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The White Queen is a theater, but also a cultural place in the broadest sense. Since its takeover by Elisabeth Bouchaud in 2015, the site has become an art and science scene. Physicist, author, director and actor, Elisabeth Bouchaud has his desire to decompartmentalize disciplines to create expressive and artistic forms in order to take the scientific word to make it sensitive and intelligible to all audiences.

The Tremplin Theatre, inaugurated on 20 October 1990 at the initiative of the duo Pinok and Matho, is a friendly, independent place open to creators who wish to offer an original work before a public. Authors, directors, actors: the young talents are here to discover this tremplin scene. Theatre, mime, poetry, dance, music and French song… Artists work in all areas of the show. An indispensable address for discovering future great talents!

This is the third scene of the Comédie-Française, the other two are the historic Richelieu hall and the Old Colombier. The Studio-Théâtre opened in 1996. His name refers to the First Studio of the Moscow Art Theatre created by Stanislavski in 1912. The intimate relationship between spectators and interpreters is preferred. The one-hundred-and-thirty-six-seat hall has been designed by architect Michel Sené as part of the Carrousel du Louvre shopping gallery, which links the rue de Rivoli to the Louvre Museum. It plays short pieces drawn from the European directory and is made to text readings selected from those preferred by the French Actors. Projections are also being organized here. Since 2003, the Studio-Théâtre is also named Salle Jean-Pierre-Miquel in tribute to the Deputy Head of the Comédie-française who is at the origin of his existence.

It was once... a lyon industrialist about the East and Asia. Emile Guimet - 1836-1918 - presented first his collections in the city, then had a museum in Paris. Opened in 1889, it specialises in the presentation of works of art from the Far East. Its auditorium of two hundred and eighty locations offers live music, dance, theatre, puppets, of shadow theatre, film screenings, meetings and conferences in addition to the temporary exhibitions, donations or acquisitions.

The Claude-Levi-Strauss theatre is the auditorium of the Musée du quai Du. Inaugurated in 2006, this museum presents art collections from Africa, Oceania, Asia and America. The building is signed by Jean Nouvel. A room of three hundred or ninety or four hundred and eighty-three places, depending on the configuration, shows shows in connection with the contents of the collections or temporary exhibitions and concerts of a wide variety, given for one hour a month at 16 h or 18 h. There are also children's shows, as well as lectures from popular university types. There is also a cinema room with seats.

The acoustics of this Art Deco room are very well-known. With four hundred places, it was built in 1930 on the plans of Auguste Perret, the architect who designed the theatre of the Champs-Elysées. It is used in the activities of the Ecole normale de Musique de Paris, but is also rented for the concert organisation. This is a plateau where many pianists take place. There are also the famous 12-hour concerts every Tuesday, Thursday and some Wednesday from October to May (off school holidays). These concerts are free to discover tomorrow's talents.

Consisting of two small rooms installed in an ancient banana mûrisserie, the Théâtre theatre was born in 1982. His géniteurs included actor Vicky Messica who was a long director of places. Lee Fou Et and Ludovic Michel today provide leadership. Many contemporary pieces are presented here, as well as text readings, with incursions on the dance or cabaret side and the song recital. In addition, a program is specially designed for the young public.

The director in stage Georges Vitaly initiated the creation of this open room in 1948. It is located in the old Paris of the Latin Quarter. The address was in the Caucasus, an Armenian restaurant hosted by Charles Aznavour's parents. Vitaly's goal is to have a place where to create new authors'performances such as Jacques Audiberti, Guillaume Hanoteau… Young actors made their first teeth there: Jacqueline Maillan, Claude Gensac, Pierre Mondy, François Chaumette, Jacques Fabbri, Michel Roux, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Zillah Chelton… Party to head the theatre of La Bruyère in 1952, Vitaly gave the direction of the room to Marcel Pinard that allows Ionesco to see her works mounted. Since February 16, 1957, the Bald Singer and the Learning of this Ionesco are played here. This is a record of global longevity! However, everything had gone wrong for these parts. The first was raised by Nicolas Battle aux Night in 1950, the second by Marcel Cuvelier in the Pocket Theatre the following year. Both have experienced a great deal of failures before they return to La. In 2007, the fiftieth anniversary of the event was celebrated. This says, in this small room of seats, the creation in the second part of the evening during which a recent piece is given, this time as in any theater! It should be noted that the theatre of La Death has been under the control of its actors since the 1960 s.

