Pol Pelletier

Pol Pelletier
Born
Nicole Pelletier

(1947-11-06) November 6, 1947 (age 76)
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

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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

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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

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Plays

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  • 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

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She lived in France from 2005 to 2008.[4]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b Charlebois, Gaetan; Nothof, Anne (2023-01-12). "Pelletier, Pol". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  5. ^ Wickham, Philip (2004). "L'art de la guérison : Casa Lorna. Journal de bord et Histoire d'un DOJO" (PDF). Jeu. 110: 173–176.
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