Pol Pelletier

Pol Pelletier
Born
Nicole Pelletier

(1947-11-06) November 6, 1947 (age 77)
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

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

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

Plays

  • 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

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

References

  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.