Le Rail

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Event Le Rail
Venue The Performance Space (1983-2007), Redfern, NSW
Umbrella Event Festival of Sydney 1988
First Date 14 January 1988
Last Date 6 February 1988
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Based on D.M Thomas' novel, The White Hotel, the Carbone 14 production follows a cycle of war, sex, death and re-birth.

Programme description: "A multilingual French-Canadian troupe from Montreal, Carbone 14 will be presenting their ambitious work: Le Rail ... A highly atmospheric piece, Le Rail employs a surrealistic mix of movement, acrobatics, sketches, film and pyrotechnics to evoke the novels themes of power and human destruction".
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Dance
Experimental
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Lou Babin Actor
Michel Barrette Actor
Michel Drapeau Actor
Johanne Madore Actor
Gilles Maheu Actor
Pascale Montpetit Actor
Ginette Morin Actor
Rodrigue Proteau Actor
Luc Proulx Actor
Jerry Snell Actor
Rudy Toussaint Actor
Michel Drapeau Composer
Gilles Maheu Devisor
Gilles Maheu Director
Pierre-Rene Goupil Lighting Designer
Martin St-Onge Lighting Designer
James de Brurgh Galwey Sound Composer
Yves Dube Sound Composer
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Canada
Production Nationality Canada
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Sydney Festival
Australian Theatre Record January 1988
Magazine New Theatre: Australia No. 4 March - April 1988
Performance Space Database
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 404