The theatre is located in a historic site built in 1676, the Hotel de Charny. Baudelaire lived there and Cézanne set up a workshop. Michel Bouttier and Sissia Buggy opened the Espace Marais in a wing previously occupied by a chocolate factory. Special feature of the hall: spectators surround the stage, you can be seated in an armchair or on a bench on the side - lower rates. Throughout the year, the programme features a large number of classics by Molière, Beaumarchais, Marivaux, Voltaire, Feydeau or adaptations of literary texts by Camus, Zweig, Sartre or Genet. The theatre is also a place for training - courses and workshops for all ages and levels.

Founded by the City of Paris on an idea of Pierre Seghers in 1983, the Maison de la Poésie was installed until 1995 on the terrace of the Forum des Halles. She now sits in the walls of the Molière theatre. It was inaugurated in 1791, in the midst of the French Revolution - in 1793, it is renamed Théâtre Des Sans Culottes. He knows some frustrations and becomes an arms room, depository shop, ballroom, returns to the theatre, then turns into a meeting place and ends up being shared by shops. Completely renovated, the grand hall presents the characteristics of the architecture of the theatres of the th century. It can contain one hundred and four spectators. A second room has seats. The programming consists of shows devoted to poets and playwrights of yesterday and today, from here and elsewhere. Conferences and meetings are also held in these walls.

Here, audiences can enjoy a large auditorium with 550 seats and a small theater with 100 seats. The venue has a rich history: in the ^19th century, Frédérick Lemaître, Déjazet, Henry Monnier and Hortense Schneider were among the headliners at the Variétés, where comedies, dramas and operettas such as Offenbach's La Belle Hélène premiered here in 1864. Today, it's a venue renowned for its eclectic programming, in which boulevard plays have pride of place: audiences keep coming back for more!

Opened in 1907, the Salle Gaveau takes its name from the pianos of the same name. A host of artists soon made the venue a must-see. Bought by Chantal and Jean-Marie Fournier in 1976. The Salle Gaveau was listed as a historic monument in 1992 and subsequently renovated. After renovation, it reopened its doors in 2001. The interior has been restored to its former glory, and the warm golden hue of the decor is very similar to that of its origins. As for the program, it has been restored to its former glory, with a strong emphasis on classical music.

The Jazz Club Lionel Hampton at Hotel Méridien became Etoile in 2009 after renovation. Since 1975, he has hosted traditional jazz orchestras, blues and rhythm blues in a very comfortable environment of three hundred places. Batteur, the famous figure of the business show of his time, created it. These are legends such as Lionel Hampton, of course, Fats Domino, BB King, Cab Calloway, Oscar Peterson, Dr John, Screamin'Jay Hawkins, Allen All, Solomon Burke, Dizzy Gillespie… Claude Bolling, Christian Morin, Michel Leeb, Sacha Distel also played or sang. Note that Sunday, the brunch with trio jazz is very pleasant!

Opened in 2009 instead of the former Habana Jazz, the 9 Jazz Club offers a program that makes the most of women's voices, and has safe values such as guitarist Nelson Veras or pianist Alain Jean-Marie. On the spot, you will be able to enjoy the pleasant dishes, that is to say, you can enjoy the good dishes, accompanied by a concert. For jazz/blues lovers, this 9 Jazz club has become one of the references of the capital. Take advantage of it!

