Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord

Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme

July 20–24

Gerald W. Lynch Theater

524 West 59th Street (Between 10th and 11th Avenues)

“Superb...a Bourgeois of a finesse, lightness, and depth we haven’t seen in a long time.”

—Le Monde

Comédie-ballet by Molière with music by Lully

Director Denis Podalydès*

Conductor Christophe Coin

Artistic collaboration Emmanuel Bourdieu

Stage design Éric Ruf*

Lighting design Stéphanie Daniel

Costumes Christian Lacroix

Choreographer Kaori Ito

Wigs and Make Up Véronique Soulier-Nguyen, Gwendoline Quiniou

Actors Julien Campani, Isabelle Candelier, Manon Combes, Bénédicte Guilbert, Elodie Huber, Manuel Le Lièvre, Francis Leplay, Nicolas Orlando, Laurent Podalydès, Pascal Rénéric, Alexandre Steiger, Thibault Vinçon

Dancers Windy Antognelli, Flavie Hennion, Artemis Stavridis

Singers Romain Champion, Cécile Granger, Marc Labonnette, Francisco Mañalich

Musicians Ensemble la Révérence / Christophe Coin (cello); Maria Tecla Andreotti (flute); Vincent Robin (oboe); Stephan Dudermel, Louis Creach (violins), François Guerrier (harpsichord)

One of the great comedies of Western literature is shown here in a critically acclaimed production by Paris’s Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord (A Magic Flute). Award-winning director Denis Podalydès goes back to the origins of this “comédie-ballet,” incorporating Lully’s music as well as dance interludes. With exquisite costumes by Christian Lacroix, this Bourgeois Gentilhomme recalls the bravura of the original version that so delighted Louis XIV at its premiere.

Far from diluting the potency of the work’s scathing social critique, this vibrant production reinvigorates its relevancy. In an “exuberant” performance (Libération), Pascal Rénéric brings tenderness to the titular gentleman, Monsieur Jourdain, a textile manufacturer who aspires to the aristocracy. As this “man of little light, who speaks nonsense on all topics and applauds only at wrong moments” attempts to acquire the tastes and manners of the elite, the farce ramps up, resulting in a “magical Baroque extravaganza” (Libération) filled with “playfulness, invention, and intelligence” (Le Figaro).

*member of the Comédie Française


Featured Articles:

Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme: An Introduction

Christian Lacroix and Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme

The Beauty of the Fool: Denis Podalydès in Conversation


Produced by C.I.C.T. - Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord

Coproduction: Les Nuits de Fourvière / Département du Rhône; Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg; Théâtre de Liège; Théâtre de Caen; Opéra Royal / Château de Versailles Spectacles; Ensemble Baroque de Limoges / Fondation Laborie; Maison de la Culture d’Amiens; Châteauvallon—Scène Nationale; Printemps des Comédiens.
With the participation of ENSAD from Montpellier Languedoc Roussillon, l’ENSATT and JTN.

With the support of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, Institut français – Paris, and the City of Paris, as part of the Tandem Paris-New York.

The Lincoln Center Festival 2016 presentation of Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme is made possible in part by generous support from The Grand Marnier Foundation, the Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater and Sharp Fund PLD of The New York Community Trust.

