Eugenio Barba (born 29 October 1936 in Brindisi) is an Italian author and theatre director based in Denmark. He is the founder of the Odin Theatre and the International School of Theatre Anthropology, both located in Holstebro, Denmark.
Barba emigrated to Norway in 1954 and later studied theater in Poland with Jerzy Grotowski. He created and served as Director of the Odin Teatret in Oslo, Norway, in 1964, but moved it to Denmark 2 years later. In 1979 Barba founded the International School of Theatre Anthropology.