a huge success during its six-week spin at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris before Christmas is off on its travels next year before returning by public demand to the Châtelet at the end of 2026 The 52 sold-out performances in Paris of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schöenberg’s worldwide blockbuster between November and January which has been running in the West End since 1985 and on Broadway since 1987 Next spring between 19 February and 26 April the Ladislas Chollat-directed production (which recently won the Molière Award for Best Musical in Paris) Nantes and Lille with an all-French cast before reassembling at the Châtelet in November Not that the surtitles are really needed as who doesn’t know every line of every song by now The musical of Victor Hugo’s epic historical novel launched at the Palais des Sports in Paris in 1980 but needed to come to London And had to overcome some frosty early reviews when it opened at the Barbican to triumph 18th century scientific genius Emilie du Châtelet and romantic companion to France’s preeminent literary star is determined to answer the question - love or philosophy sexy rediscovery of one of history’s most intriguing women Emilie defends her life and loves leaving a legacy that echoes its way into our hearts and minds today Produced by special arrangement with Concord Theatricals non-linear experiment is a highly theatrical romp that literally crackles with electricity.” ~LA/OC Examiner All evening performances begin promptly at 7 p.m “Emilie: La Marquise Du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, INC. www.concordtheatricals.com Emilie: La Marquise du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight 2024-25 SeasonComplete list of events Prospective StudentsInformation School Outreach Appalachian Young People's Theatre Summer Dance Series Diyé African Dance and Drum Ensemble Faculty Led TravelEducation Abroad New York City Trips Teacher TrainingPilates (Dance) Venue Reservation25 Live Venue reservations are now being done through the 25 Live system Copyright 2025 Appalachian State University has already seduced audiences at the end of 2024 This event marked the return of a legendary musical which has won the hearts of over 130 million spectators worldwide Yet this is no mere revival: 45 years after this epic adventure began in 1978 thenew production of Les Misérables at the Théâtre du Chatelêt offers a chance to rediscover several songs that have become classics of the genre French songs such as J'avais rêvé d'une autre vie Mon histoire and Le Grand jour return to the stage enhanced by innovative staging and refreshing interpretations has always had the mission of deeply touching its audience In this new musical production at the Théâtre du Châtelet echoing the author's famous quote:"As long as there is ignorance and misery on earth books of the nature of this one may not be useless." And perhaps this is the reason for the timelessness of Les Misérables: they still resonate with the human condition This new French production of Les Misérables is a not-to-be-missed event of 2026, for all lovers of Parisian theater Whether this is your first experience with this musical or a nostalgic visit the Théâtre du Châtelet is the ideal place to let yourself be carried away by this timeless story The starkly beautiful set design unfolds a vivid tableau where light sculpts souls and magnifies moments of redemption Each actor inhabits his or her role with overwhelming depth transporting the spectator into a tormented Paris where the silences are as eloquent as the lines Les Misérables is the work of a fabulous team: from costumes to songs the essence of human struggles is magnified by the vibrant effort of every artist who collaborated on this show Rarely has a musical left us with such an impression of catharsis compassion and reflection on the human condition The top shows and plays to see in Paris in September 2025September in Paris means back to culture. Discover the best shows for an enriching month! [Read more] What shows and plays are on offer in Paris this week?This week, Paris offers an exceptional selection of plays and shows to suit all tastes. Take advantage of the capital's charm and the increasingly long evenings to discover new creations. [Read more] This page may contain AI-assisted elements, more information here Refer your establishment, click here Promote your event, click here ME) The Saco River Theatre stage will host performances of Emilie: La Marquise du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight Lauren Gunderson’s play that explores the legacy of the 18th-century French mathematician and philosopher Emilie du Châtelet What would you do if the universe gave you the gift of time and space for one last chance to find the answer to the burning question left unresolved when you died Enter one of history’s most intriguing and forgotten women the passionate and brilliant 18th century scientific genius funny and flirtatious race against the clock her loves (including the infamous literary genius the science to which she dedicated her life Joined by loved ones and foes in her perilous sprint to the finish line will she find the answer to her life’s work “Emilie is quite the best play I have read in a very long time.” –Robert Schenkkan “Gunderson possesses an antic imagination that seeks to invent its own rules she shakes us and whisks us 10 or 15 paces ahead.” –Los Angeles Times “…a highly theatrical romp that literally crackles with electricity.” –LA/OC Examiner 3 at 7:30 pm; there will also be two matinee performances there will be a special groups show on Wednesday Tickets for all performances are “pay-what-you-can” The Saco River Theatre is located at 29 Salmon Falls Road in Bar Mills (please note that the GPS for SRT is Buxton, Maine 04093). For more information, please call (207) 929-6473 or visit www.sacorivertheatre.org Brenda Bonneville co-founded Maine Art Scene Magazine in 2007 with her husband Thierry Bonneville Together they are committed to promote Maine Arts in new and enterprising ways They have published thousands of press releases and organized multiple statewide juried virtual arts exhibits SUBMIT YOUR PRESS RELEASE Largest holiday gathering of Wabanaki artists in New England. 30th anniversary on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024 at the University of Maine Collins Center for the Arts LEARN MORE This elegant Parisian-inspired apartment is ideally located in the heart of the charming coastal city of Belfast comfortable experience at this central location BOOK THIS RENTAL Terms and Policy Privacy Policy Yet she found enough time to cultivate a new understanding of science as a social enterprise.Illustration by Julie BenbassatSave this storySave this storySave this storySave this storyHistorians championing previously marginalized intellectual and literary figures are often caught on the horns of an odd dilemma the Indigenous military strategist—must have met with some degree of social acceptance in their day or the work would never have had enough support and attention to have flourished and survived Since historians wish to draw on the wiser judges of the era to establish the importance of their subjects we are told about whom they wowed and how they wowed them the point must be made that such subjects have had far less attention than they deserve So they must be shown to have been keenly appreciated by the better spirits of their time as well as wrongly consigned to oblivion Discover notable new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. (As his was by his love for her.) Du Châtelet wrote as movingly as anyone ever has about love found and lost is as much a part of her legacy as her now rediscovered “pluralistic” vision of physics In trying to protect du Châtelet from a tradition of condescension we subject her to another form of condescension denying her the sensual wholeness that matched her intellectual heft and was said to delight in conversing with Émilie Fontenelle lived in good health into his late nineties to be eighty again.” He credited his long life to a diet of strawberries.) but was soon married off to an even grander aristocrat who was interested only in his military exploits and soon forbidden by his wife to discuss them at the table He was completely outmatched by her and wise enough to know it But she pined for more study and chafed at the strictures placed upon women: “I feel the full weight of prejudice that excludes us universally from the sciences and it is one of the contradictions of this world that there are great countries where the law permits us to decide our destiny but none where we are brought up to think.” Madame du Châtelet solved the problem in a way that only a very smart (and very rich) woman could: since she couldn’t get to the colleges She drew a procession of philosophes to her country house in Cirey unable to comprehend the arguments but eager to see his beautiful wife happy she immediately began to collect a series of lovers: first the very grand Duc de Richelieu Among the intellectual luminaries of the time Voltaire was the big “get,” and she got him just back from a prudent self-imposed exile in England he had succeeded Fontenelle in the French role of maître-penseur He was a passionate Anglophile—French Anglophilia with its Savile Row suits and Scotch in preference to champagne being at least as passionate a pursuit as English Francophilia—and had become enamored of Newton’s physics and Locke’s laws She does not omit a candid note of qualification: “But can such a tender heart be satisfied by a sentiment as peaceful and as weak as that of close friendship?” Her wistful worldliness is captured in another sharp bit of breakup counsel: “Never show an eagerness when your lover cools off, and always be a degree colder than they are; that will not bring them back, but nothing will.” “I’m getting rid of a bunch of dinosaurs.”Cartoon by Sam GrossCopy link to cartoonCopy link to cartoonLink copied Certainly her “Institutions” displayed a far subtler understanding of the limits and the power of Newtonian physics than Voltaire did not because he saw farther than anyone else