19 February 2007 - 24 February, 2007
LipsynchAn Ex Machina - Théâtre San Frontières production in association with Cultural Industry Ltd and Northern Stage
Lipsynch is a theatrical extravaganza of nine stories, magically interweaving continents and lifetimes in a search for origins, voice and identity.
Lipsynch is an epic panorama that spreads from the middle of the 20th century to 2010 as one character holds the centre in an unfolding myriad of stories that discover how all of our lives are intertwined. Sweeping from extreme pathos to outrageous comedy, Lipsynch takes in scenes of war-torn Vienna, pre-revolutionary Nicaragua and contemporary Tenerife, Québec and Newcastle upon Tyne.
From the raw sounds of a baby’s cry to the highly-trained control of an opera singer’s vocal range, Lipsynch uses dubbing, post-synch, automated voices and disembodied narratives to investigate the human voice in all its manifestations.This is the first time Théâtre Sans Frontières has collaborated with Ex Machina, a development process which has been five years in the making. Now they join forces with Northern Stage to bring this exclusive first glimpse of Lipsynch to the UK.
Newcastle audiences may be familiar with Lepage’s work from his previous appearances at Newcastle Playhouse with Elsinore and The Far Side Of The Moon. Last year, Ex Machina and Cultural Industry brought The Andersen Project to the Barbican in London, and Lipsynch is the next large canvas work following Robert’s astonishing epic pieces Seven Steams Of The River Ota and The Dragons’ Trilogy.
Lipsynch will return to Europe in 2009 as a nine hour epic, but these five performances will be the only ones in the world of this first manifestation of a remarkable new piece.