Details

In what has become a hallmark of his dazzling solo projects, Lepage weaves the story of a Quebecois artist whose travels and chance encounters take him on a voyage of understanding and self-discovery. In this new work, Lepage assumes the role of a distracted young writer, in Paris at the invitation of the Opera Garnier, commissioned to create the libretto for a children's opera based on a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale. The Andersen Project is freely inspired by two of Andersen's timeless fables (The Dryad and The Shadow) and draws from the Danish author's visit to France during the Paris World's Fair. Script collaborators Peder Bjurman and Marie Gignac. With the support of Quebec Government Office, London and Foreign Affairs Canada/avec l'appui d'Affaires entrangeres Canada.

Creatives/Company

Producer(s): Ex Machina, BITE:06, Barbican
Director: Robert Lepage