Michel Lemieux and Victor Pilon Present the American Premiere of NORMAN in Washington

Peter Trosztmer in NORMAN. Photo: Victor Pilon.

Having toured in Canada, Europe, Asia and Latin America, NORMAN, created by Michel Lemieux and Victor Pilon, will make its American premiere at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington on October 6, 7 and 8, 2011. It is the fourth production of Lemieux Pilon 4D Art to be performed in this theatre.

"We have a longstanding relationship with The Kennedy Centre in Washington and are honoured to be giving the American premiere of NORMAN, a tribute to the OSCAR™ winning Canadian filmmaker Norman McLaren, in this prestigious theatre," said Michel Lemieux. "This production integrates film with dance and music, extending the limits of these disciplines bringing the audience in McLaren’s innovative world."

"We hope that spectators will enjoy our journey into the movement, abstraction and humanism that characterize the films of this genius of the moving image. McLaren’s playful animated landscapes provide a framework for the show and truly reflect his personality," added Victor Pilon.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is one of the most important and well-attended theatres in the United States. A wide range of American and international shows are presented there including plays, musicals, contemporary dance, ballet, opera, orchestral and popular music, as well as multimedia productions.

A good piece on NORMAN which aired on PBS in 2008.

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This piece was made for the PBS show Art Express.

Review of NORMAN in Waterloo's The Record

Following its run during the Magnetic North Theatre Festival, THE RECORD, Waterloo's newspaper, published a great review of our show NORMAN. Here are some excerpts of what the journalist Joel Rubinnoff wrote:

"[…] what creators Michel Lemieux and Victor Pilon have achieved here is nothing short of a new level of (virtual) reality – using one art form (dance) to enhance and edify another (filmmaking)."

"What it is is eye-poppingly original, a three-dimensional head trip that brings McLaren’s playful imagery to life in a way that makes it not only relevant, but fun, vibrant and accessible."

"With its inspired melding of technology and art, it feels like a new kind of theatre, a promise of visions to come and a bravura way to pluck one of Canada’s most talented filmmaker out of near obscurity and give him the showcase he deserves."

Click here to read the complete review.

NORMAN ticket giveaway!

You are in the Kitchener-Waterloo, ON area and you would like to see our show NORMAN? 
Your last chance is tonight, Saturday June 12 at 7 PM. 

We have two pairs of tickets to give away!

Just send us an email with your name and phone number at info@4dart.com.

The winners will be contacted by 5:30 PM tonight. 


Good luck!

Lemieux Pilon performing near you!

The internationally-acclaimed NORMAN, the most recent production by creators Michel Lemieux and Victor Pilon, is set to make its première tour of Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick. Since its launch in 2007, NORMAN has been presented at Montreal’s Place des Arts, where it played to full houses for two consecutive runs. It was also featured at the Quebec Scene Festival of the National Arts Centre in Ottawa and at the LUMINATO Festival in Toronto. The critically-acclaimed show, which has staged more than 75 performances to date, recently returned from a worldwide tour that included France, England, Austria, the USA, China, Korea, Mexico and Colombia. 

The tour will take the show to the following cities:

June 10, 11, 12 / Kitchener / Magnetic North Theatre Festival, Centre in the Square
September 24 / Longueuil / Théâtre de la Ville   
September 29 / Rimouski / Spec’Art Salle Desjardins/Telus
October 2 / Baie-Comeau / Centre des arts Alcoa
October 5 / Sept-îles / Salle Jean-Marc-Dion
October 9 / Saint John NB / The Imperial
October 12 / Fredericton NB / Fredericton Playhouse     
October 22 / St-Jean-sur-le-Richelieu / Théâtre des Deux Rives 
October 27 / Kingston ON / The Grand Theatre
October 30 / L’Assomption / Théâtre Hector-Charland
November 3 / Lennoxville / Théâtre Centennial

To download the complete press release, click here.

NORMAN at the Magnetic North Theatre Festival

NORMAN, created by Michel Lemieux, Victor Pilon and Peter Trosztmer, will be featured during Magnetic North Theatre Festival in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario from June 10 to June 12, 2010. The show recently returned from an international tour that included three sold-out performances at Théâtre National de Chaillot in Paris.

The premiere festival of new Canadian theatre, The Magnetic North Festival moves around the country, treating Canadians to excellence in English theatre.