Curriculum Vitae – doc. Mgr. MgA. Pierre Nadaud Ph.D.
Artist choreographer, dancer, comedian and clown
doc. Mgr. MgA. Pierre Nadaud Ph.D. born on 3 January 1971 in Dijon, France, two children.
Artist choreographer, dancer, comedian and clown, competent in the field of choreography and physical theatre, author of more than fifty pieces combining strong poetics and layered dramatic conception. https://www.youtube.com/@pierrenadaud4513
University teacher, workshop leader, coach, mentor specialized in choreographic and devised creation and actor training (comedy
and clowning).
Creator of elaborated artistic educational projects and coordinator of teacher’s teams. Used to carry out projects with many types of institutional partners.
At present focuses on the practice of facilitating artistic collective work, on eurythmy and on teaching actors in the field of commedia dell’arte, acting and clowning.
Ateliér fyzického divadla – Devised and Physical Theatre Studio
Head of Physical Theatre Department since 2008, Theatre Faculty, Academy Janáček (Brno, Czech Republic).
The Theatre Faculty is part of the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Brno. Its role is covered in three major areas – pedagogical, artistic and academic.
Head of Physical Theatre Studio
Created the course program for the bachelor’s degree in physical theatre (2008) and the Master in physical theatre (2018) for DF JAMU in Brno.
Production of performances created with students and leaded by internationally renowned artists: Karine Ponties, Nicole Mossoux and Patrick Bonté, Daniel Gulko, Dominique Boivin, Andrej Kalinka, Ionana Popovici. (Award-winning shows: first prize for the play and
first prize for male interpretation for The Amnesic days of Polar Nights by Ionana Popovici at the FIST 05 festival in Beograd in 2010 – nomination as best show of the year 2012 for Pisum Sativum by Karine Ponties at the festival Tanec Praha – first prize for male interpretation for Clown’s Crumbs by Pierre Nadaud at the Roma Teatro Festival in 2013.)
Teaches in czech, english and French langage movement training for actors and dancers, choreographic creation, commedia dell’arte / comedy, clowning, and coaches student’s works degree.
Organiser of masterclasses and workshops led by internationally renowned artists and teachers: Carlo Boso, Ami Hattab, Jos Houben, Karine Ponties, Daniel Gulko, Heinzi Lorenzen…
Fonder member of the International Platform for Commedia dell’arte bringing together the Escola Superior de Arte Dramática de Galicia (ESADg), the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz (KUG) and the Theater Faculty of JAMU. Carlo Boso, director of the École Supérieure Internationale d’Arts Dramatiques de la ville de Versailles is the mentor of this platform.
Education and Academic Qualifications
2023, March – PhD in Performing Art, Academy of Performing Art in Brno, Czech Republic (Thesis work in march 2023 on the poetics of movement and gesture and its philosophical foundations among some of the main thinkers and creators of the first half of the 20th century: Etienne Decroux, Rudolf Laban, François Delsarte, Rudolf Steiner.)
2014 June – Docent (associate professor) in Performing Art, Academy of Performing Art in Brno, Czech Republic
2004 June – Master’s Degree in Physical Theatre and Dance October, Academy of Performing Art in Prague, Czech Republic
1996 July – D.E.A. (doctoral programme degree) of Philosophy, University Paris VIII, Paris, France (on Gilles Deleuze, direction Alain Badiou)
1993 October – Master’s Degree of Philosophy, University of Paris I Sorbonne, France (on Baruch Spinoza, direction Robert Misrahi)
Employments
2025 Production and artistic co-direction of the Mašasušet company
2001-2025 Freelance artist
2008-2025 Head of Physical Theatre Department
2002-2012 Production and artistic direction of the Mamacallas company, Prague.
1998-1999 Pedagogical advisor and head of CRCLE, Centre régional de Coopération linguistique et éducative d’Olomouc, French Cultural Center at Palacký University in Olomouc, branch of the French Institute in Prague.
1996-1998 Director of the French Alliance in Brno.
Teaching Activities
Teaches in czech, english and French:
movement training for actors and dancers (mask and gesture theatre / movement theatre)
choreographic and movement creation
commedia dell’arte / comedy
clowning
coaches student’s works degree
theory of physical theatre and actor-playwright theatre.
