Patrice Pavis (born 1947) was Professor for Theatre Studies at the University of Kent in Canterbury, England (UK), 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.
Around 1983–84, Pavis was teaching in the Institute of Theatre Studies at Paris III University.
[1] Patrice Pavis was also Professor of Theatre Studies at Paris VIII University.
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