{"id":50810,"date":"2025-12-04T16:07:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T15:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/?p=50810"},"modified":"2025-12-04T16:10:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T15:10:03","slug":"the-next-time-you-bite-the-dust-a-raw-french-language-journey-through-love-family-and-self-acceptance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/en\/2025\/12\/04\/the-next-time-you-bite-the-dust-a-raw-french-language-journey-through-love-family-and-self-acceptance\/","title":{"rendered":"“The Next Time You Bite the Dust”: A Raw, French-Language Journey Through Love, Family, and Self-Acceptance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When vulnerability meets wit, the result can be explosive. That\u2019s exactly what happens in\u00a0La prochaine fois que tu mordras la poussi\u00e8re<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(\u201cThe Next Time You Bite the Dust\u201d), a powerful stage adaptation of comedian and writer\u00a0Panayotis Pascot\u2019s\u00a0acclaimed book. Presented in\u00a0French\u00a0at the\u00a0Centre culturel d\u2019Uccle (Brussels)\u00a0on\u00a0Friday, December 12, at 8:30 PM, the play delivers a heartfelt portrait of the complicated love between a father and his son \u2014 and the long path toward peace, humor, and self-acceptance.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Power of an Intimate Story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Adapted and performed by Paul Pascot<\/strong>, Panayotis\u2019s brother, and directed by Rom\u00e9o Mariani<\/strong> with Yann Pradal<\/strong>, the production unfolds like an emotional duel \u2014 between memory and present, silence and revelation. In the sterile setting of a hospital waiting room, a young man revisits his childhood, tracing the contours of paternal love marked by absence, misunderstanding, and unconditional attachment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over thirty vivid scenes<\/strong>, the narrative unfolds with honesty and tenderness, blending bursts of laughter with moments that catch the throat. It\u2019s a play about the fight we all know too well: against our family, our past, and sometimes against ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIt hits hard \u2014 and right where it should,\u201d promise the producers.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Watch the trailer and explore the atmosphere of the show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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