but because his weird idea was open to public inspection by people capable of criticizing it Edmond Halley could show that Newton’s physics predicted the paths of comets and experiments conducted by Pierre-Simon Laplace could show that Newton’s theory about the speed of sound was basically right It was this understanding of science as a collaboration across time that inspired du Châtelet to offer a memorable aphorism: “Physics is an immense building that surpasses the power of a single man.” Another guiding impulse in “Institutions” foreshadowed a less edifying tendency Du Châtelet was searching for a grand synthesis of Newtonian in the way that Viennese visionaries of the nineteen-twenties hoped to unify all the sciences and in the way that later thinkers tried to reconcile quantum physics with Einstein—and both with theology there is her persuasive idea that science is a social act with many assessors; on the other is the view that no one hypothesis can win and that the truth is best available in a composite of theories and ideas Either can be called “pluralism,” but the biographer does not always keep the two senses straight; to be fair The view that the models of celestial mechanics proposed by Leibniz and Newton all contain truth is appealingly broadminded; it is not sensible view that it took one thing to push another just isn’t so while Newton’s weird idea—that action can take place in a vacuum through occult attraction—describes the way the world works and not just the world but the whole damn universe A pluralistic marriage of the two is no more possible than is a true marriage of Lamarck (who thought that giraffes grew tall by seeking to eat the tops of tall trees) and Darwin (who guessed that they developed long necks by chance and stepwise selection with the treetop eating a lucky and lingering aftereffect) The pluralistic souls who tried to augment Darwin with some idea of transgenerational acquired traits were wrong—sometimes catastrophically wrong as with the rise of Lysenkoism in Stalinist Russia (Various modern attempts to rescue neo-Lamarckism have or been subsumed by the neo-Darwinian synthesis.) Science is inhabited by a community was in recognizing the error in using a scientific model that attempts to extend Newtonian attraction at a distance to electricity and even to animal secretions—to make of it a theory of everything—were mistaken because a key is perfectly shaped to fit a particular lock it possesses some energized quality of “keyness” that can open any other The scientific revolution did not depend on the constant replacement of spiritual explanations with mechanical ones—action at a distance hardly qualified as mechanical It depended on what actual experience said afterward about the truth of a hypothesis the words for “experiment” and “experience” are the same.) Newton did not give us a clockwork universe working blindly to rule; he gave us a universe in which everyone can see the hands on the clock albeit with an emphasis marginally more on the man and far less on the science Her book captures the spirit of the couple perfectly and places their intellectual adventures intelligently within the context of French society life We learn exactly how and when those servants were fired and then rehired and Mitford makes much of what is omitted elsewhere that du Châtelet was a compulsive gambler who loved high stakes but done to Mitford what he complains was done to du Châtelet—written a brilliant woman right out of history as a mere amateur since Mitford was extraordinarily knowing about the social milieu in which du Châtelet moved which had changed little from the Marquise’s day to hers Her storytelling makes du Châtelet and Voltaire both come alive as Enlightenment people She tells the hilarious story of how Voltaire and du Châtelet arranged to bring her husband back to the dinner table and encouraged him to tell his military tales while du Châtelet wore a conspicuously low-cut gown to encourage his concupiscence three weeks later she announced her pregnancy but anyone who knows the still intact social habits of the Parisian gratin will vouch for its plausibility Mitford also grasped the politics of Parisian intellectual life and knew that it is an anachronism to see Voltaire’s single-minded sponsorship of Newton as having been fathered by ideological rigor part of the performance of his role as Top French Thinker—a position that might be unofficial but is as sharply defined as the papacy and has been handed on from one intellectual to the next over the centuries It is incumbent on anyone in the role to be aggressive and audacious and more so in public manner than in private belief being less royalist and more empirical in temperament are bewildered by the general French understanding that the top thinker is supposed to be imperious and maximalist The political absolutism of Sartre was a way of asserting fearlessness: Nothing French intellectuals no more expect their top figure to split the differences and see the middle way than Catholics expect the Pope to see all sides of an issue “Better to be wrong with Sartre than right with Raymond Aron,” the sane pro-democracy centrist.) For Voltaire asserting Newtonianism was simply a strategic way of asserting Voltairianism which he cared about more than he did about gravity always audacity—expresses a shared tenet of French intellectual life Whatever the truth of the tale about the décolleté dress and the husband’s deception the pregnancy had a tragic result: though the baby was delivered safely “It is not a mistress I have lost,” he wrote a soul for which mine seems to have been made.” The subtitle of this new book seems earned—du Châtelet really did play a significant part in the making of modern philosophy But the Enlightenment’s “most dangerous woman” Surely this grafts the preoccupations of a later era onto her eighteenth-century life She never would have taken herself to be dangerous; she would have wanted to be known to be wise She learned more than we may realize from her childhood mentor His “Conversation on the Plurality of Worlds,” which she must have read as an adolescent tells a story of courtship through learning: a philosopher woos a marquise by introducing her to a Copernican-Cartesian view of the universe and particularly to the doctrine that the stars we see have worlds like ours orbiting them The plurality of worlds becomes the foundation for a plurality of viewpoints Science emerges as a version of the pastoral Romance and research are seen as twinned enterprises a vision that set a keynote for du Châtelet’s own life One of the easily overlooked masterpieces of the romance of science is right here in New York: Jacques-Louis David’s incandescent portrait of Antoine and Marie-Anne Lavoisier It shows the great father and mother of chemistry not as a male thinker and a female muse but as the married Their love and their work are shown as one and the pure world of experiment they inhabit—with the form of a test tube likened to that of a Doric column—is compatible with the poised (Antoine was murdered by the Jacobins during their Terror; Marie-Anne survived him The social aspect of science has been bureaucratized in our time; what “peer review” often means is something that no reviewer wants to peer too deeply into But in an earlier era it was a happier matter of encyclopedias and societies brooding Charles Darwin and blunt Joseph Hooker; but a few of these partners It’s a cheering thought in a lovesick time A long-ago crime, suddenly remembered A limousine driver watches her passengers transform The day Muhammad Ali punched me What is it like to be keenly intelligent but deeply alienated from simple emotions? Temple Grandin knows The harsh realm of “gentle parenting.” Retirement the Margaritaville way Fiction by F. Scott Fitzgerald: “Thank You for the Light.” Sign up for our daily newsletter to receive the best stories from The New Yorker. Riccardo Novaro as Zoroastro in Orlando | Credit: Thomas Amouroux Orlando Furioso – the epic poem on which Handel’s Orlando is based has been the inspiration for many works of art in the Rococo and Romantic periods Though a visually inspiring tale for many creatives the contemporary feeling is that Orlando lends itself well to a concert performance or semi-staging But trees and natural imagery underpin the libretto of this opera seria It was a creative decision by director Jeanne Desoubeaux to stage the opera in a 21st century art gallery or museum space with wide windows looking out onto trees and watercolour skies Zoroastro – the pleasant sounding baritone Riccardo Novaro – tuts poses and shoo’s children around the gallery as they cause mayhem The vibrancy of the costumes is immediately compelling with the children complete with school trip high-vis jackets It’s not immediately clear what Zoroastro’s role is beyond chief busybody and well-dressed gallery steward His wizardry exposes itself as he holds something of a curse over the children and throws his hands towards them in a Harry Potter-esque vigour The 100 minute-long first half of Handel’s work was crammed full with choreography (Rodolphe Fouillot) interfering children and suggestions of polyamory in the end of Act 1’s trio ‘Consolati o bella’ Though the staging and costumes (Alex Costantino) held great attention to detail much of the direction bordered on unclear and felt cluttered by the length and virtuosity of Handel’s score There is a fine line to tread before over-doing these opera seria from 18th Century London The challenging of gender roles and heteronormativity with an all-female cast was effective though the ‘happy tragedy’ element to the romance didn’t come through strongly enough largely due to the over-involvement of children and lack of space for reflection or solitude Katarina Bradić as Orlando with Siobhan Stagg as Angelica | Credit: Thomas Amouroux Act 3 gave a clever glimpse into Orlando’s delusion with a disappearance of the gallery and emergence of a martian landscape in the vibrant style almost reminiscent of a 21st Century children’s TV programme There were also moments of effective comedy with mimicking of Zoroastro’s pomposity from the children and a blurring of gender lines with a new colour palette and design of the lovers’ costumes Though Katarina Bradić playing Orlando was suffering due to illness fighting it out as a compelling and tormented Orlando in his score of virtuous arias Angelica was a vocally captivating Siobhan Stagg who outsold some other cast members with her level of projection and vocal sparkle for whom Angelica turns her head from Orlando also showed a strong mezzo sound and seamless ability to blend and uplift in duets ‘Se il cor mai ti dirà’ in Act 1 with Giulia Semenzato as Dorinda held particular tenderness Christophe Rousset and his Les Talens Lyriques were undoubtedly the evening's highlight Rousset moves subtly with his orchestra and doesn’t exert any more energy than he needs to which gave performers the ultimate freedom gave a feather bed for singers during their complex recitatives Until 2 February. chatelet.com/en/programmation/24-25/orlando/ If you are an existing subscriber to Gramophone, International Piano or Choir & Organ and would like to upgrade, please contact us here or call +44 (0)1722 716997. Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Global Lead Partner EN • EnglishDE • DeutschES • EspañolFR • FrançaisZH • 繁Welcome this unique performance is not to be missed during Art Basel Paris","url":"https://www.artbasel.com/stories/rock-band-residents-concert-theatre-chatelet-loris-greaud","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://d2u3kfwd92fzu7.cloudfront.net/asset/news/LG_THMB.png","width":2400,"height":1500}}Visitors who ventured to the Petit Palais last year during Art Basel Paris discovered a rather bewildering spectacle Clouds of luminous smoke filled the garden sound sculptures were periodically activated by musicians and a perfume purportedly mimicking the smell of the Milky Way was diffused through the halls With his exhibition ‘Les Nuits Corticales’ (Cortical Nights) French artist Loris Gréaud once again proved his talent: capturing the invisible to produce a holistic collective experience Their long-awaited concert will finally take place this fall in collaboration with Art Basel Paris To allow all audiences to attend this exceptional performance on the stage of this historic venue ‘Art is the ideal medium for obscuring reality It’s this mystery that makes [art] fascinating because it makes us want to dig beyond the surface,’ explains Gréaud summarizing the motivations behind his approach Fascinated by the hidden side of the world but also a great fan of underground music and a former flutist the Parisian artist naturally became interested in The Residents during his studies Their radical stance quickly became a model for his own work he invited them to compose the soundtrack for his short film Sculpt featuring cinema giants Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Rampling the group maintains its enigmatic aura: all exchanges go through their spokesperson via written correspondence – no emails or calls – which inevitably lengthens the collaboration exercise and not without its difficulties,’ recalls the 45-year-old artist ‘In the nearly ten years I’ve been working with them I’ve never seen their faces: even when I’ve met them even when they sign a contract at the attorney’s office You find yourself sitting around a table talking about very serious subjects with people wearing old man masks and Santa Claus suits part of the band’s mythology.’ All the more so in an age that encourages over-exposure and embodiment The Residents were celebrating the 50th anniversary of their career even though nobody would recognize them on the street The fact that they were able to maintain this stance for so long makes them true heroes and shapes their legend.’ this first collaboration didn’t deter Gréaud from calling on them again for ‘Les Nuits Corticales’ ‘This is a project about the porosity between mental and physical space and how they come to form a single surface,’ he explains ‘as theorized by science-fiction writer J.G Ballard.’ In the group of works presented at the Petit Palais in 2023 it was the multiple modes of expression the artist used that allowed him to reveal new facets of his reflections on the body The Residents have contributed to this ambitious project by composing an original piece for which the artist gave them carte blanche But they are great professionals: they understood the aesthetic challenges of the project very well.’ On the Théâtre du Châtelet stage hidden behind new masks – ‘sort of evil snowmen,’ says the artist – making their presence all the more extraordinary ‘The Cortical Palace’ will continue a month later at the Musée d’Art et d’Histoire de Genève where Gréaud will install a new work – in the boiler room like a perennial and evolving counterpart to the fleeting appearance of The Residents on the Théâtre du Châtelet stage these are two rather opaque “forms,” which are difficult to predict and standardize.’ The artist is already planning a fourth stage with an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit the content of which remains as yet undisclosed just like with this evolving and sometimes unpredictable project Book your free tickets here. Matthieu Jacquet is a Paris-based journalist and art critic. He writes regularly for Numéro, Numéro art, and Geste/s. All portraits of Loris Gréaud by Grégoire Léon-Dufour for Art Basel Caption for header image: The Residents, 1979 © The Residents, The Cryptic Corporation. Hailing from Saudi Arabia to South Africa, via Italy and China, first-time participants will be a highlight of the fair’s main sector ReadTwo American art advisors share their tips ahead of Art Basel Paris What to ask, what to see, and where to lunch? Less than two weeks before the opening of our Parisian fair, Aileen Agopian and Sabrina Buell explain how to make the most of it Read Mariane Ibrahim: the meteoric rise of a gallerist without borders A rising art market star, Mariane Ibrahim deploys her expertise through three galleries on as many continents. Ingrid Luquet-Gad meets a passionate dealer, who champions a cosmopolitan and inclusive vision of contemporary art Broadway Off-Broadway Off-Off Broadway Cabaret Dance Opera Classical Music Minneapolis / St. Paul Connecticut Atlanta Chicago Los Angeles Central New York WEST END UK Regional Canada Australia / New Zealand Europe Asia Latin America Africa / Middle East TV/Movies Music This 2024 staging, however, might finally reverse that curse. Performed entirely in French with a fresh libretto, the production honors its roots while infusing the story with a contemporary sensibility. Chollat and his creative team—choreographer Borgeaud, music directors Cravero and Gauthier, and designer Vuillermoz—have crafted a Les Misérables that feels both timeless and timely. The result is a production that could finally reconcile French audiences with their greatest musical export. Alongside Hello, Dolly! at the Lido 2, Les Misérables makes Paris the ultimate year-end destination for musical theater lovers. Running from November 22nd to January 2nd, this is a dazzling, deeply moving masterpiece that even the French will now have to admit belongs to their own national legacy! Scheduled from May 16-17, 2025, the seventh annual French Riviera Film Festival (FRFF), celebrating short film and short-form content from around the globe, has unveiled the finalist shorts of the 2025 competition. Pub Royal, the electrifying musical inspired by the iconic Québécois band Les Cowboys Fringants, is a vibrant celebration of music, circus, dance, and storytelling that has taken the Dôme de Paris by storm during its performances on April 18 and 19, 2025. Crafted by the visionary collective Les 7 Doigts de la main, which already did wonders for the Tony-winning revival of Pippin in 2013. Ménopause, currently running at Le Grand Point Virgule in Paris until November 2, 2025, is a lively French adaptation, including songs, of Jeanie Linders' American hit, Menopause The Musical. The Broadway masterpiece, a crowning achievement of musical theater, finally makes its way to Paris, brought to new life by a stellar cast and crew under the visionary direction of Laurent Pelly. function closestickysocial(){document.getElementById("foxsocial").style.display="none";}@media(max-width:1024px){.most-popular,.video-row{display:block;margin-top:25px}}Videos and exclusive discounts on tickets to your favorite shows © 2025 - Copyright Wisdom Digital Media, all rights reserved. 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From Friday April 25 to Sunday April 27, 2025, the Parisian cultural establishment will host 5 performances of"Ollie". Produced by the Pavillon Noir agency and directed by choreographer Nicolas Musin this creation blends various artistic expressions from the urban space (skateboarding Skateboarder Morgan Bouvant is also in charge of general coordination some 20 artists and athletes will perform around a huge skateboard ramp divided into several sections and installed on the stage of the Théâtre du Châtelet The 2024"Parkour Speed" world champion Caryl Cordt-Moller and Maxime Renaud both seen as masked torchbearers at the Paris Olympic Games ceremony Former German professional gymnast Merit Laengner also features in the cast as do four hand-picked Parisian skateboarders Nicolas Musin 's musical director is Pedro Winter The famous French composer and producer is in charge of the musical direction of the show which features new talents from the French Touch In recent years, skateboarding seems to have found a new lease of life. As one of the official events at the Paris Olympics, skateboarding was also given pride of place a few weeks ago at the"Skateboard Culture" exhibition in the capital How can you not be impressed by this huge skateboard ramp installed on the stage of the majestic Théâtre du Châtelet Ollie is a profoundly modern show combining dance especially when the skateboarders link up their figures and the athletes simultaneously multiply their acrobatics on the ramp And every move is perfectly timed and mastered given that at any one time there are some fifteen artists riding It's also a thrilling moment when one of the dancers performs an angel jump before being caught by five of her acolytes with several