Robert Lepage, CC OQ (born December 12, 1957) is a Canadian
playwright, actor, film director, and stage director.Lepage was raised
in Quebec City. At age five, he was diagnosed with a rare form of
alopecia, which caused complete hair loss over his whole body. He also
struggled with clinical depression in his teens as he came to terms
with being gay.Between 1975 and 1978, he studied theatre at Quebec
City's Conservatoire d'Art Dramatique. He subsequently participated in
workshops at Alain Knapp's theatre school in Paris, France.After
coming back to Quebec City, Lepage wrote, directed and played in a few
independent productions and joined Théâtre Repère in 1980. With
that company, he created Circulations (1984), which was presented
across Canada and won an award as best Canadian production during La
Quinzaine Internationale de Théâtre de Québec. The following year,
he created The Dragons' Trilogy and immediately received international
recognition. Vinci (1986), Polygraphe (1987â€"1990) and Tectonic
Plates (1988â€"1990) followed and were also toured around the world.
playwright, actor, film director, and stage director.Lepage was raised
in Quebec City. At age five, he was diagnosed with a rare form of
alopecia, which caused complete hair loss over his whole body. He also
struggled with clinical depression in his teens as he came to terms
with being gay.Between 1975 and 1978, he studied theatre at Quebec
City's Conservatoire d'Art Dramatique. He subsequently participated in
workshops at Alain Knapp's theatre school in Paris, France.After
coming back to Quebec City, Lepage wrote, directed and played in a few
independent productions and joined Théâtre Repère in 1980. With
that company, he created Circulations (1984), which was presented
across Canada and won an award as best Canadian production during La
Quinzaine Internationale de Théâtre de Québec. The following year,
he created The Dragons' Trilogy and immediately received international
recognition. Vinci (1986), Polygraphe (1987â€"1990) and Tectonic
Plates (1988â€"1990) followed and were also toured around the world.
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