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The Tragedy of Hamlet: Prince of Denmark

The Tragedy of Hamlet: Prince of Denmark

BY ROBERT LEPAGE & GUILLAUME CÔTÉ

Experience Emotion in Motion, where every gesture, every leap, and every pause is meticulously crafted to convey the deepest human emotions. Dive into Visual Spectacle where Innovative set designs and ethereal lighting create a surreal atmosphere that blurs the lines between reality and the subconscious. An original score accompanies the performance, intensifying the emotional impact and drawing you deeper into the narrative.

Robert Lepage: A visionary director known globally for his innovative approach to theater and technology. His works have graced stages from the Royal Opera House in London to collaborations with Cirque du Soleil

Guillaume Côté: A luminary in the world of dance, Principal Dancer with The National Ballet of Canada, and a choreographer whose works challenge and enchant audiences worldwide. 

Together, they have crafted a version of Hamlet that communicates the depth of Shakespeare’s characters and the intricacies of his plot without a single spoken word. Following the resounding success of its World Premiere in Toronto and European Premiere at the Shakespearean Festival this past spring, Hamlet, will make its debut in your cities.

In the beginning were the words and the words became flesh.

Hamlet is undoubtedly the longest and deepest play in the Shakespearean repertoire. But when we strip away the words, the skeleton still remains and the meaning doesn’t disappear. We note with astonishment how the work exists beyond the literary.

Dance generates breath, energy, and gestures that can reveal hidden meanings concealed by the lyricism of the text. Dance gives the characters bodies, muscles, flesh.

Our show brings together artists from different dance backgrounds. It is therefore composed of classical, contemporary and even street-dance inspired lines, which replace the language levels usually characteristic of social classes.

Through the body, the work is embodied, literally. It becomes three-dimensional, magnifying passion, violence, sensuality and is able to tell the story of this brilliant reflection on existence and the vagaries of indecision in a remarkable way.

Enjoy the show!
Robert Lepage

HAMLET

  • Guillaume Côté: April 24, 25
  • Kealan McLaughlin: April 26 (mat)

GERTRUDE

  • Sonia Rodriguez

CLAUDIUS

  • Robert Glumbek

OPHELIA

  • Carleen Zouboules

LAERTES

  • Lukas Malkowski

HORATIO

  • Natasha Poon Woo

POLONIUS

  • Michel Faigaux

ROSENCRANTZ

  • Jake Poloz: April 24, 26 (mat)
  • Connor Mitton: April 25

GUILDENSTERN

  • Willem Sadler
July 28—29, 2026
Language: Visual Art
Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes
without intermission

“Robert Lepage…is among the great artistic directors and innovators of our time.”

Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune

We are witnessing something that will go down in history. A two-hour show of non-stop extraordinary intensity. The cast is fabulous. The staging is brilliant, the choreography magnificent.

Journal des Citoyens

“Robert Lepage and choreographer Guillaume Côté have adapted Shakespeare into the universal medium of dance, with amazing production values and killer music composed by John Gzowski.”

Third Coast Review
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