Needles and Opium (stage production)

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Needles and Opium (stage production) is an experimental, visually inventive theatre piece by Robert Lepage that intertwines the lives and addictions of Jean Cocteau and Miles Davis in a dreamlike exploration of art, love, and loss.

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instanceOf stage production
theatre piece
awardReceived critically acclaimed in international festivals
countryOfOrigin Canada
creator Robert Lepage NERFINISHED
director Robert Lepage NERFINISHED
firstPerformedBy Ex Machina NERFINISHED
genre experimental theatre
visual theatre
hasCastMember Marc Labrèche NERFINISHED
Robert Lepage NERFINISHED
Wellesley Robertson III NERFINISHED
hasPart scenes set in New York City
scenes set in Paris
hasSetting New York City NERFINISHED
Paris NERFINISHED
hasVersion 1991 original production
2013 revised production
inspiredBy life of Jean Cocteau
life of Miles Davis
mainSubject Jean Cocteau NERFINISHED
Miles Davis NERFINISHED
addiction
art
loss
love
movement contemporary theatre
narrativeForm dreamlike
notableFeature rotating cube set design
use of acrobatics and suspension
visually inventive staging
notablePerformance presented at international theatre festivals
notableRevival 2013 revised production
originalLanguage French
productionCompany Ex Machina NERFINISHED
style multimedia performance
nonlinear narrative
subjectOf academic analysis of contemporary theatre
theatre reviews
theme creative struggle
emotional dependency
intersection of art and addiction
workLocation Quebec City NERFINISHED

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Robert Lepage directed Needles and Opium (stage production)