Organised by the Creation Laboratory, the monthly evenings "J 4 ZZ" give musicians the opportunity to translate new ideas into complete freedom. Pianist Yaron Herman opened this appointment in September 2009. Every Thursday of the month, jazz is honoured, like the Mélomania cycle, devoted to classical music since 2006. The aim is, of course, to bring jazz to new audiences (young audiences, novice public audiences…) thanks to free concerts in the festive hall, while allowing free meetings between musicians of jazz and improvised.

Le Petit Palais offers over 22 000 square metres a rich collection of works of great diversity: antique bronzes, icons, Flemish and Dutch paintings, tapestries, furniture, porcelain… You will also find a charming small garden surrounded by colonnades, with mosaic basins, and a café where you can spend a relaxing moment. The concerts given here at midday connect classic musicians with other artists from jazz or song. The concept proposed by Arièle Butaux, in perfect conformity with the project, could not stop so much as it met with the visitors. The dialogue between artists from different musical backgrounds and the strong emotion that emerges from each of these meetings on the stage of the auditorium is the living response to the principle of confrontation in the galleries of the museum. Paintings, sculptures and objects of art are highlighted in permanent collections and, in the auditorium, the other arts are at the honour of revealing in a lively and dynamic manner the multiple influences of artistic currents.

Four universities are present in Sorbonne - Paris I, Paris III, Paris IV, Paris V -, as well as the rector of the Paris Academy, the School of charters and the Ecole normale des Hautes Etudes. Concerts are not as frequent as the courses in these famous buildings built at the end of the th century, but still. The association Musique en Sorbonne, created in 1982, organizes a quality concert season and a festival in June. There are various trainings, including the Choir and Orchestre de Paris-Sorbonne, the pre-professional formations associated with the FACULTY of Music and Musicology of the University Paris IV-Sorbonne. Since you cannot enter these high places of education if you are not a student or teacher, concerts represent wonderful opportunities to discover them. The concerts are given in the grand amphitheatre - three thousand squares - and the Richelieu amphitheatre - four hundred and fifty seats - two impressive rooms. The Grand Salon, decorated with Benjamin Constant paintings, is used for small training.

Inaugurated in 2008 and blessed by Pope Benedict XVI, this Catholic cultural centre hosts exhibitions, meetings and theological courses. Concerts are organized once a month on average, they're worth it because they're given by value musicians in the beautiful frame of a large nave of warheads or in the big auditorium. Dating back to the th century, the building is a large, medieval stone vessel, which alone is a spectacle. Completely renovated, this vestige of the school buildings of the Old Latin Quarter consists of a superb Gothic nave with columns and warheads, as well as in its basements and floors, meeting rooms and an auditorium. Left of the has been created a small garden. The restoration is the joint work of Herbé Baptiste, chief architect of historical monuments, and architect-designer Jean-Michel Wilmotte. With Cistercian inspiration, the building was built to train young monks from all over Europe. During the French Revolution, it was sold as a national property and then successively served as a prison, warehouse, fire brigade and police barracks.

Opened in 2001, Providence introduces unknown artists and writers, or to become: one man shows, some comedies and comics'trays are on the program. Please note that the former chairs of the Grand Rex are sitting here! The room - seats - is located at the intersection of the Rues, Equerre and Pradier streets. It gives theatre classes. A place to discover, especially if one wishes to take a name in the comic scene… and follow the footsteps of Jérémy Ferrari!

Here is an address that all the groove fans should not ignore! The Karambole Café is a festive place where you can hear soul, funk, jazz, drum'n'bass or acid house. Visual creations - video, film - are also on the program of this funny neighborhood bistro that is just a few feet away from The Forks. Please note that during the day you will also be able to make a pleasant stopover in this cozy setting with a good salad or a succulent burger to the gorgonzola. The cocktails are also to be tested!

The Panic Room is the epitome of a trendy bar with a contemporary decor. Opened over a decade ago, it offers the chance to enjoy a house cocktail on the first floor and rock or electro sounds in the basement. