous productions.

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Kate Mueth founder of Neo-Political Cowgirls, Kate conceives, choreographs, and directs new, site-specific dance theater. Kate, an Equity actor, has served on numerous boards and worked as actor/director/choreographer on numerous productions.

Katia Engel

Katia Engel is a choreographer and documentary filmmaker.

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Katia Engel is a choreographer and documentary filmmaker.

Khan, Akram

Akram Khan is one of the UK’s most acclaimed choreographers. Artistic Director of Akram Khan Company, he creates uncompromising artistic narratives which challenge conventional ideas of form.

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Akram Khan is one of the UK’s most acclaimed choreographers. Artistic Director of Akram Khan Company, he creates uncompromising artistic narratives which challenge conventional ideas of form.

Knebel, Maria

Actor, director, teacher, author of six books and pioneer of ‘Active Analysis’, Maria Osipovna Knebel is arguably the most influential figure in 20th-century Russian theatre, after Stanislavski.

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Actor, director, teacher, author of six books and pioneer of ‘Active Analysis’, Maria Osipovna Knebel is arguably the most influential figure in 20th-century Russian theatre, after Stanislavski.

Kwei-Armah, Kwame

Kwame Kwei-Armah found fame as an actor in the television drama Casualty. A renowned and prolific playwright, he is also a vocal campaigner about the need to increase the profile of black writers.

Kwame Kwei-Armah — Kwei-Armah, Kwame

Kwame Kwei-Armah found fame as an actor in the television drama Casualty. A renowned and prolific playwright, he is also a vocal campaigner about the need to increase the profile of black writers.

Lars Romann Engel

Lars Romann Engel is the artistic director of “HamletScenen,” resident theatre at Kronborg Castle in Elsinore, Denmark, and host of the annual “Shakespeare Festival at Hamlet’s Castle,” which brings together performers from around the world. He studied at the Danish National School of Performing Arts and has directed an extensive number of Shakespearean and other productions. His work dialogues determinedly with philosophical and political discourses, often in close connection and collaboration with academic researchers.

Lars Romann Engel — Lars Romann Engel

Lars Romann Engel is the artistic director of “HamletScenen,” resident theatre at Kronborg Castle in Elsinore, Denmark, and host of the annual “Shakespeare Festival at Hamlet’s Castle,” which brings together performers from around the world. He studied at the Danish National School of Performing Arts and has directed an extensive number of Shakespearean and other productions. His work dialogues determinedly with philosophical and political discourses, often in close connection and collaboration with academic researchers.

Lecoq, Jacques

Known principally as a teacher rather than as a performer or director, Jacques Lecoq’s work on comic and physical performance has been immensely influential, thanks to his collaborators and students.

Lecoq practitioner list view — Lecoq, Jacques

Known principally as a teacher rather than as a performer or director, Jacques Lecoq’s work on comic and physical performance has been immensely influential, thanks to his collaborators and students.

Lev Dodin

Lev Dodin is a contemporary Russian theatre director and the artistic leader of the Maly Drama Theatre/Theatre of Europe in St. Petersburg.

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Lev Dodin is a contemporary Russian theatre director and the artistic leader of the Maly Drama Theatre/Theatre of Europe in St. Petersburg.

Levinsky, Alexey

One of only a handful of active practitioners in the world who were trained by Meyerhold’s collaborator Kustov, Alexey Levinsky is an expert practitioner working in Moscow as a teacher and director.

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One of only a handful of active practitioners in the world who were trained by Meyerhold’s collaborator Kustov, Alexey Levinsky is an expert practitioner working in Moscow as a teacher and director.

Linehan, Charles

Charles Linehan is a choreographer who has created numerous works in over 20 countries.

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Charles Linehan is a choreographer who has created numerous works in over 20 countries.

Malia Johnston

Malia Johnston is a choreographer and performance director, and leads the Movement Of The Human. Johnston is an Arts Ambassador for Te Auaha NZ Institute of Creativity and teaches choreography at tertiary institutions across NZ.