touching tableaux in which the dance takes center stage the gestures lengthen and the show takes on another Special mention must also be made of the music with tracks by young artists from the French electro scene Ollie gave us 1h10 of good vibes through this visual It's a show that shakes up the rules and fuses genres while celebrating the spirit of youth and the rich culture of the street but also of contemporary dance and electro music are sure to be seduced This spring, skateboarding takes to the stage for the very first time at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, with this original creation not to be missed if you like Backside 180s and other Kickflips, but also Parkour and contemporary dance. Join us on April 25 at 8pm, April 26 at 3pm or 8pm and April 27 at 11am and 3pm to discover"Ollie" at the Théâtre du Châtelet addAsync('//www.instagram.com/embed.js'); Two dates are scheduled: Tuesday June 17 and Saturday June 21 Théâtre du Châtelet: a historic setting in the heart of ParisThe Théâtre du Chatelet is a historic venue in the heart of Paris, where the art of entertainment transcends the ages. We reveal its history and programming! [Read more] Grégoire Ichou doesn't just tell the story of the Châtelet His tour would combine historical accounts The tour would revolve around works by Saint-Saëns linked to the major figures who have passed through this emblematic venue The experience would be conceived as a sensitive stroll through time and styles each backstage area would become the pretext for a dialogue between architecture What theaters can you visit in Paris?Paris is packed with iconic theaters, each with its own history, architecture and unique programming. Here are a few must-sees, whether for their heritage, ambience or cultural offerings! [Read more] This type of visit could appeal to a curious public, with an interest in classical music, cultural history or original heritage experiences. It would appeal to both music lovers and visitors wishing to discover the Châtelet backstage in a different way it would probably be less suited to those who prefer silent Set against the exceptional backdrop of the Théâtre du Châtelet these two sung tours offer an immersive and lively way to explore a major Parisian musical theater venue where history literally resonates through the voice This article is based on information available online The event has not been tested by the editorial staff With Ihsane Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui continues his dialogue between cultures and artistic disciplines he continues his reflection on identity and transmission through a creation inspired by calligraphy this choreographic show highlights the father-son relationship and the influence of Moroccan culture An artistic quest that questions benevolence and perfection through movement Contemporary and urban dance shows to discover in Paris in 2025In 2025, Paris will be hosting some breathtaking contemporary dance shows, so don't miss the chance to discover one in the capital. [Read more] Ihsane, which means both a first name and an ideal difficult to translate into French, invites the performers to evolve in a labyrinthine space, where each gesture becomes an attempt to answer an essential question: how can we be there for each other, with humanity? Between Arab and Western influences, dance and visual symbols intertwine in a refined Our must-see shows in ParisIn 2025, Paris offers a wide variety of magical shows for unforgettable evenings. Discover our favorites! [Read more] the Forces program brings together three works in which the body is pushed to its limits choreographed by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Damien Jalet reinvents circular movement into an intense dance of death Busk by Aszure Barton and Strong by Sharon Eyalextend this physical exploration Ihsane et Forces will appeal to contemporary dance fans who appreciate works that are at once visual, philosophical and sensory. Those who follow Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui 's work will find here his singular language where the body becomes calligraphy and each movement explores an inner and collective quest Moroccan culture and choreographic experimentation Our reviews of shows and plays to discover in ParisFancy going to see a play or show in Paris or the Ile-de-France region, but don't know which one to choose? Our reviews of current plays and shows are here to advise you! [Read more] The Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève, known for its virtuosity and openness to contemporary choreographic writing brings these works to life with remarkable precision and intensity he pursues a line of research in which dance and thought come together to question our relationship with the world and with each other Les Misérables continues at Théâtre du Châtelet The Théâtre du Châtelet has once again cemented its reputation as the temple of musical theatre in Paris with its latest Les Mis has had a rich history of productions beginning with its premiere in Paris at the Palais des Sports in 1980 Marking the very first stage adaptation of Victor Hugo’s legendary novel but it did lay the groundwork for what would become a global phenomenon: the English adaptation (produced by Cameron Mackintosh) premiered in London a few years later quickly becoming a massive success with a continuous run in the West End ever since Despite the international acclaim that quickly followed (6,680 performances on Broadway alone) with Jérôme Pradon as Marius in his musical debut Only the touring new staging in English at Châtelet in 2010 sold out and started to reconcile the French public with the global fruit of their national tree but still the movie version in 2012 starring Hugh Jackman Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway was successful everywhere but in France when Châtelet decided to stage a brand-new production of Les Mis directed by Ladislas Chollat and featuring an entirely French libretto and innovative staging; this revival breathes new life into the classic tale which now belongs as much to Claude-Michel Schönberg’s music and Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel lyrics as it does to Victor Hugo’s epic story the audience is transported into the heart of 19th-century Paris by Emmanuelle Roy’s starkly beautiful and evocative set design complemented by Alban Sauvée’s innovative staging and lighting both magnifying the story’s emotional depth and its moving moments of redemption the grandeur of Hugo’s vision is seamlessly blended with a modern sensibility that should resonate with contemporary audiences The choreography by Romain Rachline Borgeaud and musical direction by Alexandra Cravero and Charlotte Gauthier along with Jean-Daniel Vuillermoz’s inventive costume designs give the production a completely new look and feel emotionally performed by the virtuoso-filled Châtelet orchestra The cast includes la crème de la crème of French musical theatre delivering performances of extraordinary depth and nuance whose portrayal of Jean Valjean combines vocal prowess with the raw power of a seasoned actor capturing both the heroism and humanity of a man torn between his troubled past and his quest for grace Sébastien Duchange brings authoritarian intensity to Javert his commanding presence and voice rendering the character’s relentless pursuit of Valjean chilling Jacques Preiss embodies Marius with youthful idealism and passion His chemistry with newcomer Juliette Artigala (who trained at Moutntview in the UK) as Cosette Claire Pérot gives a heart-wrenching performance as Fantine her voice conveying both bottomless despair and a fierce love for her daughter David Alexis and the always excellent Christine Bonnard as the Thénardiers strike a perfect balance between vulgarity and humour providing comic relief while underscoring the darker facets of human nature especially in ‘Mon histoire’ (‘On My Own’) and the supporting cast is equally impressive particularly Maxime De Toledo as the Bishop of Digne This new production may at last help French audiences make peace with arguably the greatest French musical ever made and to ultimately acknowledge its place in the pantheon of musical theatre are well worth the trip to Paris to end the year on a high note this festive event will bring together students in training established singers and enthusiasts of all ages in a series of singing and dancing numbers with repertoires as varied as they are unexpected Plays to see this spring in ParisWith the arrival of spring, Paris invites you to discover its must-see plays. Take advantage of this season to experience great emotions on stage! [Read more] Inspired by Mireille's Petit Conservatoire de la chanson and the spirit of the Judy Garland Show the show would feature a series of demanding Comedies to see in Paris now or in the coming monthsDo you love theater and comedy? You can combine the two by going to see a comedy at the theater! Parisian theaters often feature comedy shows, so you can relax and have a good laugh. [Read more] From rock to opera, from Broadway to French chanson, from hip-hop to tap the Châtelet Musical Club would boast an assertive eclecticism Each edition would invite artists to step out of their comfort zone: a lyric baritone might perform Nina Hagen while a Monteverdi duet would be reinvented as a musical This convivial show would appeal to a wide audience the Châtelet Musical Club would confirm its role as a joyful laboratory for musical theater in the Paris region This article is based on information available about the show The Théâtre du Châtelet offers an ambitious rereading of Peer Gynt ,Henrik Ibsen 's major work Originally conceived as a text to be read(Lesedrama) this initiatory tale of fantasy and social satire takes on a full theatrical and musical dimension under the direction ofOlivier Py His "tradaptation" of the original text aims to reconcile the dramatic force of the story with the completeness of Grieg's music Peer Gynt follows the wanderings of its main character the archetypal anti-hero in search of himself takes him from the fjords of Norway to the deserts of the South Olivier Py highlights the initiatory