Serge Lamothe (born February 15, 1963) is a French-Canadian writer.

Education

He holds a master's degree in literature from

Laval University Laval means ''The Valley'' in old French and is the name of: People * House of Laval, a French noble family originating from the town of Laval, Mayenne * Laval (surname) Places Belgium * Laval, a village in the municipality of Sainte-Ode, Lux ...

in Quebec City.

Career

He was a member of the board and vice president, in 2005, of UNEQ (

Quebec Writers Union 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 ...

). From 2006 to 2015, he was a member of the board of the FIL (International Festival of Literature) in Montreal, Canada.

Theater

*''Le Prince de Miguasha'', radio play, Radio-Canada, 2003. *''Rapports intimes'', translation & adaptation of '' Intimate Exchanges'' by Alan Ayckbourn, 2003. *''Le Procès de Kafka'', stage adaptation of ''

The Trial ''The Trial'' (german: Der Process, link=no, previously , and ) is a novel written by Franz Kafka in 1914 and 1915 and published posthumously on 26 April 1925. One of his best known works, it tells the story of Josef K., a man arrested and p ...

'', by

Franz Kafka Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a German-speaking Bohemian novelist and short-story writer, widely regarded as one of the major figures of 20th-century literature. His work fuses elements of realism and the fantastic. It ...

, 2004. *''Le fusil de chasse'', stage adaptation of ''The Hunting Gun'', by

Yasushi Inoue was a Japanese writer of novels, short stories, poetry and essays, noted for his historical and autobiographical fiction. His most acclaimed works include '' The Bullfight'' (''Tōgyū'', 1949), ''The Roof Tile of Tempyō'' (''Tenpyō no iraka' ...

, 2010. *''Kinkaku-ji'', stage adaptation of ''

The Temple of the Golden Pavilion is a novel by the Japanese author Yukio Mishima. It was published in 1956 and translated into English by Ivan Morris in 1959. The novel is loosely based on the burning of the Reliquary (or Golden Pavilion) of Kinkaku-ji in Kyoto by a young Bud ...

'' by

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, directed by

Amon Miyamoto Amon Miyamoto (, born January 4, 1958, in Tokyo) has directed numerous productions in Japan and worldwide, from musicals, straight plays, opera, and kabuki as well as other art genres. In 2004, he became the first Japanese director to direct a m ...

, Kanagawa Arts Theatre, Tokyo, and

Lincoln Center Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (also simply known as Lincoln Center) is a complex of buildings in the Lincoln Square neighborhood on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. It has thirty indoor and outdoor facilities and is host to 5 milli ...

, NYC, 2011. *''Waiting for Godot'', by Samuel Beckett, dramatist, directed by François Girard, Théâtre du Nouveau Monde,

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple ...

, 2016. *'' Underneath the Lintel'', by

Glen Berger Glen Berger is an American playwright and scriptwriter. He has received commissions from the Children’s Theater of Minneapolis, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, the Alley Theatre, and the Lookingglass Theater. In 2010, he co-wrote the book for '' Spi ...

, dramatist and translation to French (''Zebrina – Une pièce à conviction''), directed by François Girard, Théâtre du Nouveau Monde and Segal Centre,

, 2020.

Circus

* 2008 ''

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'', dramatist,

Cirque du Soleil Cirque du Soleil (, ; "Circus of the Sun" or "Sun Circus") is a Canadian entertainment company and the largest contemporary circus producer in the world. Located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel, it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul on 16 Ju ...

, written and directed by François Girard, Tokyo. * 2011 ''

Zarkana ''Zarkana'' was a Cirque du Soleil stage production written and directed by François Girard. It began as a touring show in 2011 and was converted to a resident show in Las Vegas in late 2012. It premiered at Radio City Music Hall in New York ...

'', dramatist, Cirque du Soleil, written and directed by François Girard, Radio City Music Hall (NYC), Madrid Arena (Spain),

State Kremlin Palace The State Kremlin Palace (russian: Государственный Кремлёвский Дворец), formerly and unofficially still better known as the Kremlin Palace of Congresses (Кремлёвский Дворец съездов), is a ...

(Moscow) and Aria Resort, Las Vegas.

