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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Needles and Opium (stage production) canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
stage production
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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
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visual theatre ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Marc Labrèche
NERFINISHED
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Robert Lepage NERFINISHED ⓘ Wellesley Robertson III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
scenes set in New York City
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scenes set in Paris ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
New York City
NERFINISHED
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Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
1991 original production
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2013 revised production ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
life of Jean Cocteau
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life of Miles Davis ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Jean Cocteau
NERFINISHED
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Miles Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ addiction ⓘ art ⓘ loss ⓘ love ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | dreamlike ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
rotating cube set design
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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
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nonlinear narrative ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
academic analysis of contemporary theatre
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theatre reviews ⓘ |
| theme |
creative struggle
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emotional dependency ⓘ intersection of art and addiction ⓘ |
| workLocation | Quebec City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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