La Belle et la Bête, the english version, at the Arts Emerson in Boston!

Michel Lemieux and Victor Pilon’s La Belle et la Bête : A Contemporary Retelling to première in June at the Luminato Festival in Toronto

Michel Lemieux and Victor Pilon (Norman, Delirium) premiere the English-language version of their award-wining show, La Belle et la Bête at the Luminato Festival in Toronto in June 2012. La Belle et La Bête : A Contemporary Retelling, created by Michel Lemieux, Victor Pilon and Pierre-Yves Lemieux, translated by Maureen Labonté, now begins its touring career outside Quebec. Following this premiere, the production will subsequently be presented in the 2012-13 season of ArtsEmerson in Boston. The production features Bénédicte Décary (Belle) : Stéphane Demers (the Beast) and Diane D’Aquila (the Lady), with Anne-Marie Cadieux (the Sister) and Peter James (the Lady’s demon) appearing virtually. The show runs at the Bluma Appel Theatre from June 8th to June 12th 2012.

« …striking, exciting, convincing…an extraordinary show » Benoit Aubin, Le Journal de Montréal 23 janvier 2011.

Adored by the media, with a sold-out run in Montreal and across Québec, this contemporary adaptation of the classic tale won three Gascon-Roux awards (awards for Directing/Staging, Set Design and Lighting). Initially produced for the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde (TNM), La Belle et la Bête is a co-production of Lemieux Pilon 4D Art, Luminato and the Scène Nationale de l’Oise (France).

Watch the video of Michel Lemieux and Victor Pilon presenting La Belle et la Bête: A Contemporary Retelling at the Luminato press conference.