Opera (with director François Girard)

* 2006 ''

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& Lindbergh's Flight'', dramaturg, libretti by Bertolt Brecht, music by Kurt Weill,

Opéra National de Lyon The Opéra National de Lyon, marketed as Opéra de Lyon during the last decade, is an opera company in Lyon, based and performing mostly at the Opéra Nouvel, an 1831 theater that was modernized and architecturally transformed in 1993. The inaugu ...

, France. * 2010 '' Émilie'', dramaturg, libretto by Amin Maalouf, music by

Kaija Saariaho Kaija Anneli Saariaho (; ; born 14 October 1952) is a Finnish composer based in Paris, France. During the course of her career, Saariaho has received commissions from the Lincoln Center for the Kronos Quartet and from IRCAM for the Ensemble Inte ...

, France. * 2012 ''

Parsifal ''Parsifal'' ( WWV 111) is an opera or a music drama in three acts by the German composer Richard Wagner and his last composition. Wagner's own libretto for the work is loosely based on the 13th-century Middle High German epic poem ''Parzival ...

'', dramaturg, libretto and music by Richard Wagner, Opéra national de Lyon, France,

Metropolitan Opera The Metropolitan Opera (commonly known as the Met) is an American opera company based in New York City, resident at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center, currently situated on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The company is oper ...

, New York (2013). * 2019 ''The Flying Dutchman'', (''Der Fliegende Holländer''), dramaturg, libretto and music by Richard Wagner, Grand Théâtre de Québec. * 2020 ''The Flying Dutchman'', (''Der Fliegende Holländer''), dramaturg, libretto and music by Richard Wagner,

, New York.

Bibliography

*''La longue portée'', novel, L'instant même, Quebec, (1998). *''La tierce personne'', novel, L'instant même, Quebec, (2000). *''L'ange au berceau'', novel, L'instant même, Quebec, (2002). *''Les Baldwin'', novel, L'instant même, Quebec, (2004). *''The Baldwins'', novel, (English translation by Fred A. Reed & David Homel), Talonbooks, Vancouver, (2006). *''Tu n'as que ce sang'', poetry, Mémoire d'encrier, Montreal, (2005). *''Le Procès de Kafka et Le Prince de Miguasha'', theater, Alto, Quebec, (2005). *''Tarquimpol'', novel, Alto, Quebec, (2007). *''Métarevers'', novel, Coups de tête, Montreal, (2009). *''Projet Perfecto'', short story, Alto, Quebec, (2010). *''Les Urbanishads'', poetry, Le lézard amoureux, Quebec, (2010). *''Le nid de l'aigle'', short stories, (photos by Sébastien Cliche) J'Ai Vu, Quebec, (2010). *''Les Enfants lumière'', novel, Alto, Quebec, (2012). *''Ma terre est un fond d'océan'', poetry, Mémoire d'encrier, Montreal, (2016). *''Mektoub'', novel, Alto, Quebec, (2016). * ''Oshima'', novel, Alto, Quebec, (2019) * ''Oshima'', novel, (Spanish translation by Evelio Miñano Martinez) Editorial Verbum, Madrid, (2021) * ''Des nouvelles de la posthistoire'', short stories, Le Lys Bleu, Paris, France, (2021) * ''Les Urbanishads et autres poèmes'', poetry (with drawings by the author) Stellamaris, Brest, France (2021)

Awards

*2003 Yves-Thériault Award from Radio-Canada for ''The Prince of Miguasha'', author *2006 Herald Angels Award for Best production Edinburgh International Festival, pour ''Die sieben Todsünden
The Seven Deadly Sins'', directed by François Girard, dramaturg *2008 Prix des libraires du Québec for the novel ''Tarquimpol'', finalist *2011 Kinokuniya Theatre Prize for ''Hunting Gun'', Japan, stage adaptation *2011 Yomiuri Prize for ''Hunting Gun'', Japan, stage adaptation *2012 Prix du Syndicat de la critique, Prix Claude Rostand, for ''Parsifal'', Lyon, France, dramaturg *2014 Diapason d'or from Diapason (magazine), Diapason for the DVD of ''Parsifal'' at the MET, dramaturg *2016 Prix littéraire des collégiens for the novel ''Mektoub'', finalist *2019 Prix Opus, Concert of the year for Richard Wagner's ''Der Fliegende Holländer'', Opera Festival of Québec, dramaturg *2020 Prix des Horizons imaginaires for the novel ''Oshima'', finalist

References

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External links

Official site

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