{"id":18366,"date":"2026-09-14T14:35:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T14:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artsnb.ca\/web\/?page_id=18366"},"modified":"2026-09-14T16:47:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T16:47:25","slug":"2026-performing-arts-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/artsnb.ca\/web\/awards\/2026-lga\/2026-performing-arts-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Diane Losier"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"letter-spacing:5px\">DIANE LOSIER<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Lieutenant Governor\u2019s Awards for High Achievement in the Arts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2026 Performing Arts Award\u2019s Laureate<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/artsnb.ca\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Diane-Losier-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsnb.ca\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Diane-Losier-1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/artsnb.ca\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Diane-Losier-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artsnb.ca\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Diane-Losier-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artsnb.ca\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Diane-Losier-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artsnb.ca\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Diane-Losier-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">For forty years, Diane Losier has been a formidable presence and one of the most important performing artists in Acadie, Canada, and especially in New Brunswick.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u202fDiane has worked with almost every francophone theatre company in New Brunswick during her impressive career and has displayed her multiple talents in an extensive range of roles in musical theatre, TV, and film.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The quantity, diversity, and quality of the roles she has performed over the years demonstrates the confidence directors place in her great talent as an actor. On stage, she has played memorable roles in plays such as <em>Valentine<\/em>, <em>Laurie ou la vie de galerie<\/em>, <em>Crow bar<\/em> and <em>Wolfe<\/em>, not to mention the character of Marie-Pet at the Pays de la Sagouine. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She has also been part of the cast of the musical theatre productions <em>Belles-soeurs<\/em>, <em>Louis Mailloux<\/em>, <em>Tracady Story<\/em>, and the rock opera <em>Viens avec moi<\/em> with H\u00f4tesses d\u2019Hilaire. On screen, she has been in the television shows <em>Bedaine<\/em>, <em>Belle<\/em> <em>Baie<\/em>, <em>Les Newbies<\/em>, <em>Samuel et la mer<\/em> and <em>Garde partag\u00e9e<\/em> and in the films <em>Le trou du cul du monde<\/em>, <em>Camion<\/em>, <em>Pour mieux t\u2019aimer<\/em> and <em>Exil<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u202fAs a renowned Acadian artist, she carries the torch for her language and culture, lighting the way for artists of the next generations. She lives and works in Caraquet, NB.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cEvery role is a part of myself that I reveal. Sometimes, they aren\u2019t things that you want to reveal, but every time I reveal myself a little more.\u201d&nbsp;<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">To see all the laureates for the 2026 Lieutenant Governor\u2019s Awards, <a href=\"https:\/\/artsnb.ca\/web\/awards\/2026-lga\/\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1773\" src=\"https:\/\/artsnb.ca\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LGA-2026-long-rectangle-no-laureate-16-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsnb.ca\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LGA-2026-long-rectangle-no-laureate-16-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/artsnb.ca\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LGA-2026-long-rectangle-no-laureate-16-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artsnb.ca\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LGA-2026-long-rectangle-no-laureate-16-768x532.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artsnb.ca\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LGA-2026-long-rectangle-no-laureate-16-1024x709.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artsnb.ca\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LGA-2026-long-rectangle-no-laureate-16-1536x1064.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/artsnb.ca\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LGA-2026-long-rectangle-no-laureate-16-2048x1419.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DIANE LOSIER Lieutenant Governor\u2019s Awards for High Achievement in the Arts 2026 Performing Arts Award\u2019s Laureate For forty years, Diane Losier has been a formidable presence and one of the most important performing artists in Acadie, Canada, and especially in New Brunswick.&nbsp;&nbsp; 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