aspect of this quest confronted with the Troll motto - "Be yourself.. enough" - explores the limits of his identity before returning to his starting point with its thematic richness and blend of genres from Nordic literature enthusiasts to curious music lovers we have not yet seen the show or play mentioned A productional image for the premiere of Ihsane The Moroccan-Belgian Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui is unusual among choreographers for playing with words He tangles them with gesture until sly riddles emerge for the always impressive Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève ihsane means to do good and instill beauty: a lovely confluence of action and artfulness fit for a dance the word—often adopted as a first name in the Muslim world—is associated with a 32-year-old Belgian Moroccan whom four thugs lured into their car in 2012 the gay choreographer protests ethnic hate with the salve of beauty and community The gloriously outlandish Moroccan fashion designer Amine Bendriouich clothes the ensemble in a second skin of Arabic script under voluminous drapery The Tunisian composer Jasser Haj Youssef joins singers and an oud player onstage to play his viola d’amore each night The Folies musicales are part of a dynamic of artistic hybridization encouraging cross-fertilization between aesthetics The Théâtre du Châtelet thus becomes a creative laboratory singers and artists from other horizons come together to offer a renewed concert experience Les Folies musicales reflects on the accessibility and diversity of classical music the festival promises to surprise with both its programming and its original formats This article is based on available information about the event and is not based on direct experience this radical adaptation will offer a choral music and performance in an innovative form designed for the Châtelet Originally created in five acts, the play explores the major themes of death Hamlet would not be played by a single actor but by several figures sharing the role in different languages (English as if to better reflect the character's inner fragmentation and the universal scope of his questioning Hamlet would unfold in ten ten-minute tableaux combining text and music in a variety of formats conducted by Pierre Bleuse or Yalda Zamani would perform an original score by Blaise Ubaldini written for a large ensemble and conceived as an integral component of the drama Not-to-be-missed operas and ballets in Paris and the Ile-de-France regionLooking for a show? This article lists the must-see operas and ballets of the 2024-2025 season in Paris and Île-de-France! [Read more] The story of Orlando is inspired by Ludovico Ariosto's epic poem "Orlando Furioso" finds himself torn between loving the beautiful Angelica and battling enemies The complexity of his soul is beautifully embodied in Handel's music which allows human emotion to shine through every note Orlando is performed by mezzo-soprano Katarina Bradić accompanied by the orchestra Les Talens Lyriques conducted by Christophe Rousset at the Théâtre du Châtelet In 3 acts, Handel invites us to reflect on love and honor in a dramatic and lyrical opera, in Italian with French and English surtitles. A must-see for lovers of Baroque opera and classical music! The Théâtre du Châtelet, a Parisian institution continues to introduce audiences to revisited classical works and Orlando is the perfect example of this ambitious approach If I say June 21, you'll answer Fête de la musique of course! Every year, on the same date since 1982, France celebrates music in all its forms all kinds of music are honored every June 21 during this popular event which has become a not-to-be-missed rendezvous over the years A " made-to-measure " proposal from each of the two legendary Parisian theaters located on the Place du Châtelet The first stop is the sublime Théâtre du Châtelet for a"joyful and fraternal" world tour in the footsteps of"Danses des cinq continents" To be discovered on Friday June 21 and Saturday June 22 2024 at 7.30pm in the grand hall of the Théâtre du Châtelet the event invites several amateur groups of traditional dancers they will offer spectators an immersion into the musical and dance traditions of their region The whole event is orchestrated by director Karelle Prugnaud with actress Mélanie Menu in the role of Mistress of Ceremonies and another proposition with an expanded version of Mohamed El Khatib 's play"Stadium" They will immerse spectators in the overexcited atmosphere of a soccer match and at the same time pay homage to the game The show takes place on Friday June 21, Saturday June 22 and Sunday June 23 , 2024 at 9pm. Once again, the event is free with reservation The City of Paris is also planning a festive finale to round off the weekend's festivities to mark the Fête de la Musique 2024 and the Cultural Olympiad When I entered McCarter’s Matthews Theatre for a professional production of Karen Zacarías’s “Legacy of Light,” I was expecting the stage to look familiar as its setting was one I know well: Princeton I found a theater transformed into a Princeton full of sparkling planets and much brighter rainbow hues than our current rainy spring allows It’s a Princeton that oscillates between present-day New Jersey and 18th century France in fluid scenes tied together by actors who deftly swap between jeans and lacy pastel gowns to portray the lives of two scientists living three hundred years apart “Legacy of Light” tells the interconnected stories of two female physicists historical figure Émilie du Châtelet and fictional modern-day scientist Dr Châtelet is known for building off of the ideas of scientists such as Isaac Newton and her long-lasting relationship with Voltaire while fictional Hastings Brown is an astrophysicist living in Princeton Zacarías told The Daily Princetonian that she decided to set the play in Princeton to find the “modern day equivalent” of Émilie du Châtelet and described Princeton as a place of “women astrophysicists who are mothers” just like Châtelet “Your campus is the perfect place to cultivate that kind of intellectual curiosity and the idea of a woman loving her work and still trying to maintain some kind of balance with her family,” Zacarías explained Princeton astrophysical science professor Jenny Greene was consulted during the production process to develop the scientific elements of the play mainly seen in soliloquies about Hastings Brown’s discovery of a planet and in Châtelet’s work with the properties of light Zacarías said she wanted to prepare for the Princetonians she described as a “generous but exacting audience.” The complex explanations of a developing planet certainly make for a powerful contrast with the burbling humor of the show balancing a generous wit with precise scientific knowledge This interconnection of science and art defines much of the play; one scene brings an all-too-familiar scientific talk to life as Hastings Brown adjusts the microphone of a lectern and thanks a tech person for their assistance This moment infuses scholarly lectures with a sense of performance sometimes missing from the world of academia showing how artistic flare can bring rigid physics to life What struck me the most about the show was how deeply women are centered in its narrative Although Châtelet and Hastings Brown are both loving mothers throughout the course of the show this does not prevent them from pursuing their scientific worth or maintaining a strong sense of self Their male partners were supportive of their work although the mood of the show ranges from silly to somber and loves — are always the center of its cosmos Perhaps the most emotionally poignant moments of the play were what Zacarías described as “joyful soliloquies about intellectual pursuit,” in which both Châtelet and Hastings Brown were empowered to take up the whole stage as they worked through scientific discoveries — commanding the audience with exuberance on their faces as they worked through scientific concepts like the properties of light Their passion for their respective work was as palpable as their ardor for lovers or children despite the impending danger of childbirth for Châtelet Zacarías mentioned the issue of women’s health and reproductive rights as one that weighed on her and one to which she hoped the play could bring some hope but the science of women is also really important to keeping us alive,” she noted in which Châtelet gazes into the audience as the lights go out even in the face of challenges to women’s health luminaries like her continue to fight for their voices to be heard and shine their light “Legacy of Light” deals with difficult topics such as death during childbirth and surrogate pregnancies but carries them with a celebratory lightness A sense of joy emanates from its humorous one-liners and the many remarks about the shortcomings of men that brought the performance to a pause for a collective chuckling. The climax of the show brings outpourings of emotion from each character but it’s flavored with a dash of comic absurdity There’s a Mad Lib quality of eccentric combinations to it all with French and American characters crossing time and space to meet under the dazzling candle-filled branches of Newton’s fictional apple tree — a highlight of the set design Hastings Brown scrambles awkwardly around the trunk of the tree seemingly trying to escape from her fears of motherhood in its branches and the air rings with cries such as “you just got struck by lightning!” The play’s closing moments feel a bit like the explosions of color that portray Hastings Brown’s new-found planet during her lecture — a jumble of love “Legacy of Light” runs at McCarter through April 6 Lily Hutcheson is a member of the Class of 2028 and a contributing constructor for the Puzzles section Please send any corrections to corrections@dailyprincetonian.com If you already have the tunes in your head just by hearing the words West Side Story then its magnificent adaptation at Théâtre du Châtelet is bound to bring you joy brings their English-subtitled performance to Paris delivering a remarkable display of talent and American energy Shall we give you a quick rundown of