{"id":6297,"date":"2023-03-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/blog-guy-simard-recipient-of-the-2023-gascon-thomas-lifetime-achievement-award\/"},"modified":"2023-03-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T04:00:00","slug":"blog-guy-simard-recipient-of-the-2023-gascon-thomas-lifetime-achievement-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/en\/blog-guy-simard-recipient-of-the-2023-gascon-thomas-lifetime-achievement-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Guy SIMARD: Recipient of the 2023 Gascon-Thomas Lifetime Achievement Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"o-section-gutenberg -classic o-text\">\n<h3>INTERVIEW with Guy Simard, by B\u00e9atrice Germain (Cr\u00e9ation et Production, 2023)<span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><em>The video is in French<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9ENi2oEObLU\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span><\/span>BIOGRAPHIE<\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The artistic and professional career of <\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Guy Simard<\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (Cr\u00e9ation et production, 1975) is replete with experiences and projects in theatre, dance, opera, circus, architecture, scenography and teaching. Through his involvement in hundreds of productions as a lighting designer, technical director, stage manager, production manager or technical consultant, he has acquired a strong reputation in Quebec, in the rest of Canada and around the world. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In Montreal, his collaborations with several theatre companies have earned him three Masques awards and ten nominations from the Acad\u00e9mie Qu\u00e9b\u00e9coise du Th\u00e9\u00e2tre. He also received the Fondation Jean-Paul Mousseau award in 1996 for his innovation, his constant research and the high quality of his artistic work.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p aria-level=\"4\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia, some thirty prestigious institutions have appreciated his skills and artistic vision for many years in opera. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;335559745&quot;:1,&quot;335559746&quot;:1}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p aria-level=\"4\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Alongside his artistic and technical work, he has always made room for teaching and training, in particular by giving courses and workshops at the National Theatre School of Canada and the Institut Sup\u00e9rieur des Techniques du Spectacle in Avignon.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Guy Simard is also one of the founding members of Trizart Consultations, a company offering design and consulting services for the development and rehabilitation of public and performance venues (Espace Go, Monument-National, the Capitol Theatre in Qu\u00e9bec City, La Licorne).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Here is Guy Simard&#8217;s speech at the Gascon-Thomas Award Ceremony on March 17th, 2023<\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I would like to thank the Board of Governors for creating this award, as well as the staff and jury members who accorded me this honour.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I am very touched and honoured to be part of such a select group of people who are passionate about theatre.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Having worked with many of them, including Andr\u00e9 Brassard, Jean Louis Millette, Paul Buissonneau, Janine Sutto and Jean Pierre Ronfard, I can speak to their characteristic generosity. They have never spared any effort or counted the hours spent bringing a show to fruition. Their work was always done with the utmost respect. They have all, in their own way, paved the way and I have learned a lot from them.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Great Adventure<\/span><\/strong><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I first set foot on this stage at 9:30 a.m. on September 4, 1973, to begin \u201cLa semaine de pratique au th\u00e9\u00e2tre.\u201d<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">I was one of eight students starting our first year at the Section technique fran\u00e7aise.<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">It was the beginning of an adventure that lasted two years. At that time, Jos\u00e9 Descombes, originally from Switzerland, was in charge of the section and demanded discipline, rigour and punctuality. Normal for a Swiss!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Technically, we were supervised by Freedy Grimwood, a Brit who was the Technical Director of the Monument National. He and I had some fascinating discussions over wine in his office. In fact, I learned my passion and love of wine from him! <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I would be remiss not to mention the work of Stanly Wegging, Head of the Carpentry Workshop, L\u00e9o Poulin, our ghost at the Monument National. He was the caretaker and lived right by the stage where the cafeteria is now located. He was always ready to help us, day or night.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Michael Eagan, a technical drawing teacher who spoke French with a southern New Brunswick Anglophone accent, was a lover of Patsy Galant, the disco queen of the day, and designed the sets for her shows. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jean-Claude Germain, of course, for the history of Quebec theatre. He could talk for hours, even days, without stopping.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jacques Languirand talked about the new technologies of the time that had been developed for Expo 67, namely slide projection and 16 mm films, audiovisual and mechanized set movements.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We were in very close contact with the Interpr\u00e9tation section, which was under the artistic direction of Andr\u00e9 Pag\u00e9, who came from the world of television, children\u2019s programs. His team was made up of young and dynamic artists, including Michele Rossignol, Roger Blay as director and performer, poet Michel Garneau, and musician Andr\u00e9 Angelini.