André Paiement (June 28, 1950 – January 23, 1978) was a Canadian playwright and musician.[1] He was one of the most prominent Franco-Ontarian artists, playing a key role in developing many of the cultural institutions of the community.[2][3]
Biography
Born in Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Paiement studied translation at Laurentian University in Sudbury, and got involved in theatre.[4]
Paiement, with a group of artists that included Robert Paquette, wrote and staged the musical Moé, j'viens du Nord, s'tie! in 1970.[4] The artists subsequently formed the Coopérative des artistes du Nouvel Ontario, which evolved in a variety of directions. Some of the artists, including Paiement, established the professional theatre company Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario.[5][6] Others, including Paiement and his sister Rachel, subsequently formed the progressive rock band, CANO-Musique.[7]
Paiement himself was active in both the theatre and band projects. His stage productions included Et le septième jour..., À mes fils bien-aimés, La vie et les temps de Médéric Boileau, Lavalléville and an adaptation in Franco-Ontarian dialect (joual) of Molière's Malade imaginaire.[8] He was also a key organizer behind the music festivals La Nuit sur l'étang and Northern Lights Festival Boréal.
Paiement committed suicide by hanging with a belt on January 23, 1978, aged 27.[9][4]
Works
Theater plays
- 1970 - Moé j'viens du Nord, s'tie!
- 1970 - Et le septième jour
- 1971 - Pépère parent
- 1972 - À mes fils bien-aimés
- 1973 - La Vie et les temps de Médéric Boileau
- 1974 - Lavalléville, comédie musicale franco-ontarienne
- 1977 - A book of thoughts and words, inédit.
Songs
References
- ^ P124, Fonds: André Paiment. Sudbury, Ontario: J.N. Desmarais Library and Archives, Laurentian University. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
- ^ "L'héritage d'André Paiement, 35 ans après sa disparition". Radio-Canada. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
- ^ Hotte, Lucie (2005). "Review of Paiement, André, Les partitions d'une époque, and Fournier-Thibault, Micheline, André Paiement (1950-1978)". L'Annuaire théâtral (37). doi:10.7202/041606ar. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
- ^ a b c "André Paiement : biographie chronologique" (PDF). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "50 ans de théâtre!". Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- ^ Jane Moss, "Le théâtre francophone en Ontario," in Lucie Hotte and Johanne Melançon (eds.), Introduction à la littérature franco-ontarienne. Sudbury, Éditions Prise de parole, 2010, p. 76.
- ^ Arnopoulos, Sheila McLeod (1982). Voices from French Ontario. McGill-Queen's University Press. pp. 26–33. ISBN 0773504052.
- ^ Paiement, André (2004). Les partitions d'une époque : les pièces d'André Paiement et du Théatre du Nouvel-Ontario, 1971-1976 (Joël Beddows ed.). Sudbury, Ont.: Prise de parole. ISBN 9782894231326.
- ^ "From the ashes of tragedy CANO goes international | Maclean's | SEPTEMBER 25, 1978". 2022-02-18. Archived from the original on 2022-02-18. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
