Robert Lepage
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SLAV show returns to stage as Quebecers grapple with race and representationThe new production includes three women of colour out of a total cast of seven women.EntertainmentJan 23, 2019
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Quebec playwright Robert Lepage promises ‘to do better’ after SLAV controversyRenowned Quebec director Robert Lepage says his previously cancelled play about black slavery has been rewritten and reworked before it is presented once again on stage next month.CanadaDec 28, 2018
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Quebec 2018 Year in Review: Wave of change sweeps the provinceThe year 2018 marked a wave of change across Quebec.CanadaDec 27, 2018
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Indigenous artists disappointed with Paris staging of controversial Robert Lepage playRobert Lepage's contentious 'Kanata' play is being shown in Paris.CanadaDec 19, 2018
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Robert Lepage’s controversial ‘Kanata’ play to go ahead in Paris this DecemberA controversial play about the relationship between whites and Aboriginal Peoples will finally be presented after previously being cancelled following criticism of content judged culturally insensitive.CanadaSep 5, 2018
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PQ Leader Jean-François Lisée claims cancelling controversial plays ‘Kanata’ and ‘SLAV’ was wrongThe Parti Québécois leader said he would have allowed the productions 'Kanata' and 'SLAV' to go on but Indigenous rights activists don't believe him.PoliticsAug 28, 2018
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Quebec director Robert Lepage cancels yet another play after SLĀV controversyKanata, a stage show than has been criticized for lack of representation, has been cancelled.EntertainmentJul 26, 2018
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No promises to change Kanata after Robert Lepage meets with show’s opponentsQuebec director Robert Lepage hasn't committed to including Indigenous performers in his upcoming show, according to the executive director of the Native Women's Shelter of Montreal.CanadaJul 20, 2018
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Quebec director Robert Lepage willing to sit down with opponents of upcoming showQuebec director Robert Lepage says he is willing to meet with people who are opposed to one of his his upcoming shows because it does not include Indigenous performers.CanadaJul 16, 2018
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Indigenous artists criticize SLAV director Lepage for new show ‘Kanata’Shortly after a run of his play SLAV was cancelled amid accusations of racial insensitivity, Quebec director Robert Lepage is once again being criticized for a lack of representation in one of his stage shows.CanadaJul 14, 2018
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