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Hamlet, Prince du Danemark
Robert Lepage + Guillaume Côté
Hamlet in dance
An artistic summit inspired by Hamlet, between choreographer and principal dancer Guillaume Côté and theatre maker and director Robert Lepage. An exceptional evening!
WARNING
Stroboscopic effects
After the success of Frame by Frame, which they co-created in 2018 based on the work of animation filmmaker Norman McLaren, Côté and Lepage now tackle Hamlet, whose mesmerizing hero—played here by Guillaume Côté—gives the work almost mythical status. Transcending words to reveal the character’s dark side and deep humanity, the creators challenge themselves to approach him solely through dance—delivered by an ensemble of nine virtuoso performers, a minimalist set, and John Gzowski’s music. Hamlet, Prince of Denmark transports us to a world of deceptive appearances, where ghosts and humans mingle. A unique interpretation of Shakespeare’s tragedy; a must see!
Sasha Onyshchenko. Dancer Greta Hodgkinson.
Sasha Onyshchenko. Dancers Guillaume Côté, Natasha Poon Woo.
Sasha Onyshchenko. Dancers Guillaume Côté, Greta Hodgkinson.
Stéphane Bourgeois. Dancers Robert Glumbek, Carleen Zouboules, Bernard Menay, Greta Hodgkinson.
Artist(s)
Choreographer
Guillaume Côté
Guillaume Côté is a native of Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec. He studied at Canada’s National Ballet School and joined The National Ballet of Canada in 1999. He quickly rose through the ranks and was promoted to Principal Dancer in 2004.
Matt Barnes.
Stage direction
Robert Lepage
From a very early age, Robert Lepage takes a keen interest in geography, but his growing passion for theatre dictates his choice of career: he enrolls at the Conservatoire d’art dramatique de Québec in 1975. After an internship with Alain Knapp in Paris in 1978, he returns to his hometown, where he develops the great artistic versatility for which he is known.
Tony Hauser
Company
Ex Machina
Led by artistic director Robert Lepage, Ex Machina creates, produces and disseminates multidisciplinary artistic works, most often theatrical. The company brings together creators from several fields of activity and offers a broad range of artistic production: original plays written and performed solo or collectively, plays based on existing texts, productions in which various disciplines (dance, music, museology) mingle with theater, operas and multimedia productions featuring a predominantly technological dimension.
Credits
Hamlet, Prince du Danemark
Designed and Directed by Robert Lepage.
Co-designed and Choreographed by Guillaume Côté.
Based on the work of William Shakespeare.
Dancers Guillaume Côté, Greta Hodgkinson, Natasha Poon Woo, Michel Faigaux, Carleen Zouboules, Lukas Malkowski, Robert Glumbek, Connor Mitton, Willem Sadler.
Original music John Gzowski.
Lights Simon Rossiter.
Costumes Michael Gianfrancesco, Monika Onoszko.
Co-design of scenography and accessories Vanessa Cadrin.
Creative director Steve Blanchet.
Creative assistant and rehearsal director Anisa Tejpar.
Assistant director Félix Dagenais.
Production manager Nadia Bellefeuille.
Technical Director Antoine Caron.
TECHNICAL TEAM
Stage manager Francis Beaulieu.
Sound and video manager Stanislas Elie.
Lighting director Billy Bergeron.
Head stagehand Jérôme Dion.
Costume and accessories Jeanne Lapierre.
PRODUCTION
Produced by Ex Machina/Côté Danse/Dvoretsky Productions.
In coproduction with the Festival des Arts de Saint-Sauveur and “Marin Sorescu” National Theatre and Shakespeare Foundation.
Developed in collaboration withthe National Creation Fund at Canada's National Arts Centre.
This production was developed with the support of TO Live.
Producer - Ex Machina Michel Bernatchez.
Associate Producer - Ex Machina Hélène Paradis.
Producer - Côté Danse Etienne Lavigne.
Founding Executive Producer - Côté Danse Emmanuelle Gattuso.
Producer - Dvoretsky Productions Svetlana Dvoretsky.
Associate Production, Europe, Japan Epidemic (Richard Castelli assisted by Florence Berthaud).
Associate Production, Americas, Asia (except Japan), Australia, New Zealand Menno Plukker Theatre Agent (Menno Plukker, assisted by Magdalena Marszalek and Isaïe Richard ).
Photo © Bruce Zinger.
Photo Roman Boldyrev. Danseurs Guillaume Côté, Lukas Malkowski.
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