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">And finally the great costume designer, Fran\u00e7ois Barbeau, as set design manager.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <br \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In short, we were in good hands.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Francis Reid, a British lighting designer, teacher in London, author of several books on lighting and lighting manager for the prestigious Glyndebourne Festival Opera, delivered our lighting courses as a series of lectures and workshops. He taught me that a lighting engineer should behave with discretion, philosophy and humour. He also introduced me to going to London pubs for fish and chips and beer.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <br \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">And on May 9, 1975, on this very stage, together with Charles Maher, Louise Lemieux and Pierrette Amiot, we received our diplomas.<\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> <\/span><\/strong><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Teaching Years<\/span><\/strong><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Initially, as an instructor, I mainly taught technical courses. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <br \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There was no lighting designer at that time. Usually, the head electrician handled the lighting under the guidance of the director or set designer and adjusted the lights to obtain the effects requested by the latter.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Towards the end of the 1970s, I was called in to train production students who were to use the lighting console for the big set at the Monument National. At that time, the rather rudimentary lighting system consisted of about 40 dimmers and a console with two preparations.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the early 1980s, I was asked to create a course in electricity for the stage.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <br \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A very technical course that took us \u201cfrom the hydroelectric plant to the socket in your home,\u201d including the main connections and circuits used in the theatre.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">At the same time, as technical director at the Compagnie Jean Duceppe, I noticed that the lighting designers\u2019 plans differed considerably. The visual organisation of the plans and the symbols the lighting designer were using varied from one to another, causing frequent confusion for the chief electricians who had to decipher the various codes. This caused many misinterpretations and often caused delays during installation weeks. Also working outside of Quebec, I learned that there were North American standards that all American lighting designers used for lighting design.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">All their plans were drawn in accordance with USITT standards. So I proposed that the School set up a course called \u201cStandards graphiques\u201d<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">to ensure that the lighting plans would meet these standards.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the mid-1980s, I became technical director and resident lighting designer for Op\u00e9ra de Montr\u00e9al. It was an opportunity to welcome and assist great American lighting designers.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">They used new database software created by lighting designer John McKernon who worked regularly on Broadway. This software, called Lightwright, was used to compile and generate detailed information for all the projectors drawn on the plans and to maintain an inventory of the projector circuits and control numbers required for the show. It also meant that a plan\u2019s various gelatin colours, lighting devices and circuitry requirements could be assessed quickly and monitored throughout the installation process. A true revolution. I started using this software and then suggested a course, which became the Lightwright course, to the School. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Then, in the early 90s, I was asked to develop a course to help third year students draw and design lighting plans for productions taking place on large stages.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I knew of hundreds of books on stage lighting, the majority of which were either American or British.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <br \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These books all have the same structure and they all develop, more or less, the same themes. Tracing the history of theatrical lighting methods used from Antiquity to the modern era of the 1980s by way of the candle, the oil lamp, gas and finally electricity. Next come chapters on lamps and optics intended to help determine which wattages and lenses to use, how to position lighting fixtures, and which systems and basic rules are relevant to achieving constant, even and hole-free lighting. The same goes for using colours to achieve specific atmospheres.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">But this would all be stated in a technical, mathematical way. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Very few of these books talk about the quality of the light, the atmospheres created and the dramaturgy of the light. Most of these books give recipes for successful lighting, and the greater the reputation of the author, the better the reputation of the book. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We might draw a parallel with cookbooks.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <br \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The success of the book derives directly from the reputation of the chef who signs it.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">When it came to structuring the course, I asked myself: what should I relay and how should I relay it?