Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
comedy-ballet by Molière
directed by Valérie Lesort and Christian Hecq
Porte Saint-Martin
Porte Saint-Martin
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
2026-01-31 20:30:00 2026-03-08 00:00:00
TicketsThe duo Valérie Lesort and Christian Hecq presents a dazzling version of 'The Bourgeois Gentleman,' set to the lively pace of Balkan music.
“Turqueries" were in fashion in 1670 when Molière wrote this comedy for a lavish royal occasion. It excelled both in the representation of the exoticism in vogue at the time, and in its caricature of a middle-class social climber keen to adopt the good manners that are the hallmark of “quality people”. The entire stage is taken over by the flighty behaviour of this man who clumsily practices dancing and fencing, or tries to learn philosophy with childish simplicity. His wife and maid are the first to make fun of him, objecting to his increasingly authoritarian stance, especially when he refuses to give his daughter’s hand to Cléonte because he is not a noble. The mockery is further intensified thanks to the valet’s ruse of introducing the lover into the family home disguised as a “great Turk”, offering a crowd-pleasing finale with the Mamamouchi scene.
Valérie Lesort and Christian Hecq happily make use of everything that feeds the eccentricity of this Monsieur Jourdain, frantically attracted to all things royal: “He is boundlessly naive and this naivety is particularly touching. Like many artists, we work with child audiences and Molière makes his Bourgeois a child playing pretend.” This show for all audiences is replete with poetic charm and childhood games madness.
This show premiered on January 18, 2021 at the Salle Richelieu
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Creative team
Direction: Valérie Lesort and Christian Hecq
Scenography: Éric Ruf
Costumes: Vanessa Sannino
Lighting: Pascal Laajili
Original music and arrangements: Mich Ochowiak and Ivica Bogdanić
Choreographic work: Rémi Boissy
Puppets: Carole Allemand and Valérie Lesort
Assistant direction: Florimond Plantier
Assistant scenography: Julie Camus
Assistant costumes: Claire Fayel
Distribution
the company
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Véronique
VellaNicole, servante ; Élève du Maître de musique et manipulation de marionnettes
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Baptiste
ChabautyCléonte, amoureux de Lucile ; Musicien, percussions et manipulation de marionnettes
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The Comédie-Française Academy
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Melchior
Burin des RoziersLaquais ; Garçons tailleurs et manipulation de marionnettes
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Gabriel
DraperLaquais ; Garçons tailleurs et manipulation de marionnettes
and the musicians and the dancer:
Ivica Bogdanić: Musician, accordion, percussion
Rémi Boissy: Dancer; Tailor boy and puppet manipulation
Julien Oury: Musician, trombone, tuba
Alon Peylet: Musician, trombone, trumpet, tuba
Victor Rahola: Musician, helicon
Martin Saccardy: Musician, trumpet
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