The Rules of Etiquette in Modern Society

To be born is not complicated. To die is very easy. To live, between these two events, is not necessarily impossible. It is only a question of following the rules and applying the principles to accommodate oneself to it, it is enough to know that in all circumstances, there exists a solution, a way to react and to behave, an explanation for problems, for life is only a long series of tiny problems, which, each one, calls for and must know an answer. For that, it is enough to come and listen to some wise advice. For it is a question of knowing and learning, from the already so mundane moment of one's birth, to hold one's rank and respect the codes that govern existence. It is finally a question of controlling one's sorrows, of crying in necessary and relative quantity, of judging the importance of one's grief and always, in the most difficult moments of life, of evaluating the fair share that one grants them. Dans Les Règles of etiquette in modern society, Jean-Luc Lagarce explores conformity to social codes. He suggests, with biting irony, that letting our feelings speak could break social barriers. _______ By: Jean-Luc Lagarce / Director: Patricia Ide / With: Bernard Cogniaux and Aylin Yay / Assistant Director: Virgile Magniette / Scenography: Renata Gorka / Original music composer: Pascal Charpentier _______ A PRODUCTION OF THÉÂTRE LE PUBLIC. WITH THE HELP OF THE WALLONIA-BRUSSELS FEDERATION – DEPARTMENT OF THEATER, AND THE SUPPORT OF THE TAX SHELTER OF THE BELGIAN FEDERAL STATE VIA BESIDE.