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Name
  
Jean-Louis Morin

Role
  
Choreographer

Movies
  
Narcissus


Died
  
May 24, 1995, Montreal, Canada

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 Groupe de la Place Royale 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.

Films

  • Narcissus as "Narcissus" (1983)
  • References

    Jean-Louis Morin (dancer) Wikipedia