this Romeo and Juliet with an American twist the Jets (a gang of young immigrants of Polish descent) had been reigning over the Upper West Side for years until the Sharks she's Bernardo's little sister promised to his friend Chino rivalries and violence conspire to bring the two lovebirds back down to earth.. From Leonard Bernstein's iconic music performed by a vibrant orchestra to Jerome Robbins' choreography reimagined by Julio Monge the exuberance of an electrifying ensemble all the ingredients of a masterpiece come together to make you feel like you're on Broadway right in Paris A boundless energy radiates from the stage relentlessly inhabiting every moment of the performance Also, discover the best comedies currently playing at the theater Opera Evenings at the Jacquemart-André Museum Hotels with rooftop that make our head spin in Paris 12 turn-key looks to be in the spotlight at a wedding The 5 New Parisian Boutiques You Absolutely Need to Check Out Glucose Goddess: Jessie Inchauspé's Revolutionary Method Bacha: a coffee shop worthy of the 1,001 nights Three New Italian Restaurants to Try Right Away Where to Indulge in an Insane Strawberry Tart The most beautiful committed florists in Paris on a short circuit The concept store Merci opens a sublime 2nd space What are the shoe trends for back to school in a festive atmosphere where the magic of live entertainment takes on its full meaning Parisian theaters are multiplying their offerings to appeal to family audiences. Among the most popular genres on stage are children'smusicals interactive plays and even contemporary circus acts are perfectly suited to the attention of younger audiences while remaining accessible and enjoyable for adults It's also common for these performances to be accompanied by colorful sets helping to create a memorable shared experience This type of outing not only entertains children during the school vacations but also introduces them to theatrical culture from an early age Attending a family show in Paris in December becomes an opportunity to strengthen intergenerational bonds to laugh together or to be moved at the same time Some plays are even designed to deal gently with current themes allowing the youngest to reflect while having fun these events are often part of children's festivals or Christmas cultural programs sometimes with additional activities such as workshops as these shows are usually very well attended especially at weekends and during school vacations Stomp at La Cigale: a percussive, electrifying showA blend of dance, music and humor, Stomp transforms everyday objects into percussion instruments. This explosive cult show returns to La Cigale from December 9, 2025 to January 18, 2026. [Read more] A new season begins at the Théâtre du Châtelet, and audiences will be treated to Dance me - music by Leonard Cohen from September 27 to October 5 the artists of Ballets de Jazz de Montréal take you along in a contemporary work set to the music of the famous Leonard Cohen The Ballets Jazz Montréal troupe and its three choreographers unveil a magical subtle show set to the iconic music of Leonard Cohen representing different moments in Leonard Cohen's career 7 women) pays tribute to the music of Leonard Cohen with Suzanne Hallelujah and Dance Me to the End of Love Dance Me is also transformed into a musical show with two songs sung live by two of the dancers modern lighting effects and music we never tire of listening to all in the magnificent Théâtre du Chatelet it promises to be a fitting finale to the collaboration between artists and athletes this story combines a score for a small instrumental ensemble and a narrative carried by three characters: the Reader Originally conceived as a "pièce de tréteaux" this minimalist show features an uncluttered staging with elements borrowed from the fairground arts Inspired by the myths of Faust and Lohengrin L'Histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale) follows the fate of a young soldier who trades his violin for a magical book that can foretell the future But this pact with the Devil leads to the loss of his past and present Ramuz and Stravinsky question the notion of destiny offering a modern reading of this timeless work This interpretation highlights the tension between stage acting and the evocative power of Stravinsky's music L'Histoire du soldat continues to resonate with its reflection on life choices and the fragility of existence this new version promises an extraordinary theatrical and musical experience This article is based on information available about the show and is not based on direct viewing there's sure to be a restaurant to suit you you're bound to find what you're looking for in this selection ofaddresses tested by us and completely approved and adopted by our taste buds here are the best addresses for restaurants in the Châtelet-Les Halles and Centre Pompidou-Beaubourg areas of Paris Pizi, crispy Roman pizzas from the Zapi teamThe Zapi team opens a second Italian restaurant, Pizi, where Roman pizzas and fresh pasta twirl in a friendly atmosphere. [Read more] Panozzi, Italian street-food sandwiches filled with the finest ingredientsAt Panozzi, panozzo sandwiches come in all shapes and sizes, in a multitude of original and tasty recipes. [Read more] Bombance, the Marais' finest bistronomic discoveryBombance, a bistronomic restaurant in the Marais district of Paris, is a delightful discovery, with well-thought-out, well-crafted dishes! [Read more] Eats Thyme, Lebanese cuisine full of variety and generosityAt Eats Thyme, chef Carla Rebeiz delights the Halles district with her colorful and (very) generous Lebanese cuisine. [Read more] Petibon, sweet and savory finger sandwiches in MontorgueilAt Petibon, enjoy sweet and savory finger sandwiches by Montorgueil! [Read more] Baobar, the delicious bao counter in the MaraisBaobar is the name of the MAMAHUHU team's bar serving gua bao and other Taiwanese specialties. Take a seat at the counter to savor the richly flavored tapas-style plates. [Read more] Find the location of all these addresses by clicking on the map at the bottom of the article jazz is in the spotlight for young and old alike The concerts at this 3rd edition will take place mainly in the theater's Grande Salle offering top-quality acoustics to fully appreciate each performance But that's not all: intimate aftershows are planned in the Salon Nijinski allowing privileged encounters with the artists in a convivial atmosphere Highlights of the Châtelet fait son jazz program: previewing her new album due in the spring offering a fusion of African sounds and contemporary jazz February 6: Performance by saxophonist and singer Thomas de Pourquery renowned for his boundless energy and exploration of the boundaries between jazz February 7: An evening dedicated to women in jazz with organist Rhoda Scott and her "ladies" - Sophie Alour Lisa Cat-Berro and Julie Saury - accompanied by singers David Linx February 8: Tribute to guitar virtuoso Sylvain Luc bringing together some forty musicians close to the artist to celebrate his musical legacy February 9: The Amazing Keystone Big Band revisits the works of George Gershwin immersing us in the universe of the composer who profoundly influenced jazz February 10: Closing with Jools Holland and His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra Alongside the concerts, the 3rd edition of the festival offers workshops for young audiences musical snacks and performances in the Grand Foyer confirming that the Châtelet fait son jazz festival is a meeting place for all ages Hip-Hop 360 show is on at the Théâtre du Châtelet from July 4 to 21, 2024. The show is part of theCultural Olympiad, a few days before the Olympic Games ceremony on July 26 During the Hip-Hop 360 show, the audience is plunged into the beginnings of Hip Hop in the 80s in the Bronx, then in the 90s in France and finally in the new urban dance trends Transported into an immersive 360-degree scenography at the Théâtre du Chatelet spectators find themselves in sets inspired by mythical film scenes Following on from the Hip Hop 360 exhibition held at the Philharmonie de Paris in 2022, exhibition curator François Gautret now presents the Hip-Hop 360 showat the Théâtre du Chatelet The exhibition retraced the history of the genre: rap a film festival representing all aspects of the city and urban cultures Hip-Hop 360 show, an immersive dance show, can be seen at the Théâtre du Châtelet from July 4 to 21, 2024, as part of the Cultural Olympiad You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed The new French production of La Cage aux Folles tells the story of Georges owner of a drag queen cabaret in Saint-Tropez the daughter of an ultra-conservative politician Jean-Michel asks his parents to pretend to be a "traditional" family when meeting the future in-laws The 2024 theatrical season promises many surprises for fans of live performances. In Paris and the Ile-de-France region , theaters and concert halls are preparing to unveil a new season with varied and daring creations that will captivate all audiences offering an eclectic range of shows to discover The 2024 theatrical season will also showcase young talent with original productions performed in more intimate theaters. Smaller venues such as the Théâtre de Belleville and the Lucernaire are becoming must-sees for discovering emerging artists who dare to stage innovative In the Paris region, the theater season also promises to be exciting, with festivals and events dedicated to the new theater scene. Whether you're a fan of drama, comedy orimmersive theatrical experiences, the new shows and theaters are sure to surprise you While going to see a play in Paris can sometimes be expensive, there are several ways to enjoy it without blowing your budget. Here are our tips for lovers of theater so you don't have to put the brakes on your passion Let's start with youth. Good news for those under 26: you can take advantage of reduced-price tickets at some of the capital's private theaters young spectators can sometimes get tickets at 10 euros for 1st or 2nd category seats log on to the theater's website or call the theater the same day Over 26? Don't worry, your