Angélique Cormier

Angélique Cormier, classical trained pianist and singer, is a multidisciplinary show designer, composer, educator, origami designer (for performing arts, installations...).

​She has directed shows for indoor stages and public spaces, collaborations with artists and partners in France and abroad: le Tours Soundpainting Orchestra, Walter Thompson (NYC/Suède), Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble (NYC), POLAU- Pôle Art et Urbanisme (St Pierre-des-Corps)  Institut Français (Madrid), Lieux Publics - centre national et pôle européen de création en espace public (Marseille), Mawguerite-Bernardo Montet, Lycée français de Manhattan (NYC), College of the Arts (Singapour), Université de Lille, de Tours, Montpellier, Compagnie Off... She was awarded the "Envie d'Agir" grant in 2009 to create a professional ensemble , the  Tours Soundpainting Orchestra. 

She has also found a means of expression in folded and sculpted paper. Using large formats, she performs regularly in public spaces and on stage. She designed paper sets for shows as for installations. As an artist working with paper, she has been collaborating more and more frequently with musicians, actors, dancers, circus artists, creating props, costumes, stage design. (Cabaret pour les 40 ans d’Adalea, Cirque Galapiat, september 2019/ Les Veilleurs, origami 2.0 with Pierre-Adrien Théo).

Between 2016 and 2019, she co-instigates with Walter Thompson and Eric Chapelle a yearly international masterclass entitled the  Soundpainting Interactive Conference. She has been invited by Institut Français de Madrid in 2016 to give a conference and a performance with the ensemble Soundpaintingmadrid. ​In 2019, she co-led the International Soundpainting Think Tank in Madrid, with Ricardo Gassent and Walter Thompson.