<P>Eugenio Barba is recognized as one of the most important theatre practitioners working today. Along with the company he founded over fifty years ago, the world-acclaimed Odin Teatret<EM>,</EM> he continues to produce extraordinary theatre performances that tour the world, and his International School of Theatre Anthropology has greatly developed research into the craft of the actor.</P><P>Now revised and updated, this volume reveals the background to and work of a major influence on twentieth- and twenty-first century performance. <I>Eugenio Barba </I>is the first book to combine:</P><P></P><UL><P><LI>an overview of Barba¿s work and that of his company, Odin Teatret</LI><P></P><P><LI>exploration of his writings and ideas on theatre anthropology, and his unique contribution to contemporary performance research</LI><P></P><P><LI>in-depth analysis of the 2000 production of <I>Ego Faust</I>, performed at the International School of Theatre Anthropology</LI><P></P><P><LI>a practical guid