Jean-Louis Morin (dancer)
Jean-Louis Morin (1953 – 24 May 1995) was a Canadian choreographer and the principal dancer for the Martha Graham Dance Company.
Born in Val-David, Quebec, he made his debut with the in Montreal, then with the Toronto Dance Theatre in Toronto, Ontario.
He was introduced to experimental cinema via the Canadian filmmaker Norman McLaren's short musical film Narcissus, for which he was the principal actor/dancer as the beautiful Narcissus.
Know also as a painter and sculptor, he died of complications from AIDS, according to a friend, Doneley Meris.[1]
Films[]
- Narcissus as "Narcissus" (1983)
References[]
- ^ New York Times, "Jean-Louis Morin, Dancer, Dies at 42 ", June 5, 1995
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Categories:
- 1953 births
- 1995 deaths
- AIDS-related deaths in Canada
- Canadian choreographers
- Canadian contemporary dancers
- People from Laurentides
- 20th-century Canadian dancers