Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Eugenio Barba

Born: October 29, 1936 (age 88)
Bio: Eugenio Barba is an Italian author and theatre director based in Denmark. He is the founder of the Odin Theatre and the International School of Theatre Anthropology, both located in Holstebro, Denmark.
Known for:
- The paper canoe (1994)
- A dictionary of theatre anthropology (1991)
- El arte secreto del actor (2007)