Didier PLASSARD is full professor in Theatre Srudies at the Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3 (Montpellier, France)
His research fields include avant-garde theatre, stage direction, dramaturgy, multimedia, and puppetry.
Main publications:
L’Acteur en effigie (L’Age d’homme, 1992); Les Mains de lumière (Institut International de la Marionnette, 1996, 2004); Edward Gordon Craig, The Drama for Fools / Le Théâtre des fous (L’Entretemps, 2012); Mises en scène d’Allemagne(s) (CNRS Editions, 2014). He was also editor-in-chief of Prospero European Review (2010-2013), guest editor (with C. Grazioli) of Puck – La marionnette et les autres arts (2014), and (with C. Guidicelli) of Art Press 2, “La marionnette sur toutes les scènes” (2015).
Awards and distinctions:
Prix Georges-Jamati d’esthétique théâtrale (1990); Sirena d’oro (Arrivano dal mare!, 2012), Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (Ministère de la Culture, 2015).
He is the Principal Investigator of PuppetPlays, a research project funded by the European Union (ERC GA 835193, 2019-2024).
