Marie-Hélène Falcon (born 1942) is a former artistic director for theatre and dance in

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

. She was born in

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and studied philosophy and theatre at the

Université du Québec à Montréal The Université du Québec à Montréal (English: University of Quebec in Montreal), also known as UQAM, is a French-language public university based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the largest constituent element of the Université du Québe ...

. She was artistic director for the Festival du théâtre étudiant du Québec and co-director for the Association québécoise du jeune théâtre. Falcon was co-founder of the Festival de théâtre des Amériques which later evolved into the

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and served as its director and artistic director until her departure in June 2014. She also founded Théâtres du monde in 1996 and Nouvelles Scènes in 1997. Falcon has been frequently invited to participate in international festivals and conferences on contemporary theatre. She has been a member of various award juries and advisory committees in Canada, the United States and Latin America. She received the

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from the

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in 1998. She was named a Chevalier in the French

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and became an Officer in the

National Order of Quebec The National Order of Quebec, termed officially in French as ''l'Ordre national du Québec'', and in English abbreviation as the Order of Quebec, is an order of merit in the Canadian province of Quebec. Instituted in 1984 when Lieutenant Gove ...

in 2003.

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1942 births Living people Festival directors Officers of the National Order of Quebec Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Université du Québec à Montréal alumni Artists from Montreal Prix Denise-Pelletier winners {{theat-bio-stub