Yves Sioui Durand (born May 11, 1951) is a Huron/Wendat writer, filmmaker and theatre director from Quebec.[1] A founder of the Ondinnok theatre company, he is an important pioneer of indigenous theatre in Canada.[2]
Born at Wendake, Quebec, he first became known for his 1983 play Le Porteur des peines du monde, which was later translated into English as The Sun Raiser.[1] He founded the Ondinnok theatre company in 1985,[2] becoming known for a style which blends music, dance and stage design to create a highly image-based style of theatre drawing on indigenous cultural traditions from throughout North and South America.[1] His later plays have included Atiskenandahate, Voyage to the Land of the Dead (1988), La Conquête de Mexico (1991), UKUAMAQ (1993), Iwouskéa et Tawiskaron (1999) and Kmukamch l'Asierindien (2002).[2]
In 2011 he directed Mesnak,[3] which was the first feature film written and directed by an indigenous filmmaker from Quebec.[4]
In 2017 he was a recipient of the Governor General's Performing Arts Award.[5]