The Anderson Project

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Event The Anderson Project
Venue Sydney Theatre, Millers Point, Sydney, NSW
Umbrella Event Sydney Festival 2006
First Date 7 January 2006
Opening Date 7 January 2006
Last Date 15 January 2006
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description The latest work by Robert Lepage is inspired by the life and work of Hans Christian Anderson. It draws on Lepage's customary visual flair, sophisticated use of video projection, sound engineering and scenic machinery. It is partly a meditation on the end of romanticism and partly a satire on opera house bureaucracy gone mad. The production weaves together a series of narrative threads. These include a modern day story which begins in the steamy cubicles of a Parisian sex shop before moving seemlessly back in time to Anderson's trip to the World's Fair in Paris in 1867 and his fairytales "The
Description Source Flyer/Poster
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Robert Lepage Director
Robert Lepage Performer
Robert Lepage Writer
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Canada
Production Nationality Canada
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Brochure PROMPT Collection. National Library of Australia
Programme Sydney Festival
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 68237