Iconic BAM Artists

Versatile in every form of theater craft, Robert Lepage is a director, scenic artist, playwright, actor, and film director. His creative and original approach has won him international acclaim, numerous awards, and has shaken the dogma of classical stage direction to its foundations, especially through his use of new technologies. Inspired by contemporary history, his modern and unusual work transcends all boundaries. At Théâtre Repère his work included The Dragon's Trilogy (1985), Vinci (1986), Polygraph (1990 Next Wave), and Tectonic Plates  (1988). Subsequent independent productions included Needles and Opium  (1992 Next Wave), Coriolanus, Macbeth, and The Tempest  (1992). With A Midsummer Night's Dream  (1992), Lepage became the first North American to direct a Shakespeare play at the Royal National Theatre. Lepage founded his production company, Ex Machina, in 1994. Under his artistic direction, the company's productions have included The Seven Streams of the River Ota  (1996 Next Wave) and Elsinore  (1997 Next Wave). At La Caserne-a production center in Quebec City that opened in 1997 under Lepage's leadership-he and his team created Geometry of Miracles  (1999 Next Wave), Zulu Time  (1999), The Andersen Project  (2005), and Lipsynch  (2009 Next Wave), among others. Lepage's diverse artistic accomplishments also include the COC's production of Bluebeard's Castle  and Erwartung  as an opera double-bill (1993 Spring Season).