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Malia Johnston is a choreographer and performance director, and leads the Movement Of The Human. Johnston is an Arts Ambassador for Te Auaha NZ Institute of Creativity and teaches choreography at tertiary institutions across NZ.

Malika Ndlovu

Malika Ndlovu is a poet, playwright, performer, and arts administrator.

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Malika Ndlovu is a poet, playwright, performer, and arts administrator.

Maria Shevtsova

Maria Shevtsova is Professor at Goldsmiths College, University of London.

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Maria Shevtsova is Professor at Goldsmiths College, University of London.

María Cristina Fusté

María Cristina Fusté is a lighting designer as well as founder and artistic director of BOUNDLESS.

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María Cristina Fusté is a lighting designer as well as founder and artistic director of BOUNDLESS.

Mayo, Lisa

A noted figure in the Native American theatre community, Lisa Mayo was also a singer, performer, writer, teacher, activist, and founding member of Spiderwoman Theatre.

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A noted figure in the Native American theatre community, Lisa Mayo was also a singer, performer, writer, teacher, activist, and founding member of Spiderwoman Theatre.

McBurney, Simon and Complicité

An international touring company co-founded by Simon McBurney in 1983, Complicité has helped shape the landscape of contemporary theatre, with acclaimed physical, devised and multimedia work.

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An international touring company co-founded by Simon McBurney in 1983, Complicité has helped shape the landscape of contemporary theatre, with acclaimed physical, devised and multimedia work.

McPherson, Katrina

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Merlin, Bella

Bella Merlin is an actor, writer (of books and music) and Professor of Acting at the University of California, Davis. Her work combines acting processes, theatre history and practice-as-research.

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Bella Merlin is an actor, writer (of books and music) and Professor of Acting at the University of California, Davis. Her work combines acting processes, theatre history and practice-as-research.

Meyerhold, Vsevolod

Vsevolod Meyerhold is remembered predominantly for his courageous personal fight for innovation, his radically stylised theatre productions, and his invention of biomechanics for performer training.

Meyerhold practitioner list view — Meyerhold, Vsevolod

Vsevolod Meyerhold is remembered predominantly for his courageous personal fight for innovation, his radically stylised theatre productions, and his invention of biomechanics for performer training.

Miranda Manasiadis

Miranda Manasiadis is a multinational director, dramaturge, and performer currently working in Athens.

Miranda Manasiadis — Miranda Manasiadis

Miranda Manasiadis is a multinational director, dramaturge, and performer currently working in Athens.

Mirecka, Rena

A founding member of Grotowski’s Laboratory Theatre, Rena Mirecka is the only woman to have performed in all of its performances, and is a specialist in the physical exercises known as plastiques.

Mirecka list view — Mirecka, Rena

A founding member of Grotowski’s Laboratory Theatre, Rena Mirecka is the only woman to have performed in all of its performances, and is a specialist in the physical exercises known as plastiques.

Molik, Zygmunt

A leading actor in Grotowski’s Laboratory Theatre for 25 years, Zygmunt Molik appeared in all of its productions. From 1964 he began leading Acting Therapy workshops, and continued to do so until 2008.

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A leading actor in Grotowski’s Laboratory Theatre for 25 years, Zygmunt Molik appeared in all of its productions. From 1964 he began leading Acting Therapy workshops, and continued to do so until 2008.

Nature Theater of Oklahoma

Nature Theatre of Oklahoma is an OBIE-winning New York performance group led by Pavol Liska and Kelly Copper. They create unsettling situations that demand total presence from everyone in the room.

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Nature Theatre of Oklahoma is an OBIE-winning New York performance group led by Pavol Liska and Kelly Copper. They create unsettling situations that demand total presence from everyone in the room.

non zero one

non zero one is an interactive theatre company in the UK.

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non zero one is an interactive theatre company in the UK.

O'Brien, Nick

Oriza Hirata

Oriza Hirata is playwright, director, leader of Seinendan, artistic director of Komaba Agora Theater in Tokyo, and artistic director of Kinosaki International Arts Center.

