Hippolyte Broud

Hippolyte Broud is a voice pedagogue, vocal coach, and researcher working between France and the United Kingdom. He holds a degree in Classical Studies from University College London and trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, where he completed an MA in Advanced Theatre Practice and an MA in Voice Studies: Teaching and Coaching. He is currently undertaking a practice-as-research PhD at the University of Exeter under the supervision of Professor Konstantinos Thomaidis.

His research explores the intersections of voice pedagogy, theatrical imitation/distortion, and the historical transmission of vocal techniques, with a particular focus on archival recordings and their potential to inform contemporary actor training and performance-making. He delivers papers at international conferences including The Afterlife of a Voice: Sarah Bernhardt through Mary Marquet (University of Surrey, 2026), The Sonic Interface: Reimagining Vocal Training Through Archival Imprints (TaPRA Annual Conference, University of Warwick, 2025), and The Archive Speaks Back: Towards a Trans-Historical Vocal Practice (University of Surrey, 2025).

Alongside his academic work, Hippolyte teaches spoken voice at the Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique (CNSAD) for the 2026-2027 academic year. He also teaches at La Manufacture - Haute école des arts de la scène in Lausanne, the École Théâtre du Rhône (ETR) in Geneva, and at the Cours Cochet-Delavène in Paris. In parallel with his teaching, he works as a vocal coach for theatre, collaborating with directors including Alexander Zeldin on Prendre soin (2025) and Kenza Berrada on Îles flottantes and Paradis Plage (2026).