Pablo Gershanik

Pablo Gershanik is an actor, clown, director, and university lecturer whose work bridges performance, pedagogy, and therapeutic creation. He is the creator of the

Intimate Maquettes Lab, a trauma-informed artistic and participatory device presented in museums, universities, and cultural institutions across Canada, France, Argentina, Mexico, the UK, the US, and Belgium.

He trained at the École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq (Paris), holds a Master’s degree in Dramatherapy from the University of Paris, and is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Arts at Concordia University (Montreal) under the supervision of Luis Carlos Sotelo Castro. He is a Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholar (2025–2028).

Pablo teaches in both the undergraduate and graduate programs in Performing Arts at the National University of San Martín (UNSAM, Argentina), where he also directed the Diploma in Mask Making and Interpretation. He has conducted teaching, research, and artistic collaborations in Argentina, France, Mexico, and Canada.

As a performer, he worked as a clown in Nomade with Cirque Éloize, directed by Daniele Finzi Pasca, and he currently performs in Finzi Pasca’s 52. As a director, he has created over twenty stage productions, including Canterville (winner of the Javier Villafañe Prize) and the Fibonacci Project, co-directed with Samuel Tétreault of Les Sept Doigts de la Main. His theatrical work has also led him to collaborate with renowned companies such as Philippe Genty, Gare Central, and Tchaïka.

His writings appear in Trauma-Informed Placemaking (Routledge, 2024) and Art & Thérapie (INECAT, 2023).