 Event |
The Andersen Project
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| 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
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| Secondary Genre |
One Person Show
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Article: Angela Bennie, Sydney Morning Herald, 30 December 2005, 22
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Review: Bryce Hallett, Sydney Morning Herald, 9 January 2006, 13
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Review: Deborah Jones, The Australian, 9 January 2006, 12
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Review: Jeremy Eccles, Times2, 11 January 2006, 4
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Review: Martin Portus, Sydney Star Observer, 12 January 2006, 16
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
Canada
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| Production Nationality |
Canada
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| Further Information |
Note: The correct work title is The Andersen Project
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Programme |
Sydney Festival |
| Brochure |
PROMPT Collection. National Library of Australia |
| The Robert Allan Collection |
Programme |
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| Event Identifier |
68237 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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