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'''Paul Buissonneau''' (born [[24 December]] [[1926]], [[Paris]], France) is a leading [[francophone]] theatre director. |
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'''Paul Georges Buissonneau''', {{post-nominals|country=CAN|OC}} (born 24 December 1926 – 30 November 2014<ref>{{cite web |last1=ICI.Radio-Canada.ca |first1=Zone Arts- |title=Paul Buissonneau s'éteint |url=http://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/arts_et_spectacles/2014/11/30/001-paul-buisonneau-acteur-theatre-mort.shtml |website=Radio-Canada.ca |language=fr-ca}}</ref>) was a leading [[francophone]] theatre director<ref name="encyc">{{cite web|url=http://www.canadianencyclopedia.ca/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0009334|title=Buissonneau, Paul|last=Greffard|first=Madeleine|publisher=[[The Canadian Encyclopedia]]|accessdate=18 September 2010}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="AA">{{cite web|url=http://artsalive.ca/en/thf/voir/metteurs.html|title=Canadian directors: Paul Buissonneau (1926)|publisher=ArtsAlive.ca|accessdate=18 September 2010}}</ref> in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], Canada. |
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Born in [[Paris]], France, Buissonneau started his career as a singer with the French chorus [[Les Compagnons de la chanson]], alongside [[Édith Piaf]] who was also singing with the group at the time. He parted company with the chorus during a tour of [[North America]], and settled in Quebec.<ref name="encyc"/> |
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In 1952, the City of [[Montreal]] appointed Buissonneau as artistic director of ''La Roulotte'', a parks-based outdoor theatre, which gave an early opportunity to famous Quebec artists [[Yvon Deschamps]], [[Jean-Louis Millette]], [[Claude Jasmin]], [[Claude Léveillé]], [[Marcel Sabourin]] and [[Robert Charlebois]].<ref name="encyc"/> |
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In 1956, he founded his own company, |
In 1956, he founded his own company, the [[Théâtre de Quat'Sous]] (Four-penny Theatre) and served as its artistic director until 1989. Many famous Quebec playwrights began their career in this theatre, notably [[Robert Lepage]], [[François Barbeau]], [[André Brassard]], [[René-Daniel Dubois]], and [[Lothaire Bluteau]].<ref name="encyc"/> |
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During his 35-year career as director of the ''Quat'Sous'' theatre, he played and wrote numerous plays and TV shows. He is remembered for creating and bringing to life the character of '' |
During his 35-year career as director of the ''Quat'Sous'' theatre, he played and wrote numerous plays and TV shows. He is remembered for creating and bringing to life the character of ''[[Picolo]]'' in the children's television series entitled ''La Boîte à surprises'' (The surprise box). The series started in 1954 and lasted until the early 1970s.<ref name=AA/> |
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He received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award in 1998 and the [[Prix Denise-Pelletier]] in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prixduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/recherche/desclaureat.php?noLaureat=204|title=Buissonneau, Paul (citation)|last=Biondi|first=Janette|date=November 2001|publisher=Les Prix du Québec|language=French|accessdate=18 September 2010}}</ref> In 2009, he was made an Officer of the [[Order of Canada]] "for his contributions to the evolution of the performing arts, especially theatre, as director of the La Roulotte and Quat’Sous theatres."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=13469|title=Governor General Announces 57 New Appointments to the Order of Canada|work=Office of the Secretary to the Governor General|accessdate=2009-12-30|date=December 30, 2009}}</ref> |
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He received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award in [[1998]] and the [[Prix Denise-Pelletier]] in [[2001]]. |
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*[[Theatre of Quebec]] |
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*[[Culture of Quebec]] |
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[[Category:Living people|Buissonneau, Paul]] |
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* [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/paul-buissonneau Entry at thecanadianencyclopedia.ca] |
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* {{Discogs artist|Paul Buissonneau}} |
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Latest revision as of 01:18, 13 June 2023
Paul Georges Buissonneau, OC (born 24 December 1926 – 30 November 2014[1]) was a leading francophone theatre director[2][3] in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Born in Paris, France, Buissonneau started his career as a singer with the French chorus Les Compagnons de la chanson, alongside Édith Piaf who was also singing with the group at the time. He parted company with the chorus during a tour of North America, and settled in Quebec.[2]
In 1952, the City of Montreal appointed Buissonneau as artistic director of La Roulotte, a parks-based outdoor theatre, which gave an early opportunity to famous Quebec artists Yvon Deschamps, Jean-Louis Millette, Claude Jasmin, Claude Léveillé, Marcel Sabourin and Robert Charlebois.[2]
In 1956, he founded his own company, the Théâtre de Quat'Sous (Four-penny Theatre) and served as its artistic director until 1989. Many famous Quebec playwrights began their career in this theatre, notably Robert Lepage, François Barbeau, André Brassard, René-Daniel Dubois, and Lothaire Bluteau.[2]
During his 35-year career as director of the Quat'Sous theatre, he played and wrote numerous plays and TV shows. He is remembered for creating and bringing to life the character of Picolo in the children's television series entitled La Boîte à surprises (The surprise box). The series started in 1954 and lasted until the early 1970s.[3]
He received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award in 1998 and the Prix Denise-Pelletier in 2001.[4] In 2009, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada "for his contributions to the evolution of the performing arts, especially theatre, as director of the La Roulotte and Quat’Sous theatres."[5]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Arts-. "Paul Buissonneau s'éteint". Radio-Canada.ca (in Canadian French).
- ^ a b c d Greffard, Madeleine. "Buissonneau, Paul". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 18 September 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Canadian directors: Paul Buissonneau (1926)". ArtsAlive.ca. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ^ Biondi, Janette (November 2001). "Buissonneau, Paul (citation)" (in French). Les Prix du Québec. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ^ "Governor General Announces 57 New Appointments to the Order of Canada". Office of the Secretary to the Governor General. December 30, 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
External links[edit]
- Entry at thecanadianencyclopedia.ca
- Paul Buissonneau discography at Discogs
- Paul Buissonneau at IMDb
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