André Brassard, one of the greatest directors in Quebec history, died Tuesday evening at the age of 76, the Duceppe Theater confirmed.
The director, who brought the play to theaters in collaboration with playwright Michel Tremblay, died after a long illness, after being hospitalized for several weeks.
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At just 22 years old, André Brassard directed the play brothers and sisters By Michel Tremblay, performed at the Théâtre du Rideau Vert in 1968. The performance of this work, in a popular language, had a bombastic effect on the artistic environment, shaking the theater codes of the time.
Over the next four decades, André Brassard directed dozens of plays and played various roles, most notably as francophone artistic director at the National Theater School of Canada in Montreal, but above all he remained faithful to the works of Michel Tremblay, which he continued to adapt. For theater and also for film, from the 70s to the 2000s.
The director was slowed by a stroke in 1999, but managed to continue his career in the following years.
André Brassard has received many honors during his career, including the 2020 Denis-Pelletier Prize. He was named Compagnon de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres du Quebec in 2021.
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