The Blue Dragon
From: Thursday, 17th February 2011
To: Saturday, 26 February 2011
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Synopsis
Robert Lepage superbly performs in this sequel to his 1985 breakthrough masterpiece The Dragons’ Trilogy , marking the return of that play’s central figure - artist Pierre Lamontagne - who resurfaces in Shanghai 20 years later. Set in the effervescent paradox that is modern China, this new instalment focuses on Lamontagne’s encounters with a former student classmate and a young Chinese conceptual artist. As the lives of these individuals collide, unexpected doors open, bringing about fundamental changes for each of them.
Our Review:
Michael Coveney - 19 February 2011
It is impossible to convey the full beauty of The Blue Dragon at the Barbican, Robert Lepage’s new work which he describes as a spin-off, rather than a sequel to, the glorious Dragon’s Trilogy of over thirty years ago: that play, as the director Nicholas Wright said, highlighted the problem of writing about modern plays that haven’t been “written” in a traditional sense.
So, The Blue Dragon creates its effects by stealth, in visual layering of images and ideas. Scenically, it is both very simple and very complex, using silhouette, back projections, dance, a Chinese calligraphic paintbox, and widescreen, cinematic techniques to tell the story of what happens to the Lepage character, Pierre Lamontagne, when he stays in China.
He’s pulled by different cultures, and his love for two women: Marie Michaud (who co-authored the piece with Lepage) as his former wife, Claire Forêt, ...
Creative
Marie Michaud (Author)
Robert Lepage (Author)
Ex Machina (Company)
Michael Mackenzie (Translation)
Robert Lepage (Director)
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