Oriza Hirata — Oriza Hirata

Oriza Hirata is playwright, director, leader of Seinendan, artistic director of Komaba Agora Theater in Tokyo, and artistic director of Kinosaki International Arts Center.

Park Chan-kyong

Park Chan-kyong is an artist and filmmaker based in Seoul, Korea.

Park Chan-kyong — Park Chan-kyong

Park Chan-kyong is an artist and filmmaker based in Seoul, Korea.

Patricia Bardi

Patricia Bardi is a dance/voice artist, researcher, educator, bodywork specialist, registered somatic movement therapist, and licensed natural health practitioner.

Patricia Bardi — Patricia Bardi

Patricia Bardi is a dance/voice artist, researcher, educator, bodywork specialist, registered somatic movement therapist, and licensed natural health practitioner.

Paxton, Steve

Steve Paxton worked with Merce Cunningham and helped found Judson Dance Theatre. He is the inventor of contact improvisation, and continues to perform, choreograph and teach around the world.

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Steve Paxton worked with Merce Cunningham and helped found Judson Dance Theatre. He is the inventor of contact improvisation, and continues to perform, choreograph and teach around the world.

Pearson, Mike / Brith Gof

Mike Pearson, Professor of Performance Studies at Aberystwyth University, has been creating physical and site-specific works since 1971. He was Artistic Director of pioneering Brith Gof from 1981–97.

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Mike Pearson, Professor of Performance Studies at Aberystwyth University, has been creating physical and site-specific works since 1971. He was Artistic Director of pioneering Brith Gof from 1981–97.

Rasmussen, Iben Nagel

Iben Nagel Rasmussen is an actor, director, teacher and writer born in Denmark. She has been a member of Odin Teatret since 1966 and conducts independent research as leader of ‘The Bridge of Winds’.

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Iben Nagel Rasmussen is an actor, director, teacher and writer born in Denmark. She has been a member of Odin Teatret since 1966 and conducts independent research as leader of ‘The Bridge of Winds’.

Rosenthal, Rachel

A winner of OBIE, Rockefeller, Getty, NEA and CAA awards, among many others, Rachel Rosenthal was an internationally recognised pioneer in the fields of feminist and ecological performance art.

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A winner of OBIE, Rockefeller, Getty, NEA and CAA awards, among many others, Rachel Rosenthal was an internationally recognised pioneer in the fields of feminist and ecological performance art.

Seyferth, Katharina

Katharina Seyferth worked with Grotowski during his ‘Paratheatre’ and ‘Theatre of Sources’ periods. She is Director of the International Centre for Theatrical Research and Training in Las Téoulères.

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Katharina Seyferth worked with Grotowski during his ‘Paratheatre’ and ‘Theatre of Sources’ periods. She is Director of the International Centre for Theatrical Research and Training in Las Téoulères.

Shaplin, Adriano

Adriano Shaplin is a New Jersey-based playwright, actor, and artistic director of the Riot Group. His plays have been translated into several European languages, and won four Edinburgh Fringe Firsts.

Adriano Shaplin — Shaplin, Adriano

Adriano Shaplin is a New Jersey-based playwright, actor, and artistic director of the Riot Group. His plays have been translated into several European languages, and won four Edinburgh Fringe Firsts.

Shaughnessy, Nicola

Nicola Shaughnessy is a Professor of Performance at the University of Kent, where she teaches contemporary performance and applied theatre, and recently led the AHRC-funded project ‘Imagining Autism’.

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Nicola Shaughnessy is a Professor of Performance at the University of Kent, where she teaches contemporary performance and applied theatre, and recently led the AHRC-funded project ‘Imagining Autism’.

Siddi, Geeta

Geeta Siddi, a theatre school graduate, who performs in Nimilita.

Geeta Siddi — Siddi, Geeta

Geeta Siddi, a theatre school graduate, who performs in Nimilita.

Siddi, Girija

Girija Siddi, a theatre school graduate, who performs in Nimilita.

Girija Siddi — Siddi, Girija

Girija Siddi, a theatre school graduate, who performs in Nimilita.

