Laurent Vaillancourt
Laurent
Vaillancourt conceived and initiated the project, and invited the other
artists to collaborate.
His principal medium is steel cable - a material
rarely used by itself - for it's curves, elegance and force of torsion,
qualities he explores
to create two and three dimensional artworks.
Laurent has exhibited
in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba and New Brunswick and is involved in numerous
Franco-Ontarian arts organizations.
Paul Walty
Paul Walty conceived the multimedia component
of the project, including the website and the distribution of
e-postcards.
Paul's association within the Franco-Ontarian community is unique – an
anglophone francophile. Visual artist, illustrator, graphic artist
and web developer, he taught at the Collège des Beaux Arts de
l'Ontario and was professor of multimedia at the Collège
des Grands Lacs inToronto.
Massimo
Agostinelli
Massimo Agostinelli choreographed the execution
of the sculpture and selected music relevant to each location.
Massimo is a choreographer and teacher of Bouffon Theatre.
His work is marked
by an integration of Bouffon Theatre and Modern Danse. He teaches
and explores new choreographical approaches, influenced
by his unique style of Bouffon in Canada and abroad.
Anthony
LeBaron
Anthony LeBaron provided technical support, designed
and deployed the electronic postcards and developed the current website
Anthony is an artist and composer
living in Toronto. He has exhibited in Toronto and Ottawa. He currently
works as a Senior Interactive Designer in a Brand Consultancy
firm.
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Babek Aliassa
Babek Aliassa established funding for the project
and travelled with Laurent as videographer.
Sphères is his second documentary. His first film, "Greffe" (2000)
has been aired on TFO.
In 2001, Babek created Rostam films Inc. with the hope that
it would become a key player in French Canada audio-visual
production, mainly by providing opportunities for novel yet
commercial projects by creative artists of the Ontario cinema
and television community.
 Alex Loukos
Alex Loukos ensured the completion of the editing
and the post-production of the documentary.
After cinema studies,
he furthered his experience in camera technique,
film editing and graphics design. He has also written and
directed 2 short films.
Alex arrived in Toronto in 2004 His energies
are now directed towards contributing to the production of French-speaking
projects for Canadian
broadcasters.
 Normand
Renaud
Normand Renaud has worked for several years
in the cultural, educational and community oriented environment
of Sudbury, Ontario. A community radio commentator,
his specialty is meeting people who live successful and challenging
lives in this part of the country.
Since 2001, Normand has hosted the show "Au nord des sentiers
battus" (North of the beaten path) on CBON. This radio magazine
followed day-by-day
the artistic performance of Laurent Vaillancourt during the
World Tour in Ontario.
 Antoine
Tremblay Beaulieu
Antoine composed the score for the documentary,
Sphères.
In 2000, Antoine distinguished himself in the semi-finals
of the
International
Song Festival
of Granby.
In 2001,
CBON and the Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario supported
his work. Antoine performs regularly in the Sudbury Francophone
artistic community.
The soundtrack of "Sphères" is comprised of melodies
from his first album, produced in 2002, entitled "Que
la fête débute" (Let the
show begin).
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