Needles and Opium (stage production)
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Needles and Opium (stage production) is an experimental, visually inventive theatre piece by Robert Lepage that intertwines the lives and addictions of Jean Cocteau and Miles Davis in a dreamlike exploration of art, love, and loss.
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| Needles and Opium (stage production) canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Needles and Opium (stage production) Context triple: [Robert Lepage, directed, Needles and Opium (stage production)]
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The Nose (opera production)
The Nose (opera production) is William Kentridge’s acclaimed, visually inventive staging of Shostakovich’s satirical opera, noted for its dynamic use of animation, collage, and multimedia stagecraft.
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B.
Bluets (stage adaptation)
Bluets (stage adaptation) is a theatrical work that reimagines Maggie Nelson’s acclaimed lyric essay for the stage, translating its meditations on love, loss, and the color blue into a live performance.
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C.
The People’s Opera
The People’s Opera is the popular nickname for New York City Opera, a company long known for its accessible, affordable productions and support of American opera.
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D.
Red (stage play)
Red is a critically acclaimed stage play by John Logan that dramatizes a pivotal period in the life and career of abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko.
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E.
No Man's Land (stage performances)
No Man's Land (stage performances) is a celebrated stage production of Harold Pinter's play, notably featuring Ian McKellen in a leading role.
- 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: Needles and Opium (stage production) Target entity description: Needles and Opium (stage production) is an experimental, visually inventive theatre piece by Robert Lepage that intertwines the lives and addictions of Jean Cocteau and Miles Davis in a dreamlike exploration of art, love, and loss.
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A.
The Nose (opera production)
The Nose (opera production) is William Kentridge’s acclaimed, visually inventive staging of Shostakovich’s satirical opera, noted for its dynamic use of animation, collage, and multimedia stagecraft.
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B.
Bluets (stage adaptation)
Bluets (stage adaptation) is a theatrical work that reimagines Maggie Nelson’s acclaimed lyric essay for the stage, translating its meditations on love, loss, and the color blue into a live performance.
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C.
The People’s Opera
The People’s Opera is the popular nickname for New York City Opera, a company long known for its accessible, affordable productions and support of American opera.
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D.
Red (stage play)
Red is a critically acclaimed stage play by John Logan that dramatizes a pivotal period in the life and career of abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko.
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E.
No Man's Land (stage performances)
No Man's Land (stage performances) is a celebrated stage production of Harold Pinter's play, notably featuring Ian McKellen in a leading role.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
stage production
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theatre piece ⓘ |
| awardReceived | critically acclaimed in international festivals ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| creator | Robert Lepage ⓘ |
| director | Robert Lepage ⓘ |
| firstPerformedBy | Ex Machina ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental theatre
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visual theatre ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Marc Labrèche
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Robert Lepage ⓘ Wellesley Robertson III ⓘ |
| hasPart |
scenes set in New York City
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scenes set in Paris ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
New York City
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Paris ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
1991 original production
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2013 revised production ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
life of Jean Cocteau
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life of Miles Davis ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Jean Cocteau
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Miles Davis ⓘ addiction ⓘ art ⓘ loss ⓘ love ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | dreamlike ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
rotating cube set design
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use of acrobatics and suspension ⓘ visually inventive staging ⓘ |
| notablePerformance | presented at international theatre festivals ⓘ |
| notableRevival | 2013 revised production ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Ex Machina ⓘ |
| style |
multimedia performance
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nonlinear narrative ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
academic analysis of contemporary theatre
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theatre reviews ⓘ |
| theme |
creative struggle
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emotional dependency ⓘ intersection of art and addiction ⓘ |
| workLocation | Quebec City ⓘ |
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Subject: Needles and Opium (stage production) Description of subject: Needles and Opium (stage production) is an experimental, visually inventive theatre piece by Robert Lepage that intertwines the lives and addictions of Jean Cocteau and Miles Davis in a dreamlike exploration of art, love, and loss.
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