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Nathalie Gauthard is University Professor of Performing Arts at the University of Artois, France, and a leading ethnoscenologist specializing in Himalayan/Tibetan performance traditions and their global adaptations. She heads the Master's in Performing Arts and Live Performance, the Arts-Adapt(s) University Diploma, and co-leads the Praxis axis in aesthetics at the University of Artois. As founder of the French Society of Ethnoscenology (SOFETH) and director of the journal L'Ethnographie, she bridges academic research with international cultural preservation efforts.
- PhD in Aesthetics, Sciences and Technologies of Arts (Paris VIII, 2004)
- HDR in Anthropology of Performing Arts (Paris IV, 2014)
Her research focuses on transnational performance anthropology, cultural heritage dynamics, and actor training methodologies, with particular attention to Tibetan 'cham' rituals, carnival traditions, and ecological art practices. Current projects examine artistic communities' responses to environmental challenges and somatic training approaches.
Articles highlight global cultural transmission of Tibetan rituals, carnival research methodologies, and ecological performance training trends. She organizes international conferences on topics like ethnoscenology-symbiosis and artistic communities, while collaborating with institutions across France, Canada, and Asia.
Scientific leadership roles include:
- President of UNESCO-recognized French Society of Ethnoscenology
- Scientific Director of L'Ethnographie journal
- Co-editor of international performance training special issues
Her work integrates reflexive ethnography with environmental consciousness, emphasizing performative practices as living cultural archives and ecological agents.
