Monday Nov 14, 2022

Pauline Le Bel

Author, screenwriter, songwriter, singer, community organizer

Pauline Le Bel finds Bowen

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- “My work is fueled by a passionate belief in the power of story to heal our world.”
  
  Pauline Le Bel is an award-winning novelist, Emmy-nominated screenwriter, playwright, poet, cosmological troubadour, singer/songwriter with 5 CDs of her original songs in both French and English, and the author of two non-fiction books, ‘Becoming Intimate with the Earth’ and ‘Whale in the Door: A Community Unites to Protect BC’s Howe Sound.’
  
  After receiving a Bachelor of Music in Voice in 1975, she starred in musical theatre productions across the country and was called “a musical instrument linked to a soul” for her passionate portrayal of chanteuse, Edith Piaf, in a play she co-wrote for City Stage in Vancouver in 1978 and revived in Victoria at the Belfry, the Centaur Theatre in Montreal, and the Grand in London. Reviewers called her “a national treasure” for her performance in ‘Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris.’
  
  Her first book of poems, ’They Ask Me Why I Sing So Loud,’ was published in 2017. She is working on another poetry collection, ‘Becoming the Harvest,’ poems about the end of life. She also writes songs and poems on commission to celebrate significant events.
  
  Pauline loves to perform her poetic, musical and inter-active telling of the evolutionary story of the Universe, as a way to integrate music, science, nature, story and spirit for the benefit of the entire Earth Family.
  
  She moved to Bowen Island/Nexwlélexwm in 1999 and immediately began a creative writing spurt of song and story. In 2005 and 2006, she created a festival to celebrate the island. ‘Voices in the Sound’ included her historical musical of the island, featuring local actors, singers and musicians.
  
  Five year ago, Pauline created Knowing Our Place, a reconciliation initiative to discover our true history with Indigenous People and develop respectful relationships, especially with Squamish Nation.
  Website: www.paulinelebel.com
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Pauline Le Bel
portrait by Ron Woodall

…and discovers her role as an artist in the community. Pauline had been a fulltime artist (singer, actor, writer) before moving to Bowen Island/Nexwlélexwm almost 24 years ago. As she fell madly in love with her new home, the mountains, the sea, the forests, the people inspired her to find ways to use her work as an artist to enhance the life of the community.

Pauline’s presentation included reminiscences of past, present and future projects on the island and elsewhere; a song or two she wrote about the island, and readings from among her four books.

Pauline wrote and produced an enduring musical, Voices in the Sound, that for many residents captured the history, legend and magic of the island. It was performed in the meadow of Crippen Park in 2005 and 2006. The musical was part of a festival she organized to celebrate the island, to honour the past and dream the future. You may watch Pauline’s musical here at her Youtube channel >> Voices In The Sound.

And here is the recording of our evening with Pauline Le Bel:

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