This year, Dominic Giguère was the winner of the award of Scenography Theatre White - Caisse Desjardins de Québec. She is the sixth recipient of this annual award from the amount of support given by the Caisse Desjardins de Québec Théâtre Blanc.
recent graduate in design from the Conservatory of Dramatic Art in Quebec Dominique Giguere was chosen following a competition in which the jury was composed of professors of the Conservatory and artistic director of Theatre Blanc, the set designer John Hazel. The award consists of a paid internship $ 1 800 to support the latter in its projects. Over the next few weeks the market will work with John Hazel on his current projects.
Became artistic director of Théâtre Blanc in 2003, the designer Jean Hazel wanted to support rapid succession in this art. The idea of a paid internship is seen as a great way to do it. Indeed, the young artist chose experience gained in major projects and visibility in the professional theater community that he would not be accessible otherwise early career. Recipients of previous years were: Virginie Leclerc Amélie Trépanier Sébastien Dionne, Dominic Thibault and Julie Levesque. Their names are already associated with some important projects.
Theatre Blanc has always attached great importance to its visual productions, with John Hazel stage space is becoming more significant it becomes, somehow, a character in its own part. The artistic director is happy to find in the course in scenography an opportunity to share his vision of his art.
Caisse Desjardins of Quebec, providing funding for award shows once again that she knows the cultural milieu and knows support it in its original and innovative projects.
The photo was taken at the branch of the Saint John of the Fund. It shows, from left to right, artistic director of Théâtre Blanc, Jean Hazel, the stock market Dominic Giguère, and the Director General of the Caisse Desjardins de Québec, André Marceau.
