MONIQUE SATYAMMO LAVAIL

Theatre artist with 30 years of practice in mostly experimental theatre & creation theatre, also mainstream theatre in Montreal, Quebec
Born in Paris, France in 1950 ~ Canadian citizen: 25 years in Montreal, Quebec ~ Australian citizen: 10 years in Byron Bay, Australia
Mask maker, playwright (recent work submitted for publication), actor and director ~ Last creation: WHO "NOSE"? Solo for 1 mask tragi-comic (produced in June 011 in Mullumbimby, workshopped at Magdalena Easter Event 2008 in Brisbane, Aus) ~ Next work: Artistic Direction of HONOUR by Joanna Murray-Smith at the Drill Hall Theatre in Nov 2011 ~ Volunteer in Community Theatre in Mullumbimby: acting workshop, member of the Drill Hall Theatre Company, a non-for-profit organisation
In project: Translation and adaptation of Camus's MALENTENDU treated as a contemporary australian tragedy.
PASSION: physical, emotional, symbolic and original theatre where techniques from various media can merge
FOCUS: actor's presence, actor's body and voice
COMPLEMENTARY MEDIA used in creations: Music (live and recorded) soundscape, dance, visual arts