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Robert Lepage / Aleksandar Saša Dundjerović.

By:

Dundjerović, Aleksandar Saša, 1965-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Routledge performance practitionersPublisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2009Description: xii, 166 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0415375193
9780415375191
0415375207
9780415375207

Subject(s):

Lepage, Robert -- Criticism and interpretation

DDC classification:

792.0233092 22

LOC classification:

PN2308.L46 D85 2009

Contents:

Part One. Cultural and Artistic Biography: Robert Lepage in-between worlds -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Storytelling and Languages -- 3. Apprentice (1978-1984) -- 4. Exploring Forms: THEATRE REPERE (1984-1991) -- 5. Multidisciplinary Performance EX MACHINA ( -- 6. Conclusion Part Two: Writings on the Techniques of Performance Creation -- 7. Introduction -- 8. Evolving Creative Process -- 9. Geography: Transformations and Connections -- 10. Combining Arts and Cultures -- 11. The Cycles -- 12. Discovering Hidden Stories -- 13. Intuitions and Accidents -- 14. Dramaturgical Devices -- 15. Multimedia and Performance Art -- 16. Languages of a New Technology Part Three: Performance Text: THE DRAGON'S TRILOGY -- 17. Introduction -- 18. Synopsis of THE DRAGONS' TRILOGY -- 19. The Rehearsal Process -- 20. Playing with Material Objects -- 21. Obstacles -- 22. Games Sessions -- 23. The Audience Response as a Resource Part Four: Practical Workshops and Rehearsal Techniques -- 24. Introduction -- 25. Workshop Conditions -- 26. The Body -- 27. The Space -- 28. The Objects -- 29. The Score -- 30. Montage -- 31. Text -- 32. Conclusion Notes.

Summary: "Robert Lepage is one of Canada's foremost playwrights and directors. His company, Ex Machina, has toured to international acclaim and he has lent his talents to areas as diverse as opera, concert tours, acting, and installation art. His most celebrated work blends acute personal narratives with bold global themes. This is the first book to combine: an overview of the key phases in Lepage's life and career an examination of the issues and questions pertinent to his work a discussion of The Dragons' Trilogy as a paradigm of his working methods a variety of practical exercises designed to give an insight into Lepage's creative process."--Publisher's website.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	City Campus City Campus Main Collection	792.0233092 DUN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		A379249B

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 154-160) and index.

"Robert Lepage is one of Canada's foremost playwrights and directors. His company, Ex Machina, has toured to international acclaim and he has lent his talents to areas as diverse as opera, concert tours, acting, and installation art. His most celebrated work blends acute personal narratives with bold global themes. This is the first book to combine: an overview of the key phases in Lepage's life and career an examination of the issues and questions pertinent to his work a discussion of The Dragons' Trilogy as a paradigm of his working methods a variety of practical exercises designed to give an insight into Lepage's creative process."--Publisher's website.

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