Victor Pilon

Victor Pilon, OC CQ RVM (born March 19, 1958) is a director, theatre designer, visual designer and photographer from Quebec.

Life and career

After a two-year stay in Europe, Victor Pilon enrolled in visual arts at the University of Ottawa. In 1983, after receiving his Bachelor’s degree with a specialization in photography, he moved to Montreal. With Michel Lemieux, he founded the company Lemieux Pilon 4D Art in 1990. Since then, they have worked together to create a plethora of multimedia productions, including La Belle et la Bête (2011), NORMAN (2007), La Tempête (2005) and Anima (2002), all of which have toured internationally.

In 2003, Pilon and Lemieux did the visual design for the T.V. show The Planets, based on the music of Gustav Holst, presented on both the French and English networks of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). They also created many large-scale events such as Harmony 2000, a show created to celebrate the beginning of the new millennium, and Soleil de Minuit, the closing performance of Montreal International Jazz Festival 2004 (MIJF), commemorating, respectively, the 20th and 25th anniversaries of Cirque du Soleil and the MIJF. They were also behind Cirque du Soleil's DELIRIUM. With over fifty artists onstage, this multimedia production revisited the music of Cirque du Soleil's past productions. In 2008, they directed Starmania, the famous show by Luc Plamondon and Michel Berger. It was the first time this musical was produced as an opera.

As official photographer for the British royal family when in Canada, Pilon has covered more than 30 of their visits. Working for the governments of Quebec and Government of Canada, he has also photographed various other heads of state during their official visits.

Creations in collaboration with Michel Lemieux

Shows

2014: ICARUS

2011: La Belle et la Bête

2008: Starmania The Opera

2007: NORMAN

2006: DELIRIUM

2005: La Tempête

2003: The Planets

2002: Anima

1998: Orféo

1996: Pôles

1994: Grand Hôtel des Étrangers

1992: Têtes Chercheuses

Naïf, by Michel Rivard

1990: Free Fall

Installations

2014: Dreamscapes – 30 Years of Innovative Performances at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

2013: Continuum - Planetarium Rio Tinto and Espace pour la vie

2000: Translucide

1999: Ocean of Hope

1997 : Time Travel

1995: Reach for the Stars

1994:Territoire Intérieur / À mille lieux

1993: Act of Faith

Special event

2004: Soleil de minuit

2000:This Is a Sphere

1999: Harmony 2000

1995: L’ADISQ

Hommage à la musique du Cirque du Soleil – the Montreal International Jazz Festival

1992: Uzeb farewell – Montreal International Jazz Festival

La Nuit de Montréal / Night parade

1991: In Mid Air

Honours

2014 Knight, National Order of Quebec

2013 Officer, Order of Canada

2011 Gascon-Roux Award for best direction, set and lighting, LA BELLE ET LA BÊTE

2010 Journal de Montréal ranked DELIRIUM and STARMANIA: THE OPERA among the best 10 shows of the decade

2008 The Argus newspaper’s Angel Award for artistic excellence (Britain), NORMAN

2007 Nomination for the Conseil des arts de Montréal’s Grand Prize, NORMAN.

2005 Masque for special contribution of the multimedia concept, Académie québécoise du théâtre, THE TEMPEST.

Gascon-Roux Award for best direction, lighting and sound design, THE TEMPEST.

Technical award, Canadian Institute for Theatre Technology, THE TEMPEST.

2004 Félix nomination for best soundtrack, ANIMA.

2000 Winner of the competition to integrate arts with the architecture and environment of Montreal’s new conference centre.

2000 Masque nomination, special contribution of the virtual and stage projections, ORFÉO.

1998 Grafika Award, www.4dart.com website design.

1992 Félix Award for best direction, for Michel Rivard’s show NAÏF.

1990 Félix nomination for best direction, VOIX DE PASSAGE.

1985 Winner of four Félix awards for best show of the year, best lighting design, stage manager of the year and director of the year, SOLIDE SALAD. Seven other Félix nominations, SOLIDE SALAD.

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External links

• Lemieux Pilon 4D Art • Canada Council for The Arts • Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal