Quote of the day
In the past the man has been first; in the future the system must be first. This in no sense, however, implies that great men are not needed. On the contrary, the first object of any good system must be that of developing first-class men
Patrice Pavis

Born: 1947 (age 78)
Bio: Patrice Pavis was Professor for Theatre Studies at the University of Kent in Canterbury, where he retired at the end of the academic year 2015/16. He has written extensively about performance, focusing his study and research mainly in semiology and interculturalism in theatre.
Known for:
- Theatre at the crossroads of culture (1991)
- Analyzing Performance (2003)
- Languages of the stage (1982)