Lipsynch

On a flight from Frankfurt to Montreal a nameless young woman dies, leaving behind a wailing baby. And so begins Lipsynch, the linking of nine lives and seven generations, descriptions of people's experiences and journey to identity, spanning from war-torn Vienna to pre-revolutionary Nicaragua and contemporary London. In typical Robert Lepage fashion, Lipsynch is presented over nine hours and performed in four languages creating an ambitious work of art. We've got a few double passes to giveaway. To win, tell us about any eccentric characters you've met on a flight before?

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Posted by green83 on July 12, 2012 @ 12:25am
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How about 90 odd out-of-control female teens flying on some sort of religious group trip from Paris to NYC. Once we'd taken off, all hell broke lose - they were running up and down the ailses, throwing rubbish around (including hitting one friend's head, yelling to each other, and to top it off, joking that they had a gun on board that another friend overheard and reported to the flight attendants. Chaos!

Posted by vlad on July 12, 2012 @ 4:12pm
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On a flight to Adelaide recently I was sat next to a particularly chatty lady on her way to sing at her grandmother's funeral. Her grandmother was 100 years old. Then over the next hour I was regaled with the story of her life (the chatty lady's life, that is, not the grandmother's (maybe if we were flying further than Adelaide)). Stories ranged from how she started singing to her childhood in the Adelaide suburbs to her children and their health problems. I barely said more than a few sentences but at least it distracted an anxious flyer like myself.

Posted by rick1983 on July 12, 2012 @ 5:04pm
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I didn't meet him on the flight but I flew to bali with my best friend a few years ago, not realising he was deathly afraid of flying.He got so wasted cabin crew were debating whether they should turn the plane back. To this day i'm not sure how i got him through customs at denpasar.

Posted by AnastasiaB on July 13, 2012 @ 1:20pm
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On a flight to LA, stopped over in Auckland where about 30 ladies get on, they are in a choir and on their way to a competition in Maryland. They sang on and off throughout the flight, driving me absolutely nutty, however thankful it wasn't a football team. By the time we got to LA one of them lost her money and passport. How does this happen I ask you. They hadn't even landed on American soil and already this woman's trip was destroyed.

Posted by japhy83 on July 15, 2012 @ 9:38pm
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On a flight to Melbourne from Japan last year I sat next to a young girl returning from South Korea. She was studying in Melbourne. I don't know what kind of things she had in her hand luggage but there was some kind of food that funked up my backpack for days afterwards. No way she would have ever got it all past customs.

Posted by lexarocks on July 16, 2012 @ 2:11pm
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One flight I sat next to a 20-something male who designed roller garage doors. He spent the entire flight trying to pick me up by rubbing his leg on mine and telling me about how rich he was from all his garage door creations. To make matters worse, he had a bit of tomato stuck in his beard the entire time - incredibly distracting. By being stuck between his flirtatious leg and an oversized woman, I had no escape. Luckily I don't think that roller garage door makers attend Arts Centre shows.

Posted by karlene75 on July 27, 2012 @ 11:19pm
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Nah, just "normal" people. I talk for a couple of minutes though, then sleep. (or fake sleep)

Posted by astr0b0y on July 28, 2012 @ 11:32am
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On a flight from LA to Vegas I had some crazy guy sitting next to me, that smelt like he hadn't showered for weeks and was constantly mumbling to himself, just before taking off (after aggressively picking his nose for 10 minutes) he crossed his head and chest and started whispering "the plane is gonna crash, the plane is gonna crash", and he did this for the remainder of the 40 min flight! Crazy nutcase..