Robert Gravel

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Template:Short description Robert Gravel (14 September 1944 – 12 August 1996) was an actor, dramatist, theatrical director and teacher.[1]

Career

Gravel was born in Montreal. He was an influential figure in the modern history of theatre in Quebec.[2] In the middle of the 1970s, Gravel, Jean-Pierre Ronfard and Pol Pelletier co-founded the Théâtre Expérimental de Montréal (TEM). Later ideological conflicts led to the foundation of the Nouveau Théâtre Expérimental.

In 1977, Gravel co-founded with Yvon Leduc the highly successful Ligue Nationale d'Improvisation. He died in Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon in 1996 and was entombed at the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery in Montreal.[3][4]

In 2012, his life and work were profiled in Jean-Claude Coulbois's documentary film Mort subite d'un homme-théâtre.[5]

References

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  1. Robert Gravel in The Canadian Encyclopedia (accessed 2013-03-11).
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  3. Ian Herbert, Nicole LeClercq, eds., The World of Theatre 2000 (Taylor & Francis, 2000), Template:ISBN, p. 48. Excerpt available at Google Books
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  5. Luc Boulanger, "Mort subite d'un homme-théâtre: hommage à Robert Gravel". La Presse, March 16, 2012.

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