Robert Lepage
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Robert Lepage is a renowned Canadian playwright, actor, and director celebrated for his innovative, multimedia-driven approach to theatre and opera.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert Lepage canonical | 43 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Lepage Context triple: [Glenn Gould Prize, notableLaureate, Robert Lepage]
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A.
Peter Brook
Peter Brook was a highly influential British theatre and film director renowned for his innovative, minimalist stagings and groundbreaking work with Shakespeare and experimental theatre.
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B.
Nicholas Hytner
Nicholas Hytner is a prominent British theatre and film director, best known as a former artistic director of London’s National Theatre and for acclaimed productions on both stage and screen.
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C.
Desmond Boal
Desmond Boal was a Northern Irish barrister and politician who co-founded the Democratic Unionist Party alongside Ian Paisley and played a key role in shaping its early unionist and hardline policies.
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D.
Trevor Nunn
Trevor Nunn is a renowned British theatre and film director best known for his work with the Royal Shakespeare Company and for directing landmark stage musicals such as "Les Misérables" and "Cats."
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E.
Armande Béjart
Armande Béjart was a 17th-century French actress of the Comédie-Française, known for her prominent stage career and her controversial marriage to the playwright Molière.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Lepage Target entity description: Robert Lepage is a renowned Canadian playwright, actor, and director celebrated for his innovative, multimedia-driven approach to theatre and opera.
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A.
Peter Brook
Peter Brook was a highly influential British theatre and film director renowned for his innovative, minimalist stagings and groundbreaking work with Shakespeare and experimental theatre.
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B.
Nicholas Hytner
Nicholas Hytner is a prominent British theatre and film director, best known as a former artistic director of London’s National Theatre and for acclaimed productions on both stage and screen.
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C.
Desmond Boal
Desmond Boal was a Northern Irish barrister and politician who co-founded the Democratic Unionist Party alongside Ian Paisley and played a key role in shaping its early unionist and hardline policies.
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D.
Trevor Nunn
Trevor Nunn is a renowned British theatre and film director best known for his work with the Royal Shakespeare Company and for directing landmark stage musicals such as "Les Misérables" and "Cats."
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E.
Armande Béjart
Armande Béjart was a 17th-century French actress of the Comédie-Française, known for her prominent stage career and her controversial marriage to the playwright Molière.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian artist
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film director ⓘ human ⓘ playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ stage actor ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| activeSince | 1980s ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1958-12-12 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Canada
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Quebec ⓘ
linked to:
Quebec, Canada
Quebec City ⓘ |
| directed |
Der Ring des Nibelungen (Metropolitan Opera production)
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linked to:
Der Ring des Nibelungen
Ka (Cirque du Soleil show) ⓘ
linked to:
Cirque du Soleil
Le Confessionnal (film) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Confessionnal
Needles and Opium (stage production) ⓘ Polygraph (film) ⓘ
linked to:
Polygraph
The Damnation of Faust (opera production) ⓘ
linked to:
Berlioz La damnation de Faust
The Dragons’ Trilogy (stage production) ⓘ The Far Side of the Moon (film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Far Side of the Moon
The Nightingale and Other Short Fables (opera production) ⓘ The Seven Streams of the River Ota (stage production) ⓘ Totem (Cirque du Soleil show) ⓘ
linked to:
Cirque du Soleil
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| familyName | Lepage ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film
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multimedia performance ⓘ opera ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| founded | Ex Machina ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| hasAward |
Companion of the Order of Canada
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Europe Theatre Prize ⓘ
linked to:
European Theatre Prize
Governor General’s Performing Arts Award ⓘ
linked to:
Governor General's Performing Arts Award
Prix Denise-Pelletier ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary multimedia theatre ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Quebec theatre tradition ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ |
| name | Robert Lepage ⓘ |
| nationality | Canadian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative multimedia-driven stage productions
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integration of video and technology in theatre ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Le Confessionnal
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Needles and Opium ⓘ Polygraph ⓘ Possible Worlds (stage production) ⓘ The Dragons’ Trilogy ⓘ The Far Side of the Moon ⓘ The Seven Streams of the River Ota ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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film director ⓘ playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| residence | Quebec City ⓘ |
| style |
multimedia theatre
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nonlinear narrative ⓘ |
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Subject: Robert Lepage Description of subject: Robert Lepage is a renowned Canadian playwright, actor, and director celebrated for his innovative, multimedia-driven approach to theatre and opera.
Referenced by (43)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
opera "The Tempest" by Thomas Adès
subject linked to:
The Dragons’ Trilogy (stage production)
subject linked to:
The Dragons’ Trilogy (stage production)
subject linked to:
The Dragons’ Trilogy (stage production)