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Intuitively, I wanted to pass on what I had learned that could not be found in the books.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">How to design and use light so that it becomes a unique, relevant and important component of a show. While I was reflecting, a director reached out to me.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">He proposed that I form a group with his colleagues and give them a course on lighting techniques. They wanted to learn the basic rules of lighting, the different types of projectors, which gelatin colours to use and where to put the projectors\u2014in short, how to communicate with lighting designers using technical language. I found this request peculiar: learning the technique to obtain an artistic result. I quickly decided that this was not the best way to go. It was at this point that the idea of creating a lighting design workshop for students in the Production section, those potential future lighting designers, came up. A specific three-day workshop which quickly summarized, at the beginning of the workshop, what was taught in the books.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In order to structure my lessons, I asked myself again: what should I relay and how should I relay it?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Intuitively, I wanted to pass on what was not written in the books, but to pass on the basics of light creation. This workshop was followed by another, week-long production workshop dedicated to giving the students a basis for expressing their artistic ideas and visions and to enabling them to interact with other creators and directors. A lighting designer guided the participants in this workshop and a director stimulated discussion and conveyed the artistic vision of the project to the actors.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I started from the principle that \u201ca picture is worth a thousand words\u201d in order to create, with my collaborators, the beginnings of a discussion based on visual representations that illustrate a specific vision of space, a desired atmosphere and the state of mind of the characters.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In summary, most of the course derived from the students\u2019 artistic visions and how to bend the rules, through trial and error, to realize the full potential of light.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I am very grateful that, over the decades, the various directorates have been able to find the budgets, the space and time in the schedule to enable all of these courses to exist. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Many thanks to Pierre Phaneuf, Michel Gosselin, Louise Roussel and Catherine La Freni\u00e8re.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I am also very pleased that lighting training is currently being provided by a great team consisting of:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Martin Labrecque and Alexia Burger, Laboratoire conceptuel d\u2019\u00e9clairage,<br \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nicolas Descoteaux, Atelier d\u2019\u00e9clairage\u2014Photom\u00e9trie et colorim\u00e9trie,<br \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Saturnin Goyer, Initiation \u00e0 la console d\u2019\u00e9clairage ION-ETC, <br \/>C<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">hantal Labont\u00e9, Initiation aux techniques d\u2019\u00e9clairage, <br \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Zacharie Filteau, Initiation \u00e0 la console d\u2019\u00e9clairage Grand Ma,<br \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Anne-Catherine Simard-Deraspe, Standards graphiques and \u00c9lectricit\u00e9 Logiciel Vectorworks.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><small><span class=\"TextRun SCXW114806334 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114806334 BCX0\">The<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114806334 BCX0\"> artistic and professional career<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114806334 BCX0\"> of <\/span><\/span><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW114806334 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114806334 BCX0\">Guy Simard<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW114806334 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114806334 BCX0\"> (<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW114806334 BCX0\">Cr\u00e9ation<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114806334 BCX0\"> et production, 1975)<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114806334 BCX0\"> is replete with experiences and projects in theatre, dance, opera, circus, architecture, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114806334 BCX0\">scenography<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114806334 BCX0\"> and teaching. Through his involvement in hundreds of productions as a lighting designer, technical director, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114806334 BCX0\">stage manager, production manager or technical consultant, he has <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114806334 BCX0\">acquired<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114806334 BCX0\"> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114806334 BCX0\">a strong reputation<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114806334 BCX0\"> in Quebec, in the rest of Canada and around the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW114806334 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/small><\/p>\n<p><small><span class=\"TextRun SCXW249007880 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW249007880 BCX0\"><\/span><\/span>In 2023, Guy is the recipient of the Gascon-Thomas Lifetime Achievement Award.<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2697,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[130],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gascon-thomas-2"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6297"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6297\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}