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Received the "Theaterpreis Berlin" for his outstanding achievements in German speaking theater (1998).

Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 50th Cannes International Film Festival in 1997.

Has supported Lionel Jospin's 2002 presidential campaign.

Son of literary critic Francois Bondy.

Was trained by mime artist Jacques Lecoq.

He began his career in Germany in the late 1960s. He became one of Europe's leading figures in theater and opera, in a career that spanned four decades.

His family moved to France when he was very young. There he met some of the leading artistic figures of the time, including playwright Eugene Ionesco and writer Marguerite Duras.

Grandson of writer N.O. Scarpi.

Has been director of the drama section (since 1985) and impresario (since 2002) at the Vienna Festival.