André Paiement

André Paiement
Born	(1950-06-28)28 June 1950 Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada
Died	23 January 1978(1978-01-23) (aged 27) Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Occupation(s)	Playwright, Musician

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 and writer and broadcaster Denis St-Jules, 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

• See CANO
• 1968 - At morn, at noon, at twilight dim
• 1977 - Blue dragonfly

References

1. P124, Fonds: André Paiment. Sudbury, Ontario: J.N. Desmarais Library and Archives, Laurentian University. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
2. "L'héritage d'André Paiement, 35 ans après sa disparition". Radio-Canada. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
3. 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.
4. "André Paiement : biographie chronologique" (PDF). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
5. "50 ans de théâtre!". Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
6. 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.
7. Arnopoulos, Sheila McLeod (1982). Voices from French Ontario. McGill-Queen's University Press. pp. 26–33. ISBN 0773504052.
8. 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.
9. "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.