Scientific and Research Activities
Continuing education in eurythmy and research on the contribution of eurythmy to actor training:
2020–2021 Formation in eurythmy in Prague and Brno as part of the Eurytmické vzdělávání Rosa Michaelis certification programme. 2021-2023 Formation in eurythmy and anthroposophy in Prague as part of the eurythmy and anthroposophy certification course organised by eurythmea z. s.
publication of Mikhail Chekhov and Rudolf Steiner’s Eurythmy in Theatralia. 2023, vol. 26, iss. 2, pp. 104-116 https://digilib.phil.muni.cz/sites/default/files/pdf/TY2023-2-07.pdf
Research on the relationship between gesture, movement and speech, and on the narrative quality of gesture and movement:
Participation in the research programme entitled “Resonance” 2025-2026 research on the links between gesture, movement and speech in acting, directed by MgA. Eliška VAVŘÍKOVÁ, Ph.D.
Creation of the Mašasušet company dedicated to creating plays in a style ranging from narrative to drama and back again, from gesture to word and back again. (Cesta z vypravení do dramatu a zpět, z gesta do slova a zpět)
Internship
2025, June, Role – organiser, coordinator, teacher, coach, mentor:
Fourth International Commedia dell’arte platform in The Theatre Faculty of the Janáček Academy in Brno. Pedagogical direction: Carlo Boso, Nando Llera, Pierre Nadaud, Martin Woldan, Lara Martelli Hisleiter, Silvie Kudelová, Maria Sintow-Behrens, Petra Vodičková, Pablo Carrera Simón.
2024, September, Role – co-organiser, coordinator, teacher, coach, mentor: Third International Commedia dell’arte platform in The University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz (KUG). Pedagogical direction of Fabio Mangolini, Stefano Perocco, Nando Llera, Martin Woldan and Pierre Nadaud.
2023, April, Role – organiser, coordinator, teacher, coach, mentor:
Second International Commedia dell’arte platform in The Theatre Faculty of the Janáček Academy in Brno. Pedagogical direction: Carlo Boso, Gabriele C. Pfeiffer, Pierre Nadaud, Martin Woldan and Nando Llera, Santi Prego.
2022, July, Role – co-organiser, coordinator, teacher, coach, mentor:
First International Commedia dell’arte platform in The Galician Academy of Dramatic Arts (ESADg). Pedagogical direction: Ana María Fernández, Nando Llera, Martin Woldan and Pierre Nadaud.
2024, June, Role – workshop leader: Leading a theatre creation seminar as part of the Wolkrův Prostějov festival.
2024, May, Role – Workshop leader: Clown workshop for third-year acting students at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz, Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Graz.
2023, November, Role – Workshop leader: Acting course for second-year and first-year acting students at the Academy of Theatre Arts in Wrocław (Teatr Akademii Sztuk Teatralnych im. St. Wyspiańskiego Filii we Wrocławiu).
2023 April, Role – Artistic and educational research: Observation of Catherine Germain’s work during the creation of Macbeth with third-year acting students at the ENSATT École Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Techniques du Théâtre in Lyon.
2022, April, Role – Workshop leader: Choreography workshop for fifth and sixth year students at the Duncan Centre in Prague.
2022, February, Role – Workshop leader: Clowning workshop for second-year acting students at the Escola Superior de Arte Dramática de Galicia (ESADg), drama school in Vigo, Spain.
2021, April, Role – Workshop leader: Theatre and choreography workshop for first-year Master’s students at the Dimitri Physical Theatre Academy in Verscio, Switzerland.
University Activities
2025 June – 2026 June, Role – researcher: participation to a research project in collaboration with MgA. Eliška VAVŘÍKOVÁ, Ph.D.
HAMU: ‘Résonances’ – research on the links between gesture, movement and speech in acting.
2025, June and July, Role – expertise: Assessment of end-of-year projects by students at the Dimitri Academy in Verscio, Switzerland.
2025, June, Role – opponent: Opponent of Petra Fornayová’s thesis, Academy of Performing Arts Bratislava VŠMU.
Activities Outside University
2025, July, Role – Author, director and actor: Creation and performing of the piece „Příběhy psané kaligraficky a darované“ (Stories written in calligraphy and gifted), three stories of art and wisdom inspired by Zen and Chan koans. Premiere at Maria Schutz, Austria, for the Mašasušet company.
2025, April-May, Role – Founding member, author, performer and producer: Creation of the Mašasušet company dedicated to creation of plays in a style ranging from narrative to drama and back again, from gesture to word and back again. (Cesta z vypravení do dramatu a zpět, z gesta do slova a zpět)
2025, February–March, Role – Choreography and stylisation of acting performance (choreografie a stylizace hereckého projevu): Creation of “Figarova svatba aneb Bláznivý den” of Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, directed by Aminata Keita for the J. K. Tyla Theatre in Plzeň.
