All of Vegas is false…– Robert Lepage
All of Vegas is false. There’s a false Paris, a false Venice, a false Baghdad – in fact, all of the early Vegas aesthetic is Baghdad, which is also the irony. It’s ‘Aladdin,’ the sands, ‘One Thousand and One Nights.’
I admire people who can spend every aspect of …– Robert Lepage
I admire people who can spend every aspect of their life in one discipline and really go all the way. I feel the only way I could achieve some type of excellence is if I connect to other people, other disciplines.
I think theatre must be an event, an experience…– Robert Lepage
I think theatre must be an event, an experience, not compete with cinema. When people are able to download stories on Netflix, you need to give them a good reason to jump into the car and drive two hours. It has to be something you can only see in the theatre, and it has to […]
The important thing is not to know where you are …– Robert Lepage
The important thing is not to know where you are going, to be open to accidents. That’s what keeps it fun.
The great advantage of the circus…– Robert Lepage
The great advantage of the circus, and the reason it is so popular, is really the ideal combination of art and sport. It’s the ideal art form, in a certain way, if you want to be accessible.
Opera should be a place for art forms to meet…– Robert Lepage
Opera should be a place for art forms to meet. I’ve worked a lot with Peter Gabriel; his music isn’t operatic, but he creates big, popular gatherings to which architecture, dance, and music are all invited.
For me, theater will always be very…– Robert Lepage
For me, theater will always be very, very much alive, but not necessarily in the theatrical tradition.
I like doing very small…– Robert Lepage
I like doing very small, intimate things in the morning and then, in the afternoon, to be working on something in a big stadium.
I always thought I was more of a mommy’s boy…– Robert Lepage
I always thought I was more of a mommy’s boy, because she was charming, talkative, a great storyteller. But as I dug back into my past, I realized I am exactly like my father on so many levels, although I never thought I inherited anything from him.
We have a tendency in Quebec – and I include …– Robert Lepage
We have a tendency in Quebec – and I include myself in this – to describe ourselves using the past. We’re always nostalgic.