Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord came onto the NCPA Stage for the second time

NCPAJune/17/2018
  • On June 16th, 2018, Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord and Les Arts Florissants together presented Molière’s comédie-ballet Monsieur de Pourceaugnac.

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  • This play in three acts resumes several important themes dear to Moliere: marriage, money, and illness.

    Photo by WANG XiaojingLearn more

  • Les Arts Florissants let the music flow as the performance started.

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  • Freshly arrived from Limoges to marry young Julie, Pourceaugnac immediately falls prey to Sbrigani and Nérine, intriguers paid by the young lady’s lover to prevent this arranged marriage.

    Photo by WANG XiaojingLearn more

  • Manipulated in turns by doctors, a pharmacist, a woman from Picardy and another one from Languedoc, the Swiss Guards, lawyers, an exempt, two archers... this small-town-man lost in the streets of the capital city as much as in his own head, will eventually have no other solution but to flee from Paris disguised as a woman.

    Photo by WANG XiaojingLearn more

  • A hybrid of music, dance and theatre, Monsieur de Pourceaugnac was created by famous French comedy director Clement Hervieu-Léger and William Christie, music director of Les Arts Florissants.

    Photo by WANG XiaojingLearn more

  • This played has brought lots of joy to audiences.

    Photo by WANG XiaojingLearn more

  • The play runs through June 18th.

    Photo by WANG XiaojingLearn more

On June 16th, 2018, Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord and Les Arts Florissants together presented Molière’s comédie-ballet Monsieur de Pourceaugnac.

Photo by WANG Xiaojing

This play in three acts resumes several important themes dear to Moliere: marriage, money, and illness.

Photo by WANG Xiaojing

Les Arts Florissants let the music flow as the performance started.

Photo by WANG Xiaojing

Freshly arrived from Limoges to marry young Julie, Pourceaugnac immediately falls prey to Sbrigani and Nérine, intriguers paid by the young lady’s lover to prevent this arranged marriage.

Photo by WANG Xiaojing

Manipulated in turns by doctors, a pharmacist, a woman from Picardy and another one from Languedoc, the Swiss Guards, lawyers, an exempt, two archers... this small-town-man lost in the streets of the capital city as much as in his own head, will eventually have no other solution but to flee from Paris disguised as a woman.

Photo by WANG Xiaojing

A hybrid of music, dance and theatre, Monsieur de Pourceaugnac was created by famous French comedy director Clement Hervieu-Léger and William Christie, music director of Les Arts Florissants.

Photo by WANG Xiaojing

This played has brought lots of joy to audiences.

Photo by WANG Xiaojing

The play runs through June 18th.

Photo by WANG Xiaojing

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