2024, July, Role – producer: Production of Andrej Kalinka’s show Sbor for the Smetanova Litomyšl festival.
2024, February, Role – Organizer, director, playwright, actor
As part of the World Days of Commedia dell’Arte festival – Giornata Mondiale della Commedia dell’Arte – in Nancy, France, directed and performed play Mysteria Buffa by Dario Fo with 6 actors.
2023, June, Role – choreography and stylisation of acting performance (choreografie a stylizace hereckého projevu): The Liar, Pierre Corneille, directed by Aminata Keita for Mahen Theatre / Drama, Brno, Czech Republic.
2020, June, Role – Author and performer: Creation and performance as a part of the Immediatus Project of the duet “Dvaja samurajovia sa dohodli, že sa o rok znova stretnú” for the Husa na Provázku theatre, Brno, Czech Republic.
2002-2012 Director of Dance and physical Theatre Company 2002 –
Company Mamacallas (Prague, Czech Republic). The Mamacallas Company is devoted to the production of dance and physical theatre pieces. The company involved more than 30 artists of 10 different
nationalities in its works. Creation of choreographic and Physical Theatre works: conception, direction and performing. Took part to the production of the performances, PR, fundraising and coordination of artistic teams. Creations realized as part of artistic residencies and which toured in 12 countries.
Independent Artistic Activities and Workshops 2002 – 2023
Performer for Karine Ponties in Brussels and France (2004 – 2009), with Paco Decina (2006 – 2007), Dominique Boivin (as performer 2012, and as collaborator 2014 – 2016).
Teaching in several institutions: for example, in France (Ecole Supérieure Internationale d’Arts Dramatiques de la ville
de Vesailles), in Czech Republic (DAMU, Duncan Centre Conservatory), in Turkey (Anadolu University), in Switzerland (Accademia Teatro Dimitri).
Major Publications
NADAUD, Pierre. Michail Čechov a eurytmie Rudolfa Steinera. Theatralia. 2023, roč. 2023, vol. 26, s. 104-116. ISSN 1803-845X. URLinfo
NADAUD, Pierre. Participation in a year-round seminar dedicated to Rudolf Steiner’s Eurytmy. 2022. info
NADAUD, Pierre. Michael Chekhov et l’eurythmie de Rudolf Steiner. 2022. info
NADAUD, Pierre. Michail Čechov a eurytmie Rudolfa Steinera. 2022. info
NADAUD, Pierre. Testimony as an Act of Political Resistance. Online. In Klára Škrobánková, Naďa Satková. Politics and Community Engagement in Doctoral Theatre Research. 1. vyd. Brno: Janáčkova akademie múzických umění, 2021, s. 65-67. ISBN 978-80-7460-188-0. Sborník onlineinfo
NADAUD, Pierre. Otázky eurytmie při scénické tvorbě na počátku 20. století a dnes. 2021. Webové stránky konferenceinfo
NADAUD, Pierre a David DROZD. Súčasné trendy vo výučbe práce s hlasom: prípadové štúdie. 2021. info
DECROUX, Etienne; Pierre NADAUD; Nora OBRTELOVÁ a Míša ŠMAKALOVÁ. Slova o Mimu. Brno: Janáčkova akademie múzických umění v Brně, 2018, 194 s. ISBN 978-80-7460-144-6. info
NADAUD, Pierre. Estetika umění mimu Étienna Decrouxe. In Přednášky o divadle a umění 2. Brno: Janáčkova akademie múzických umění v Brně, 2018, s. 175-184. ISBN 978-80-7460-139-2. info
NADAUD, Pierre. Decrouxova technika: semiologie konajiciho těla. In Tereza Konývková. Tendence v současném herectví a herecké pedagogice. 2017. vyd. Brno: Janáčkova akademie múzických umění, 2017, s. 52-57. ISBN 978-80-7460-128-6. info
NADAUD, Pierre. Umělci, kteří se zabývají herectvím a dramaturgií. In Herectví v alternativních divadelních formách. Praha: AMU, 2010, 5 s. ISBN 978-80-7331-182-7. info
NADAUD, Pierre. Úvahy o tele, pohybe a divadle I. Salto. 2009, roč. 2005, I-4, 9 s. ISSN 1336-3182. info
