Robert Gravel

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 theater 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, Quebec.^[3]

References

• Raymond Plante, Robert Gravel, sur les pistes du cheval indompté, Éditions les 400 coups, 2004.
• Club-Culture report after Gravel's death

1. Robert Gravel in The Canadian Encyclopedia (accessed 2013-03-11).
2. "Canadian Theatre Encyclopedie". Retrieved April 20, 2010.
3. Ian Herbert, Nicole LeClercq, eds., The World of Theatre 2000 (Taylor & Francis, 2000), ISBN 978-0415238663, p. 48. Excerpt available at Google Books.

External links

• Robert Gravel at the Internet Movie Database