Robert Lepage willing to sit down with opponents of upcoming show
MONTREAL — Quebec director Robert Lepage says he is willing to meet with people who are opposed to one of his upcoming shows because it does not include Indigenous performers.
About 30 people signed an open letter in Le Devoir on Saturday to denounce Lepage for the absence of Indigenous actors in the show called Kanata.
The show, which claims to explore Canada’s history “through the lens of the relationship between white and Aboriginal Peoples,” will be performed in Paris in December by a French acting group.
The criticism comes shortly after a run of Lepage’s play SLAV was cancelled in Montreal amid accusations of racial insensitivity because it featured few black actors.