After more than 20 years in the business, ALAIN LORTIE continues to cover a lot of ground both creatively and geographically. He started out working with multi-talented artists such as Michel Lemieux, Marie Chouinard and Edward Lock, and has since collaborated with singing stars from Quebec and Europe such as Jean-Pierre Ferland, Diane Dufresne, Robert Charlebois, Bruno Pelletier, Peter Gabriel, Francis Cabrel, Eros Ramazotti, etc. A several-time winner of ADISQ's Lighting Designer of The Year award, he has worked with Luc Plamondon on Starmania (1993) and Notre-Dame de Paris (1998). His awards include a Masque des Éclairages (Les Âmes Mortes with Gilles Maheu and Carbone 14) at Quebec's 1996 annual theatre awards; and a 1997 Dora Mavor Moore Award (François Girard's Œdipus Rex). He has helped Cirque du Soleil create shows such as Soleil de Miniut (2004) and Delirium (2006). His talents have taken him to Asia for productions such as the Shanghai Circus World's 2005 spectacle, ERA; Musical Carmen (Taiepi, 2006); and, Musical Butterflies (Beijing, 2007)

Last update 20.08.2007