Tibor Egervari, University of Ottawa
Professor Emeritus
Theatre
Ottawa, Ontario
egervari@uottawa.ca
Office:
(819) 778-2215
Bio/Research
Born in Hungary, Tibor Egervari, started his theatrical career at the Centre dramatique de l'Est (today Théâtre national de Strasbourg). In 1965 he joined the National Theatre School of Canada as Assistant Director of the French Section. From 1971 until his retirement in 2004, he has been teachin...
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Bio/Research
Born in Hungary, Tibor Egervari, started his theatrical career at the Centre dramatique de l'Est (today Théâtre national de Strasbourg). In 1965 he joined the National Theatre School of Canada as Assistant Director of the French Section. From 1971 until his retirement in 2004, he has been teaching in the Department of Theatre of University of Ottawa. He served, for several years, on the Executive Committees of both the Senate and the Board of Governors. He chaired twice the Department of Theatre, was Chairman of the Department of Visual Arts and finished his administrative duties as Acting Dean of the Faculty of Arts (2003-2004).
A stage director by trade, Tibor Egervari has been artistic director of several theatre companies, notably, for fourteen years, of the Théâtre du Peuple (Bussang) France's oldest popular theatre. He also founded and directed Histrions (1996-2009) known for its staged reading of classical plays.
Tibor Egervari has staged more that ninety shows in France and in Canada, has published several articles on director's training and on the relationship between the theatre and its social environment. His play, Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice in Auschwitz has been published in A Certain William; Adapting Shakespeare in Francophone Canada by Playwrights Canada Press (2009).
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A stage director by trade, Tibor Egervari has been artistic director of several theatre companies, notably, for fourteen years, of the Théâtre du Peuple (Bussang) France's oldest popular theatre. He also founded and directed Histrions (1996-2009) known for its staged reading of classical plays.
Tibor Egervari has staged more that ninety shows in France and in Canada, has published several articles on director's training and on the relationship between the theatre and its social environment. His play, Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice in Auschwitz has been published in A Certain William; Adapting Shakespeare in Francophone Canada by Playwrights Canada Press (2009).
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