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Lepage au Soleil: The origin of Kanata (2019)
Directed by Hélène Choquette
Documentary · 1h 30m
In the spring of 2016, for the first time in 54 years, Ariane Mnouchkine entrusts her troupe, the Théâtre du Soleil, to another director. Robert Lepage then embarks on the creation of Kanata, a work that imagines the meeting of Europeans with First Nations people in Canada over two centuries. Lepage au Soleil: The origin of Kanata shows how, the 36 comedians from 11 different countries, discover in their own stories astonishing resonance with those of the natives. How, inspired by the cosmopolitanism of comedians, Robert Lepage tries to get them to talk about their own stories through those of the natives. The documentary plunges into the heart of a theatrical creation in search of universality turned upside down by a media scandal even before its premiere.
Cast
Robert Lepage
Ariane Mnouchkine
Crew
- Director
- Hélène Choquette
- Writer
- Hélène Choquette, Sophie Mangado
- Director of Photography
- Yoan Cart, Hélène Choquette, Philippe Lavalette
- Original Music Composer
- Anthony Rozankovic
- Editor
- Mélanie Chicoine
- Producer
- Anne-Marie Gélinas
Details
- Original title
- Lepage au Soleil : À l'origine de Kanata
- Release date
- 2019-04-26
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- English, French
- Countries
- Canada
- Production
- EMAfilms, Téléfilm Canada, Société Radio-Canada, SODEC