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Add to Calendar 20-07-2016 07:30:00 pm 20-07-2016 09:30:00 pm 15 Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme at Lincoln Center Festival One of the great comedies of Western literature is shown here in a critically acclaimed production by Paris’s Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord (A Magic Flute). Award-winning director Denis Podalydès goes back to the origins of this “comédie-ballet,” incorporating Lully’s music as well as dance interludes. With exquisite costumes by Christian Lacroix, this Bourgeois Gentilhomme recalls the bravura of the original version that so delighted Louis XIV at its premiere. Far from diluting the potency of the work’s scathing social critique, this vibrant production reinvigorates its relevancy. In an “exuberant” performance (Libération), Pascal Rénéric brings tenderness to the titular gentleman, Monsieur Jourdain, a textile manufacturer who aspires to the aristocracy. As this “man of little light, who speaks nonsense on all topics and applauds only at wrong moments” attempts to acquire the tastes and manners of the elite, the farce ramps up, resulting in a “magical Baroque extravaganza” (Libération) filled with “playfulness, invention, and intelligence” (Le Figaro). *member of the Comédie Française Featured Articles: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme: An Introduction Christian Lacroix and Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme The Beauty of the Fool: Denis Podalydès in Conversation Gerald W. Lynch Theater, 524 West 59th Street (Between 10th and 11th Avenues) Lincoln Center Presents Lincoln Center Festival
Add to Calendar 21-07-2016 07:00:00 pm 21-07-2016 09:00:00 pm 15 Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme at Lincoln Center Festival One of the great comedies of Western literature is shown here in a critically acclaimed production by Paris’s Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord (A Magic Flute). Award-winning director Denis Podalydès goes back to the origins of this “comédie-ballet,” incorporating Lully’s music as well as dance interludes. With exquisite costumes by Christian Lacroix, this Bourgeois Gentilhomme recalls the bravura of the original version that so delighted Louis XIV at its premiere. Far from diluting the potency of the work’s scathing social critique, this vibrant production reinvigorates its relevancy. In an “exuberant” performance (Libération), Pascal Rénéric brings tenderness to the titular gentleman, Monsieur Jourdain, a textile manufacturer who aspires to the aristocracy. As this “man of little light, who speaks nonsense on all topics and applauds only at wrong moments” attempts to acquire the tastes and manners of the elite, the farce ramps up, resulting in a “magical Baroque extravaganza” (Libération) filled with “playfulness, invention, and intelligence” (Le Figaro). *member of the Comédie Française Featured Articles: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme: An Introduction Christian Lacroix and Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme The Beauty of the Fool: Denis Podalydès in Conversation Gerald W. Lynch Theater, 524 West 59th Street (Between 10th and 11th Avenues) Lincoln Center Presents Lincoln Center Festival
Add to Calendar 22-07-2016 07:00:00 pm 22-07-2016 09:00:00 pm 15 Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme at Lincoln Center Festival One of the great comedies of Western literature is shown here in a critically acclaimed production by Paris’s Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord (A Magic Flute). Award-winning director Denis Podalydès goes back to the origins of this “comédie-ballet,” incorporating Lully’s music as well as dance interludes. With exquisite costumes by Christian Lacroix, this Bourgeois Gentilhomme recalls the bravura of the original version that so delighted Louis XIV at its premiere. Far from diluting the potency of the work’s scathing social critique, this vibrant production reinvigorates its relevancy. In an “exuberant” performance (Libération), Pascal Rénéric brings tenderness to the titular gentleman, Monsieur Jourdain, a textile manufacturer who aspires to the aristocracy. As this “man of little light, who speaks nonsense on all topics and applauds only at wrong moments” attempts to acquire the tastes and manners of the elite, the farce ramps up, resulting in a “magical Baroque extravaganza” (Libération) filled with “playfulness, invention, and intelligence” (Le Figaro). *member of the Comédie Française Featured Articles: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme: An Introduction Christian Lacroix and Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme The Beauty of the Fool: Denis Podalydès in Conversation Gerald W. Lynch Theater, 524 West 59th Street (Between 10th and 11th Avenues) Lincoln Center Presents Lincoln Center Festival
Add to Calendar 23-07-2016 07:00:00 pm 23-07-2016 09:00:00 pm 15 Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme at Lincoln Center Festival One of the great comedies of Western literature is shown here in a critically acclaimed production by Paris’s Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord (A Magic Flute). Award-winning director Denis Podalydès goes back to the origins of this “comédie-ballet,” incorporating Lully’s music as well as dance interludes. With exquisite costumes by Christian Lacroix, this Bourgeois Gentilhomme recalls the bravura of the original version that so delighted Louis XIV at its premiere. Far from diluting the potency of the work’s scathing social critique, this vibrant production reinvigorates its relevancy. In an “exuberant” performance (Libération), Pascal Rénéric brings tenderness to the titular gentleman, Monsieur Jourdain, a textile manufacturer who aspires to the aristocracy. As this “man of little light, who speaks nonsense on all topics and applauds only at wrong moments” attempts to acquire the tastes and manners of the elite, the farce ramps up, resulting in a “magical Baroque extravaganza” (Libération) filled with “playfulness, invention, and intelligence” (Le Figaro). *member of the Comédie Française Featured Articles: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme: An Introduction Christian Lacroix and Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme The Beauty of the Fool: Denis Podalydès in Conversation Gerald W. Lynch Theater, 524 West 59th Street (Between 10th and 11th Avenues) Lincoln Center Presents Lincoln Center Festival
Add to Calendar 24-07-2016 02:00:00 pm 24-07-2016 04:00:00 pm 15 Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme at Lincoln Center Festival One of the great comedies of Western literature is shown here in a critically acclaimed production by Paris’s Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord (A Magic Flute). Award-winning director Denis Podalydès goes back to the origins of this “comédie-ballet,” incorporating Lully’s music as well as dance interludes. With exquisite costumes by Christian Lacroix, this Bourgeois Gentilhomme recalls the bravura of the original version that so delighted Louis XIV at its premiere. Far from diluting the potency of the work’s scathing social critique, this vibrant production reinvigorates its relevancy. In an “exuberant” performance (Libération), Pascal Rénéric brings tenderness to the titular gentleman, Monsieur Jourdain, a textile manufacturer who aspires to the aristocracy. As this “man of little light, who speaks nonsense on all topics and applauds only at wrong moments” attempts to acquire the tastes and manners of the elite, the farce ramps up, resulting in a “magical Baroque extravaganza” (Libération) filled with “playfulness, invention, and intelligence” (Le Figaro). *member of the Comédie Française Featured Articles: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme: An Introduction Christian Lacroix and Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme The Beauty of the Fool: Denis Podalydès in Conversation Gerald W. Lynch Theater, 524 West 59th Street (Between 10th and 11th Avenues) Lincoln Center Presents Lincoln Center Festival

Performed in French with English supertitles

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