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Robert Lepage

(1957) Theatre Director

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Robert Lepage is a theatre director.

Quick Facts About Robert Lepage

Born: December 12, 1957
Profession: Theatre Director

About Robert Lepage

Canadian theater director, film director, actor, screenwriter and film producer (born 1957)... | Robert Lepage is a Canadian playwright, actor, film director, and stage director. He is known for his multidisciplinary performance and production company called Ex Machina, which he founded in 1994 in Quebec City.

Quotes by Robert Lepage · Page 3

Vegas is the city of temptation. I think, perhaps, it is an experiment by NASA. If we're going to send people to…

City

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In Grade 2, when we had to do a presentation in front of the class, I'd always do things about Ireland or…

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I studied as an actor at the theatre conservatoire in Quebec, but by the time I got to my third year, I…

Actor

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I wouldn't be happy to be a specialist. There are some very interesting artists in history who refused to be nailed down…

Art

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I remember my first review in London said I was the next Peter Brook. I said: 'No way. I'm not Peter Brook.…

Experience

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When I directed the 'Ring' cycle at the Metropolitan Opera in New York recently, there were people texting all through the show.…

Communication

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I was a privileged observer to be there when Celine Dion opened at Caesars Palace and then the second Gulf War started.…

Gulf war

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People talk about fantastic memories of childhood, but I remember children being cruel to me and wanting to come out of childhood…

Childhood

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The great advantage of the circus, and the reason it is so popular, is really the ideal combination of art and sport.…

Art

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During the tour of 'Circulations,' we spent a lot of time in Canadian Chinatowns. I was fascinated by the idea that you…

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We tend to forget that in those days before the Internet and HBO and Imax and 3-D cinema, opera was the thing.…

Cinema

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I think theatre must be an event, an experience, not compete with cinema. When people are able to download stories on Netflix,…

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Why is it that I can remember so easily the lyrics to the opening theme song of 'Gilligan's Island?' Why do I…

Island

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Opera should be a place for art forms to meet. I've worked a lot with Peter Gabriel; his music isn't operatic, but…

Architecture

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A puppet, for example, is just a piece of wood, a couple of rivets, but put them together, and if you know…

Computers

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I was interested in theatre, and the only experience that I had in high school was as an actor. But when I…

Actor

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Vegas is a testing ground for the human soul. What are our values, especially in a time of crisis? Work with Cirque…

Cirque

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Every time we make a new invention, we think we're going to save the world, but eventually, we understand that the real…

Beauty

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Theatre's still expensive compared to downloading on Netflix; that has to be addressed. It doesn't mean it has to be over-subsidised by…

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The real writing of a piece comes only when you are performing it. It is why I like theatre. In film and…

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