Robert Lepage was born on Dec. 12, 1957, in Quebec City. He grew up in a completely bilingual, working-class household. His two older adopted siblings were schooled in English while Robert and his younger sister went to French schools. His upbringing was a metaphor for Canada; two solitudes under one roof, reports CBC's Laurie Brown. Events in Lepage's childhood made him feel like an outsider.
At age five, he developed alopecia, a rare condition that causes complete hair loss. As a teenager, Lepage suffered depression. He also realized that he was gay at a young age. All this made him shy and introverted. It wasn't until Lepage enrolled in compulsory high school drama classes that he began to break out of his shell.
In 1975, at age 17, he enrolled at the Conservatoire d'Art Dramatique de Québec. He then went to Paris to train at the Alain Knapp theatre school for three weeks in 1978. Upon his return to Quebec City, Lepage joined the experimental theatre company Le Théâtre Repère in 1982.
Ex Machina is a multidisciplinary production company under the artistic direction of Robert Lepage.
http://lacaserne.net/index2.php/exmachina/
At age five, he developed alopecia, a rare condition that causes complete hair loss. As a teenager, Lepage suffered depression. He also realized that he was gay at a young age. All this made him shy and introverted. It wasn't until Lepage enrolled in compulsory high school drama classes that he began to break out of his shell.
In 1975, at age 17, he enrolled at the Conservatoire d'Art Dramatique de Québec. He then went to Paris to train at the Alain Knapp theatre school for three weeks in 1978. Upon his return to Quebec City, Lepage joined the experimental theatre company Le Théâtre Repère in 1982.
Ex Machina is a multidisciplinary production company under the artistic direction of Robert Lepage.
http://lacaserne.net/index2.php/exmachina/