Rigid ideas about the relationship between art and science, rose/fell/reborn during the span of the XVIII and XX centuries, brought with them the establishment of absurd dichotomies among both forms of the social consciousness. The purpose of Artistic research is based on technical and developmental needs identified by the practice and by the state of the artistic language of a certain period. Each technical and artistic research pattern uses a specific and different methodology for its implementation. The originality and the validation of this type of research is evident; above all is the quality of the artistic product obtained. The resources that are dedicated to the artistic research for educational purposes come from regular art schools and art organizations specifically. The experience of Eugenio Barba and the Odin Teatret, the director and his internationally recognized group of reformers, as the great theatrical tradition of humanity can be illustrated.