cultural life doesn't stop here, thanks to our other low-cost solutions. In Paris, there's a Kiosque Théâtre, offering plays at half-price for the same day Just go to 15 place de la Madeleine to buy your ticket in person from 12:30 to 14:30 and from 15:00 to 19:30 A number of theaters have also set up their own "bargain kiosks". The Comédie-Française is offering between 65 and 85 seats at €5 for each performance in the Salle Richelieu Reduced-visibility tickets can be picked up one hour before the start of the performance No time to get away at the last minute? Théâtre et Producteurs Associés offers previews of shows for 50% less than the original price. Why do we do this? Because a premiere is an opportunity for artists to test their show for the rest of the run. Be their first critics Some theaters also offer subscriptions, so you can enjoy a greater number of plays at reduced prices. These include Théâtre de la Ville, Point Virgule, Théâtre de l'Odéon and many others To find information on subscriptions for each theater Another key technique, and often the best-known of all, is that of discount websites. Numerous sites now offer discounts on plays, such as BilletRéduc, Ticketac, TicketMaster.. One last tip: Parisian theaters are often deserted on the evenings of majorsporting events or national holidays (the evening of Fête de la Musique there are plenty of ways to discover a play without blowing your budget - all it takes is a little reactivity and determination Top 10 must-see Parisian theatersPlunge into the heart of Paris's cultural heritage with these ten emblematic theaters, living witnesses to art and history. [Read more] The 150th anniversary of Georges Bizet 's death provides an opportunity to highlight two contrasting works by the composer: L'Arlésienne, inspired by Alphonse Daudet, and Le Docteur Miracle, a one-act operetta created when Bizet was just 18 The evening is part of the Palazzetto Bru Zane Paris Festival Staging and costumes for both works are by Pierre Lebon in a production brought to you by the Palazzetto Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique française Current and upcoming musical events in ParisMusicals, as distinct from musicals, are a genre in their own right. This is why there are so many musical shows on offer in Paris. Here's the program. [Read more] which aims to restore all the dramatic and musical richness of the work lively operetta about a young man's schemes to marry Laurette he poses as a mysterious doctor with dubious methods Created in 1857 at the Bouffes Parisiens by Jacques Offenbach this comic gem was long forgotten before being rediscovered in 1951 the "quatuor de l'omelette" ("omelette quartet") received a standing ovation at the first performance By bringing together a musical drama and a sparkling comedy this production is aimed at both theater-lovers and music lovers curious to rediscover these works in a new light The stage adaptation of L'Arlésienne and the musical comedy of Le Docteur Miracle offer an emotionally rich experience This new adaptation benefits from the research and expertise of musicologist Hervé Lacombe The production pays particular attention to historical rendering Current shows and plays in ParisDon't miss the must-sees on the Parisian scene this week. A varied selection! [Read more] This evening at the Théâtre du Châtelet offers a double tribute to Georges Bizet exploring both the dramatic depth of L'Arlésienne and the comic lightness of Le Docteur Miracle A not-to-be-missed event for music and theater enthusiasts This article is based on information available on the production and is not based on a direct viewing of the show Paris is packed with iconic theaters that are open to visitors architecture and sometimes even their backstage areas Here is a selection of the most remarkable: This 19th-century masterpiece designed by Charles Garnier boasts sumptuous architecture gilding and a ceiling painted by Marc Chagall.Visit: Self-guided or guided tour access to the auditorium subject to availability One of France's oldest theaters (founded in 1680) and the country's only permanent troupe Its history is intimately linked to Molière.Visit: Guided tours are available exploring backstage and the Salle Richelieu musicals and concerts.Visit: Guided tours to discover the history of the venue and its backstage areas with an ambience reminiscent of London's theaters.Visit: You can discover the history and behind-the-scenes stories on organized tours One of the most beautiful Italian-style theaters in Paris dedicated to contemporary theater.Visit: Guided tours by appointment only elegant atmosphere reigns.Visit: Visits are offered on an ad hoc basis dance and classical music performances.Visit: Tours organized at certain times of the year Many other Parisian theaters offer one-off tours or special events such as the Journées du Patrimoine If you're interested in a particular theater it's a good idea to check out its official website to find out how to visit December is always a time of euphoria, with the festive season fast approaching December is also a period rich in circuses, figure skating shows and , more generally, Christmas shows. Musicals are not to be outdone either Whether you're looking to treat yourself or someone else to a moment of pleasure at the show this December you'll be spoilt for choice when it comes to the shows on offer in Paris Hansel and Gretel: the musical for all ages at the Ice PalaceRediscover the famous tale of Hansel and Gretel at the Palais des Glaces. A magical musical comedy to delight young and old this winter. [Read more] Le Comedy Poiint: the new comedy club at Grand Point VirguleLe Grand Point Virgule is embarking on a new adventure! After welcoming numerous comedy stars, the theater opens its very first comedy club: Le Comedy Poiint! [Read more] Nordine Ganso returns to the Palais des Glaces with Violet in September 2024Nordine Ganso presents his one-man show Violet at the Palais des Glaces from September 12, 2024 to January 11, 2025. [Read more] Cabaret Canaille: burlesque show extended at Théâtre MichelDiscover the golden age of American burlesque with Cabaret Canaille, every Sunday at the Théâtre Michel: glamour, humor and disobedience. [Read more] Drag Race France season 3 at the Folies BergèreAre you hooked on "Drag Race France"? Join the 11 drag queens of season 3, from September 14 to 21 and December 3 to 7, 2024 at the Folies Bergère, for their frenzied new show! [Read more] TRASH!, a committed percussion show at the BobinoRecycling, music and humor for a unique show: the TRASH! experience on the Bobino stage from December 19 to January 19, 2025. [Read more] Hypn'ose: Giorda the hypnotist's show in ParisGiorda returns to Paris with a new show, Hypn'ose, from October 8, 2024 to January 28, 2025 at the Européen. Whether you're up for it or not, Giorda intends to hypnotize you. [Read more] You’ve read one of your four complimentary articles for this month To have complete access to the thousands of philosophy articles on this site Gabrielle Émilie le Tonnelier de Breteuil Her father was Louis Nicolas le Tonnelier de Breteuil At the time of Émilie’s birth her father held the position of the Principal Secretary and Introducer of Ambassadors to King Louis XIV This position provided her at a young age with access to France’s aristocratic and intellectual elites du Châtelet married the Marquis Florent-Claude du Chastellet-Lomont a military man who was made governor of Semur-en-Auxois in Burgundy Du Châtelet was eighteen at the time the Marquise du Châtelet reached an agreement with her husband to live separate lives resourcefully seeking some of France’s best tutors and scholars to mentor her in mathematics Perhaps the most important personal relationship – and in any case a very tense one – was with Voltaire (François-Marie Arouet) and philosopher well-known for his criticism of Catholicism and his plea for freedom of speech Maupertuis and Voltaire were two of the most important influences in du Châtelet’s life Maupertuis (1698-1759) became director of the Académie Royale des Sciences and the first President of the Prussian Academy of Science Voltaire (1694-1778) gained fame for criticizing the abuses of absolutism and feudal rule as well as the ideological monopoly of the Catholic Church To help him avoid arrest after the publication of his anti-establishment Lettres Philosophiques (1734) du Châtelet invited Voltaire to take refuge in her country house at Cirey in Haute-Marne Voltaire became her long-time collaborator setting up a laboratory and performing experiments in optics they built up a collection of twenty-one thousand books which was larger than the libraries of most European universities The years du Châtelet spent with Voltaire at Cirey were some of the most productive years of her life the Académie des Sciences in Paris set the topic for their Grand Prix to be on the nature of fire and its propagation Both Voltaire and du Châtelet submitted entries Although neither of them won (the prize was won by Leonard Euler) both essays received honourable mention and were published Du Châtelet thus became the first woman to have a scientific paper published by the Academy At that time both Voltaire and du Châtelet were working on Newton’s ‘natural philosophy’ Voltaire’s Eléments de la Philosophie de Newton (1738) contributed to the spread of Newton’s ideas on gravity making them more understandable and accessible to the lay reader Du Châtelet’s Institutions de Physique was more critical towards Newton’s doctrines confronting them with Leibniz’s theory on living forces and further alternative approaches to physical phenomena offered by Leibniz Du Châtelet’s major work was a translation of Newton’s Principia She used the third Latin edition of Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica which had been published in London in 1726 (the so-called ‘Pemberton edition’) and the Royal Privilege for printing it was granted to her in the following year and was for many years the only translation of the Principia into French Du Châtelet also added a commentary to the translation The first part tells the history of astronomical models back to the Babylonians and