Simmons, Pip

Pip Simmons set up his own experimental company in 1968. It made intense, physical and musical work through collective devising. The group split up in 1973, and Simmons increasingly worked abroad.

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Pip Simmons set up his own experimental company in 1968. It made intense, physical and musical work through collective devising. The group split up in 1973, and Simmons increasingly worked abroad.

Simson, Kirstie

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Sistren Theatre Collective

Sistren Theatre Collective an independent popular theatre company in Jamaica.

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Sistren Theatre Collective an independent popular theatre company in Jamaica.

Staniewski, Wlodzimierz, and Gardzienice

Having worked with Grotowski for five years, Wlodzimierz Staniewski founded Gardzienice in 1977. Based in a Polish village, it is now one of Europe’s most innovative and distinguished theatre groups.

Gardzienice practitioner list view — Staniewski, Wlodzimierz, and Gardzienice

Having worked with Grotowski for five years, Wlodzimierz Staniewski founded Gardzienice in 1977. Based in a Polish village, it is now one of Europe’s most innovative and distinguished theatre groups.

Stanislavski, Konstantin

With his insights into acting and directing, Konstantin Stanislavski forged a definitive position in the development of 20th-century theatre, laying the groundwork for innovators such as Grotowski.

Stanislavsky practitioner list view — Stanislavski, Konstantin

With his insights into acting and directing, Konstantin Stanislavski forged a definitive position in the development of 20th-century theatre, laying the groundwork for innovators such as Grotowski.

Suryodarmo, Suprapto

Inventor of an influential somatic and performance practice known as ‘Joged Amerta’, Suprapto Suryodarmo has taught and performed in Indonesia, Europe, Australia, the USA and India for over 25 years.

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Inventor of an influential somatic and performance practice known as ‘Joged Amerta’, Suprapto Suryodarmo has taught and performed in Indonesia, Europe, Australia, the USA and India for over 25 years.

Tandon, Rekha

Rekha Tandon is a performer, choreographer and researcher trained in Odissi, one India’s eight classical dance forms. She is Artistic Director of Dance Routes, which reworks Odissi in modern ways.

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Rekha Tandon is a performer, choreographer and researcher trained in Odissi, one India’s eight classical dance forms. She is Artistic Director of Dance Routes, which reworks Odissi in modern ways.

Vanessa Christodoulou

Vanessa Christodoulou has studied communication, media, and cultural management and holds an M.A. degree in theatre studies. An active member of various theatre ensembles as an actor, director, and researcher, she was closely involved in the Greek contemporary music scene and business.

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Vanessa Christodoulou has studied communication, media, and cultural management and holds an M.A. degree in theatre studies. An active member of various theatre ensembles as an actor, director, and researcher, she was closely involved in the Greek contemporary music scene and business.

Varley, Julia

Julia Varley joined Odin Teatret in 1976. An actor, director, teacher and writer, she is Artistic Director of the Transit Festival, and Editor of The Open Page, a journal of women’s work in theatre.

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Julia Varley joined Odin Teatret in 1976. An actor, director, teacher and writer, she is Artistic Director of the Transit Festival, and Editor of The Open Page, a journal of women’s work in theatre.

Vincent, Charlotte

Yola Yulfianti

Yola Yulfianti is a dance artist and lecturer at the Graduate School of the Jakarta Arts Institute.

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Yola Yulfianti is a dance artist and lecturer at the Graduate School of the Jakarta Arts Institute.

Zarrilli, Phillip

Phillip Zarrilli, Professor of Drama at Exeter University, is internationally known for training actors using a psychophysical process combining yoga and the Asian martial arts, and as a director.

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Phillip Zarrilli, Professor of Drama at Exeter University, is internationally known for training actors using a psychophysical process combining yoga and the Asian martial arts, and as a director.

Zinder, David

Actor, teacher, acting trainer and director, David Zinder has created a unique form of acting training known as ImageWork Training and is a Master Teacher of the Michael Chekhov Technique.

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Actor, teacher, acting trainer and director, David Zinder has created a unique form of acting training known as ImageWork Training and is a Master Teacher of the Michael Chekhov Technique.