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Théâtre de La Veillée (Groupe [de] La Veillée, Espace de la Veillée) Company in Montreal, Quebec , founded in 1974 by Gabriel Arcand .
It specialises in the theatrical deconstruction of literary works (including plays) and is actor-propelled with productions hugely visual and, often, deeply obscure.
Because of the Slavic slant of the actors' training and in-house workshops (i.e., Jerzy Grotowski), and of three of the company's mainstay artists - Vladimir Agéev, Gregory Hlady and present artistic director Téo Spychalski - the group's theatrical vocabulary is not based solely on North American iconography. Productions can be as perplexing as they are inspiring. Arcand continues to act for the company as does Carmen Jolin, who also serves as the company manager and directs as well.
Among works which have been presented are Knut Hamsen's La Faim/Hunger, Ionesco's Le roi se meurt/Exit the King, Kafka's Amerika, and Dostoevsky Crime et châtiment/Crime and Punishment.
In 1999, the company's newly renovated theatre was renamed Théâtre Prospéro.
THE TEAM
Carmen Jolin , artistic and general director
Gabriel Arcand , artistic advisor
Teo Spychalski , artistic advisor
Suzanne Provencher , Director of Administration and Development
Pierre Mainville , Technical Director
Marc Francoeur , accounting
Valerie Parent , Communications and Executive Assistant
Victor Manuel Noriega Baires , responsible for the maintenance
Jean-Sébastien Rousseau , media relations
Corinne Beve , construction and design
Team home theater
Vania Beaubien, Katerine Desrochers, Frédérique Grenier Tardif, Guerch Nora, Camille Loiselle-D'Aragon, Émilie Sarrazin, Marie-Line Sarrazin, Katy Veilleux.
1371 Ontario Rue E
Montréal, Québec
QC, H2L 1S2
Canada
info@laveillee.qc.ca
http://www.theatreprospero.com
Here are few videos reflect some of their work.