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Michel Vaïs
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Michel Vaïs
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CA OSLER P229-2
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1979-2006 (Creation)
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(1946-)
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Michel Vaïs was born on January 20, 1946, in Tunisia.
He is a Quebecois theatre critic, former avant-garde actor, naturist, journalist, editor, translator, and author. In 1958, at the age of twelve, he immigrated to Canada with his family. He studied at the University of Paris and earned a Ph.D. in theatre studies in 1974. His thesis, published under the title "L’Écrivain scénique aux PUQ," earned him the Prix Révélation de l’Académie Nicola Sabbattini at the Nice Book Festival in 1978. He served as a broadcaster for Chaîne culturelle de Radio-Canada for 22 years and taught for 12 years at the Université de Montréal, McGill University, and Université du Quebec à Montréal (UQAM) from 1980 to 2001. In 1977, he founded the Fédération québécoise de naturisme (Quebec Naturist Federation). He was a leader-writer, critic, and interviewer in cultural affairs at Radio-Canada. Vaïs served as the Secretary General of the International Association of Theatre Critics (IATC) and the President of the Quebec Association of Theatre Critics. He is also the French language editor for the IATC web journal Critical Stages/Scènes. He has published numerous articles and books, including "L’accompagnateur. Parcours d’un critique de théâtre" (2005) and "Nu, simplement. Nudité, nudisme et naturisme" (2012).
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Consists primarily of various FNQ, FQN-FCN Union, FNI, and FCN documents including financial statements, administrative reports, statutes and regulations (some with revisions), and minutes from Board of Directors meetings, general assemblies, and special general assemblies. Press clippings, photocopies of press clippings, and yearly press reviews concerning naturism. Correspondence to and from members of FNQ to various recipients including other naturist associations, media, and members of associations. Includes administrative documents relating to the FQN's state and allegations against the former President of the FQN. Documents pertaining to naturism at Oka beach, naturism in Canada, and a criminal case in Guadeloupe. The majority of the documents are from the 1980s and 1990s. Audio recording of an FNQ meeting held 2 November 1995 in the office of F. Hamel and Affaire Guy Lyette.
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Consists primarily of various FNQ, FQN-FCN Union, FNI, and FCN documents including financial statements, administrative reports, statutes and regulations (some with revisions), and minutes from Board of Directors meetings, general assemblies, and special general assemblies. Press clippings, photocopies of press clippings, and yearly press reviews concerning naturism. Correspondence to and from members of FNQ to various recipients including other naturist associations, media, and members of associations. Includes administrative documents relating to the FQN's state and allegations against the former President of the FQN. Documents pertaining to naturism at Oka beach, naturism in Canada, and a criminal case in Guadeloupe. The majority of the documents are from the 1980s and 1990s. Audio recording of an FNQ meeting held 2 November 1995 in the office of F. Hamel and Affaire Guy Lyette.