Theatre des Bouffes du Nord Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme in Beijing

Date: June 10-13 - 7:30 pm

Venue: National Center for the Performing Arts

Price: 100-580 yuan

The magnificent paradox of The Bourgeois Gentleman lies in the bringing together and celebrating of the Arts for the benefit of a man who listens to, sees and applies himself to the most beautiful things without ever understanding any of it. Not because he is stupid. It's as if he is forced into ignorance since he cannot be the person he wants to become. After all, the distinctive feature of a nobleman is that he is a nobleman by nature; he does not attain the rank by virtue of science or mastery of a skill.