Founding member and co-artistic director Eric Deniaud graduated magna cum laude from the International Institute of Puppetry Art (ESNAM) in Charleville-Mézières. He has worked as an actor, director, and set designer since 2002, in performances where most of the time, puppets play a special role. In 2008, Eric moved to Lebanon and co-founded Collectif Kahraba. Eric’s numerous international collaborations include the National Puppet Theatre of Vietnam in Hanoi, the National Centre for Dramatic Art in Paris, the National Centre for Stage Writings in Villeneuve-lès-Avignons, the French puppet companies Drolatic Industry and Commédiamuse, Ectera Teatro in Spain, Le Théâtre de la Traversée in Québec. Since 2010, he has also worked as a puppeteer and actor in three performances by Alice Laloy, director of the company S’appelle Reviens: D’états de femmes, and Y-es tu?, nominated for the Molières 2011 for the best performance for a young audience. In Lebanon, Eric has collaborated with Alexandre Paulikevitch (Elgha’), Hanane Haj Ali (Jogging), Randa Mirza (Arab Mythology), and Dar Onboz (There was a bird on a tree, Seven plus Seven), among others. Since 2011, Eric has been the co-director of Nehna wel Amar wel Jiran festival in Beirut, in addition to his work on all of Collectif Kahraba’s performances.
