Lipsynch

Robert Lepage

The human voice is "the DNA of the soul, the unexplainable source of our being" according to Robert Lepage the director of Lipsynch currently performed at Northern Stage in Newcastle upon Tyne. A fantastical and riveting production woven around the story of an infant left orphaned by a young Nicaraguan mother who dies on a plane. We follow several of the characters involved through an intricate use of technology and metaphors of modern life. The human voice throughout is what holds it all together, the voice heard, remembered, imagined, repeated, recorded, lip read, sung, computer-generated and in all different languages. A piece truly of our time.

When it premieres at the Barbican in London in 2008 I recommend that you go and see it if you possibly can. We experienced the piece as a work in progres at 5 hours long and it was amazing!

PS These images are not from Lipsynch as none are availbale yet.