Pythagoras The second part presents algebraic equivalents for disputed and difficult sections of the Principia; for example planetary orbits under the force of attraction or the refraction of light based on the principles of attraction Du Châtelet did not live to see the publication of her magnum opus On the night of 4 September 1749 she gave birth to a daughter Stanislas-Adélaïde (the father was the French poet and writer Jean François de Saint-Lambert) but died on 10 September at Château de Lunéville from a pulmonary embolism he had carefully replicated several of Newton’s optical experiments at the University of Bologna Algarotti finished his popular scientific work Il Newtonianismo per le Dame (Newtonianism For Ladies) made Algarotti a European celebrity and a representative for what became in the eighteenth century a vast Newtonian industry Cirey became a center of this intellectual and philosophical movement Partly inspired by Algarotti’s visit the Marquise and Voltaire began to study Newton’s optical and gravitational theories intensively was working on his book Éléments de la Philosophie de Newton but at the same time du Châtelet was critically distancing herself from Voltaire’s reading of Newton Although her anonymous review Lettre sur les Éléments de la Philosophie de Newton in the Journal des Savants (1738) helped to support Voltaire’s publication she was working on a profound transformation of Newtonian science Mainly positive reviews of this book appeared in English The Institutions covered a wide range of philosophical topics from the basic principles of reasoning and our knowledge of God to questions concerning the proper views of space The work provides long discussions of the latest research regarding gravity including presentations of Galileo’s and Huygen’s results as well as of Newton’s more comprehensive work Scholars have often suggested that du Châtelet attempted to integrate the Cartesian but this interpretation is not beyond dispute du Châtelet’s Institutions sought to reconcile complex ideas from many leading thinkers of the time among them the English physicist James Jurin the Swiss mathematician and physicist Daniel Bernoulli chemist and natural philosopher Herman Boerhaave and the German polymath and philosopher Christian Wolff Du Châtelet based her approach on a critique of Descartes and Newton highlighting the importance and proper use of hypotheses thereby establishing a new methodological basis for searching for truth in sciences She argued that the common tools connecting the Cartesian and Leibnizian philosophies and sciences were demonstrations performed in the style of Euclid’s geometrical demonstrations du Châtelet came to play a leading role in Enlightenment thought and discourse on science and driven by the ideal of scientific advancement and intellectual progress Scientific controversies and prize essay questions had become central to this discourse and Du Châtelet was one of the few women who actively participated in them While doing so she paved the way for fundamental new insights especially in physics: from the nature and propagation of fire to what we call today infrared radiation; from the controversy about the ‘true quantity of motion’ her major work was a translation of Newton’s Principia Other work undertaken by du Châtelet was a translation of Mandeville’s La Fable des Abeilles (1714/1723) She further reflected on happiness and liberty Du Châtelet is the only female French author of a work included in the corpus of ‘clandestine philosophical literature’ – a genre that flourished in the eighteenth century that included subversive political pamphlets Mme du Châtelet questions Biblical doctrines from Genesis to Revelation reading the Old and New Testaments from the ethical philosophical and scientific views of a Voltaire-influenced scholar who saw in the Church a formidable apparatus of coercion It is both the hidden face of a great scholar of the Enlightenment and an original contribution to the growing anti-ecclesiastical tide of the eighteenth century The scientific and intellectual networks of the eighteenth century were interconnected in complex and multifaceted ways This can be seen from the impact of Du Châtelet’s works on the German Enlightenment One of the first academics to read du Châtelet’s Institutions de Physique was the Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler (1707-1783) Translations of du Châtelet’s works played a paradigmatic role in the dissemination of ideas across linguistic borders essayist and writer Gottsched translated du Châtelet’s dispute with the Cartesian Jean Jacques d’Ortous de Mairan a leading member of the Académie Royale des Sciences Du Châtelet argued in favor of Leibniz’s ‘living force’ and its measurement which is obtained from the integral taken along the path a body travels while acted upon by a force As was shown by the Swiss mathematician Daniel Bernoulli in 1724 this measurement represents the gain or loss of living force in terms of ½ mv² it’s equivalent to what we now call ‘kinetic energy’ Wolf Balthasar Adolph von Steinwehr translated du Châtelet’s Institutions Physiques Steinwehr was an extraordinary professor of philosophy at the University of Göttingen and the editor of the German journal Neue Zeitungen von Gelehrten Sachen (The New Journal of Things Learnt) Steinwehr’s German translation became a hot topic in German newspapers and journals the mathematician Abraham Gotthelf Kästner published an article entitled Letter on Empty Space in Return of the Marquise du Chatelet’s Philosophy of Nature Kästner stated that du Châtelet was ‘too little British and too much German’ – meaning that she followed Leibniz and German philosopher Christian Wolff too closely by (correctly) rejecting absolute empty space An anonymous author defended du Châtelet in a later issue because according to Leibniz’s monad theory atoms should be understood as ‘soul-like entities’ the Berlin Academy of Sciences opened a prize essay competition entitled L’examen de l’hypothese des Monades The competition inadvertently gained fame because Euler as one of the members of the selection committee made the faux pas of publishing an anonymous pamphlet in which he attacked the doctrine of monads An examination of du Châtelet’s ideas can also be found in Immanuel Kant’s early work Thoughts on the True Estimation of Living Forces (1747/1749) Du Châtelet was recognized and discussed not only in Germany was influenced by du Châtelet when he became engaged in the study of Newton’s theories In his Philosophiae Naturalis Theoria (1748) Bošković proposed the idea of an omniscient spirit which based on knowledge of Newton’s laws and knowledge of all of the forces and initial positions at one moment would have complete knowledge of the past and the future Following essentially identical postulates the French scientist Pierre Simon Laplace (1749-1827) presented the classical formulation of the principle of determinism nearly half a century later This spirit or ‘intelligent entity’ was later dubbed Laplace’s Demon although the demon’s origin in fact dates back to du Châtelet’s Leibniz interpretation of the éternel Géomètre one of the major Greek thinkers of the Enlightenment was influenced by the German reception of Mme du Châtelet’s Institutions Physiques Voulgaris played an important role for the re-appearance of metaphysics in natural philosophy during the Greek Enlightenment Émilie du Châtelet’s conception of the role of hypotheses within an architecture of knowledge based on fundamental principles not only challenged Newton’s ‘hypotheses non fingo’ (his claim that ‘I do not make hypotheses’) but inspired Abbé de Condillac’s Comte de Buffon’s and Albrecht Haller’s fruitful reflections on the hypothetico-deductive method Andrea Reichenberger is Research Group Leader at the Department of Mathematics Her research activities focus on women’s contributions to logic Her doctoral dissertation on Émilie du Châtelet was published by Springer in 2016 More articles from this issue What is Philosophy of Science Good For? 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X Manchester City's Rodri claimed world soccer's most prestigious individual prize in a controversial decision that led the Brazilian winger and Los Blancos to boycott the award in protest Rodri won’t be lifting the Ballon d'Or for a second consecutive year paving the way for the Brazilian to claim the honor for the first time in his career Unfortantely, however, he now faces even tougher competition from FC Barcelona duo Raphinha and Lamine Yamal, as well as Liverpool's Mohamed Salah—all three of whom are among the frontrunners for this year’s award. The Ballon d'Or. / IMAGO/MISThe 68th edition of the Ballon d'Or will take place on Monday, Oct. 27 following the revised format that now aligns with full European seasons rather than the calendar year Although the ceremony will be held during the 2025-26 season the award will honor the best player from the 2024-25 campaign the event will also celebrate the year's top female player Before the grand ceremony where the Ballon d’Or winner is crowned an initial shortlist of 30 nominees is compiled to highlight the contenders for the prestigious award the shortlist was unveiled in early September and a similar timeline is expected for this year’s announcement The Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris will once again host the Ballon d’Or ceremony in 2025 continuing its tradition as the event’s venue since 2019 the prestigious awards were held at the Grand Palais The Théâtre du Châtelet is a theatre and opera house built in 1862 The venue has a capacity of just over 2,000 people Alfredo Di Stefano won the only Super Ballon d'Or to date / Colorsport/IMAGOThe Super Ballon d'Or was a one-time award given out on Dec by France Football to honor the best player of the previous three decades The winner of the award was voted by a combination of viewers and readers Real Madrid legend Alfredo Di Stéfano emerged as the winner although he was closely followed by France icon Michel Platini Currently, there are no official plans to reintroduce the Super Ballon d'Or. 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