Pol Pelletier
 | You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in French. (June 2024) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
Pol Pelletier | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nicole Pelletier November 6, 1947 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Pol Pelletier (born Nicole Pelletier, November 6, 1947) is a Canadian actor, director, and playwright. Pelletier is an influential figure in experimental and feminist theatre in Quebec.
Early life and education
[edit]Nicole Pelletier was born on November 6, 1947, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.[1] She is the eldest sister of Francine Pelletier. She studied French literature at the University of Ottawa.[2]
Career
[edit]Pelletier co-founded the Théâtre Expérimental de Montréal (TEM) in 1975 with Jean-Pierre Ronfard and Robert Gravel,[1] and the Théâtre Expérimental des Femmes (TEF) with Louise Laprade and Nicole Lecavalier in 1979. She resigned from TEF in 1985.[3] In 1988, she founded DOJO,[4] later depicted in Stéphane Leclair's 2001 documentary, Histoire d'un DOJO.[5]
Works
[edit]Plays
[edit]- La Nef des sorcières (collective creation, 1976)
- A ma mère, à ma mère, à ma voisine (collective creation – TEM)
- La Lumière blanche
- La Trilogies des histoires
- Joie (1992)
- Océan (1996)
- Or (1997)
- Cérémonie d’Adieu (1999)
- Nicole, c'est moi
Personal life
[edit]She lived in France from 2005 to 2008.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Sylvestre, Paul-François (2007-11-06). "Naissance de Pol Pelletier, femme de théâtre". l-express.ca (in Canadian French). Archived from the original on 2023-10-01. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ Petrowski, Nathalie (2009-10-03). "Pol Pelletier, mère Courage". La Presse (in Canadian French). Archived from the original on 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
- ^ Forsyth, Louise H. (2004-01-01). "Self-Portrait of the Artist as Radical Feminist in Experimental Theatre: Joie by Pol Pelletier". Theatre Research in Canada / Recherches théâtrales au Canada. ISSN 1913-9101.
- ^ a b Charlebois, Gaetan; Nothof, Anne (2023-01-12). "Pelletier, Pol". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ Wickham, Philip (2004). "L'art de la guérison : Casa Lorna. Journal de bord et Histoire d'un DOJO" (PDF). Jeu. 110: 173–176.
External links
[edit]| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |
- University of Ottawa alumni
- 1947 births
- Living people
- Canadian women dramatists and playwrights
- Canadian stage actresses
- Canadian theatre directors
- Writers from Ottawa
- 20th-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights
- 20th-century Canadian women writers
- 20th-century Canadian actresses
- 21st-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights
- 21st-century Canadian women writers
- 21st-century Canadian actresses
- Actresses from Ottawa
- Canadian dramatists and playwrights in French