Yves Aucoin
Lighting Designer

Yves Aucoin applies his talents as stage designer, lighting designer and stage director to a widespread range of entertainment fields: variety shows, circus side shows, musicals, theatre, and live events. It is perhaps in the fields of music and comedy that Yves work shows an intuitive, sharper edge. He has worked with Celine Dion since 1989 and has helped shape and capture some of her most spectacular live shows. From "This is Celine Dion", filmed at a show in Tennessee in 1997 (broadcast on CBC, national TV station across Canada) to "Au Coeur du Stade", filmed in front of 90 000 spectators at the Stade du France during her last world tour and captured on DVD to the Millenium broadcast of her final live appearance during the December 31, 1999 3 hour spectacular, he has proven himself as a collaborator extraordinaire. He has most recently worked with French superstar Garou on his Canadian and European tours and his history shows an adroitness at straddling both sides of the Atlantic as well as juggling entertainment genres. Previous works include Romeo & Juliette, Festival Juste Pour Rires and its sister festival Just For Laughs comedy festival, Grease, Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, "David Foster and Friends" TV special, as well as tours for Roch Voisine (Europe), Human Nature (Australia), Andre-Philippe Gagnon (Las Vegas) and Julio Iglesias (World Tour).

Pavel V. Brun
Associate Director

Pavel Bruns passion for performance began at an early age. After a year at the circus school of the world-renowned Moscow Circus, Pavel trained at the Russian Academy of Theatrical Arts, eventually earning a Masters degree in artistic direction. Pavel combined his academic studies with work as a mime, dancer and musician, later turning to choreography with various underground performance troupes in Russia. When his remarkable talents were showcased at the prestigious circus festivals of Paris and Monte Carlo, Pavel was approached by Cirque du Soleil and began a ten-year collaboration with the Montreal-based company. For Cirque du Soleil, he created aerial acts, worked as a choreographer and assumed the artistic direction for the companys productions in Las Vegas. With an innate passion for all art forms and a unique ability to combine various disciplines to create new and innovative forms of expression, Pavel joined DRAGONE where he is now the artistic director for all North American-based projects, including A NEW DAY

Michel Crête
Set Designer and Projection Content Designer

A perfectionist by even the most exacting standards, artist Michel Crête believes the greatest threat to creativity is satisfaction. Michel Crête began his studies at Quebecs Conservatory of Dramatic Art when he was 27, and in 1985, began his career at Montreals Théatre de 4 sous. With his talent for set design, décor and costumes, Crête joined Cirque du Soleil where he designed the costumes for Le Cirque Réinventé (1987). Endlessly creative and non-conformist, he moved on to prove that his true genius was in set design and he guided Cirque du Soleils journey throughout the 1990s as a magnificent theatre set replaced the traditional circus ring. Crête soon found an accomplice in Franco Dragone and together they collaborated on Cirque du Soleils evolution from Big Top to the over-the-top theatres for O, Mystère and La Nouba.

Dirk Decloedt
Projection Content Designer

Dirk Decloedts extensive audio-visual talent and expertise have garnered widespread respect and acclaim. From original concepts to artistic direction and the myriad technical details involved in putting together a show, Dirk applies his cultural and philosophical studies, as well as his extensive experience and efficiency. His flexibility and range of skills allow him to divide his time between fashion, corporate events and the performing arts. Among Dirks most illustrious creations This is not a fashion show for Natan Delvaux, Olivier Strelli and Kaat Tilley (London), Prêt à porter Walter Van Beirendonck (the Lido, Paris), New Technology Summit Bill Gates (Brussels), Designing the Future Philippe Starck (Samsonite Barcelona), Siemens 100 years (Brussels) and Liberty Dance (Tunis). For DRAGONE, Decloedt was the audio-visual designer for the Chapeau Europa show in which Brussels Grand Place was transformed into a dream-like fresco for the inauguration of Belgiums presidency of the European Union (July 2001). He was the artistic director for Bois du Cazier, a spectacular projection and light exhibit presented in Wallone region in Belgium (September 2002).

Claude (Mégo) Lemay
Musical Director

Claude Lemay (Mégo to his friends) was born into music. From his childhood as a member of Canadas Petits chanteurs du Mont Royal, Lemay spent his teenage years in bands and later studied music at the Université de Montréal. As a young musician, he worked with Raoûl Duguay, Fabienne Thibault and Richard Séguin. He also worked with Dalida, handling the French music legends US and Canadian engagements. Claude achieved widespread recognition during his 14 years as musical director of the Juste pour rire festival. But it was Claudes stint with Quebecs Granby Festival (where he directed 100 songs in only four days) that proved to be his major springboard to success. Thats when he received a call from Celine Dion that would change his life. For the past 13 years, Lemay has been the superstars musical partner. Together, they have developed the music for Celines many world tours and have shared a passion for electrifying crowds of up to 80,000 fans. Claude also applied his arranging and producing talent to Quebec star Linda Lemays album Du coq à lâme which topped the charts in the French-speaking world for over a year.

Dominique Lemieux
Costume Designer

In an illustrious career spanning nearly 20 years, Dominique Lemieux has proven again and again that her creativity and imagination are limitless. After earning a degree in graphic and fine arts from Montreals Concordia University and a diploma from the National Theatre School of Canada, Lemieux went on to become an illustrator. In the early 1980s, she created myriad worlds of colorful characters for a number of childrens books, and later worked with François Barbeau in 1986 and again in 1988. In 1989, while working on films, Lemieux joined Cirque du Soleil where she spent over a decade transforming concepts and ideas into amazing costumes for Nouvelle Expérience, Saltimbanco, Mystère, Alegría, Quidam, O and La Nouba. Lemieux has received widespread critical acclaim for her creations and a solid reputation for creating the boldest of characters under the sun.

Mia Michaels
Choreographer

Devoted to redefining human movement and motivated by her boundless passion, Mia Michaels work touches the soul. From the stage to the silver screen, Mia creates singular works of unique beauty. Mia has choreographed dance moves for some of the worlds most celebrated recording artists including Madonna, Ricky Martin, Gloria Estefan, Jon Secada, and the artist formerly known as Prince. Her film and television credits include Cool Women for AMC/Dreamworks Television and award-winning commercials for Coldwell Banker, Ziplock,the WNBA and Star TV. Through her critically-acclaimed New York-based company RAW, Mia has been commissed to create works for Les Ballet Jazz de Montreal, Jazz Dance Chicago, Oslo Dance Ensemble, and Ryhtmek Lightbudy. Mias off-Broadway credits include If These Shoes Could Talk and Fort Chaffee. Highly regarded by her peers, Mia has also held faculty positions at prestigious schools of dance around the globe, from Alvin Ailey in New York to the International Dance Festival of Italy.
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