Robert Lepage / Ex Machina : Revolutions in Theatrical Space (Hardcover)

Acknowledgements Introduction: Genesis Ex Machina in brief Revolutions in theatrical space Architectural aesthetics The road to Ex Machina Learning curves Foundations: la Caserne and the patenteux Part One: Foundations and Stepping Stones (1994-1999) Introduction Chapter One: Lepagean Aesthetics Discovering Japan's geo-poetry: Seven Streams of the River Ota Turning the power of space into theatre Contradiction as aesthetic key Flagships Counterpoint: A Dream Play Chapter Two: Making Concrete Narratives Ground work: The Geometry of Miracles Concrete poetry Making Narrative Concrete: Elsinore Scenographic acting and the body politic Concrete narratives - sublime effects Critical condition Form as cultural expression Chapter Three: Critical Themes Evolution Turning point: the importance of Celestine Class, contradiction and the antihero The Damnation of Faust in Japan Process, collaboration, authorship and directing Cultural difference, cultural specificity Part Two: Choosing All Directions (2000-2008) Introduction Chapter Four: Upgrades Zulu Time: Q for Quebec Upgrading the Trilogy The importance of Metissages Making The Far Side of the Moon Dramatic devices and the architecture of convergence Chapter Five: Quebec Stories Art and politics: La Casa Azul and The Busker's Opera Dance with three hands: Eonnagata Narrative terms: the story of the story of the storyteller KA: entertainment architecture Writing the myth Reading the circus Chapter Six: New Ways The Image Mill: all roads lead to home Opera on tour: 1984 and The Rake's Progress Ex Machina at the Metropolitan Opera The Blue Dragon: character, culture and concrete narrative Lipsynch: staging the scream Process in process Part Three: Starting Points (2008-2018) Introduction Chapter Seven: Critical Relationships The Nightingale and Other Short Fables Totem: evolving through the gift shop Collaboration: Ex Machina and the Metropolitan Opera Wagner, architectural aesthetics, and Der Ring des Nibelungen Reviewing the Ring The Tempest and L'Amour de Loin Paying for art Chapter Eight: Brave New Worlds Virtual reality: The Library at Night The Tempest: collaborating the nation Hearts design Writing Hearts Concrete Hearts Writing Bet on red Chapter Nine: Beginning Frame by Frame Upgrades Making 887 Taking the narrative turn Le Diamant Coda Notes Bibliography Index