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The Bourgeois Gentleman
Show · Friday, December 4 · 20:00 · Roubaix
31 rue de l'Epeule Roubaix
Jérémie Lippmann takes on Molière's classic with a joyful insolence, making this social satire ring with remarkable modernity. A wealthy bourgeois eager for nobility, Monsieur Jourdain surrounds himself with masters to learn the codes, quickly becoming prey to self-interested flatterers. In a shifting stage space and to the rhythm of music sliding from Lully to contemporary tones, this comedy-ballet becomes a total show. Jean-Paul Rouve lends his tender humor and disarming humanity to this earnest dreamer. Surrounded by a jubilant troupe, he por…
