Performances of Molière's plays such as The Pests Tartuffe The Imaginary Invalid and a contemporary adaptation of Sganarelle-entitled Secrets & Lies-will play throughout the year in Kansas City.

Taking place in Kansas City, Missouri, from January 12 to June 12, the KC Molière 400 in 2022 festival showcases the multicultural potential and contemporary relevance of Molière. The party dedicated to Molière continues across the Atlantic. In partnership with numerous international universities, several symposia, meetings, and conferences will be held in France and abroad. Several venues will present exhibitions related to Molière and his work, and a virtual exhibition was organized by the Société d’histoire du théâtre that shows all the traces left by Molière in their archives. The Comédie-Française has also partnered with several radio stations to create content related to Molière, including RFI, France Inter, and France Musique. Numerous meetings, readings, and conferences will be organized within the Comédie-Française, several of which will be broadcast both in theaters (in association with Pathé Live) and on television (in partnership with France Television). The celebration of the 400th anniversary of the Patron, as he's called by the Comédie-Française, doesn't stop there-it continues on the internet with the posting of new theatrical productions and roundtables! In particular, the first version of Tartuffe ( Le Tartuffe ou l'hypocrite), directed by Ivo van Hove, will be performed at the Comédie-Française from January 15 to April 24, which hasn't been seen at the legendary theatre since it was banned by Louis XIV after its first performance in 1664.

Events in France:Įntirely dedicated to Molière, t he Comédie-Française's program will offer twelve original productions directed by Ivo van Hove, Julie Deliquet, Lilo Baur, and Louise Vignaud as well as the revival of a selection of plays by Molière from mid-January to mid-July. Molière, the man who has 'a thousand faces and a thousand theaters,' according to Eric Ruf, Director of the Comédie-Française-known as La Maison de Molière, or the House of Molière-will be celebrated throughout 2022 during various cultural events in France and the United States. This celebration was conceived by an international network of researchers to study the new uses and interpretations of Molière in our globalized world. On the occasion of this unique anniversary, 2022 will be dedicated to Molière's theater: Molière 2022.

Ivo van hove tartuffe