Member Directory / Individual
Geneviève Besnier
Occupation:
Prop master, Acrobat, Actor, Circus artist, Singer, Puppet designer, Stage direction consultant, Dramaturg, Movement consultant, Puppet maker, Manipulator, Puppeteer, Stage director, Puppet restorer, Set designer, Cultural worker
Services Offered:
Design and production, Dramaturgy, Writing, Writing, Cultural mediation, Stage direction, Restoration and repair, Set design
Specialty, Field of Activity:
Puppet design and construction, Ambulatory, Dramaturgy, Play and interpretation, Masked theatre, Hand puppet, Mouth puppet, Rod puppet, Habitable puppet, Tabletop puppet, Giant puppet, Handheld puppet (Bunraku), Mask, Cultural mediation, Scenography, Object theatre, Théâtre de matière, Paper theatre, Street theatre, Paper theatre
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© Crédit: Nolwenn Bourdaire
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© Crédit de conception des marionnettes: Geneviève Besnier Crédit photo: Marc-André Goulet
Description
Geneviève Besnier has been a puppeteer since 2004. She designs and builds her own puppets. As an actor and performer, she has worked with several companies (Théâtre sans fil, La Nef, Cirque du Soleil, Soma). She perfected her physical acting skills with Dynamo Théâtre (1998-2001). Geneviève is also a singer: she has taken part in various productions in Asia and the United States. Since 1998, she has been teaching circus, theatre and puppetry. She has significant experience with Arts nomades at Cirque du Soleil and La Tohu. Since 2013, as a teaching artist, she has participated in Quebec Ministère de l’éducation’s cultural mediation programs Une École montréalaise pour tous and Culture à l’école. Geneviève also teaches theatrical theory and practice at college level, at Cégep de Saint-Laurent and Collège Lionel-Groulx. She holds a B.A. and an M.A. in theatre (UQAM, 2001 and 2016). Her favourite themes are art intersection, theatre for young audiences and the integration of music and song into the language of puppetry.
Honors
Lauréate de la bourse André-Maréchal (Fondation de l’UQAM), 2014
