Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal

The Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal is a Canadian government-funded dramatic school founded in 1954.[1] The first director was Jan Doat. He was succeeded by Jean Valcourt in 1955 on the condition that a branch also be opened in Québec. The Québec branch opened in 1958.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Elaine F. Nardocchio Theatre and Politics in Modern Québec 1986 p28 "... another major development in theatre in Quebec, in the form of official government recognition and financial assistance: in 1954 the Quebec government created the Conservatoire d'art dramatique, with campuses in Montreal and Quebec."
  2. ↑ Jean Faucher Normand Chouinard - Entretiens En 1954, Jan Doat avait fondé à Montréal le Conservatoire d'art dramatique. Jean Valcourt a accepté de lui succéder en 1955 dans la mesure où son équivalent serait créé à Québec. Ce fut le cas. Au début, les professeurs de Montréal ..."
  3. ↑ Felicia Hardison Londré, Daniel J. Watermeier -The History of the North American Theater 1998 p469 "Spurring such abundance of professional theater was the opening in Montreal of the Conservatoire d'Art Dramatique du Quebec in 1954, followed by a Quebec City branch in 1958. "

Coordinates: 45°31′26″N 73°35′11″W / 45.5239°N 73.5865°W / 45.5239; -73.5865

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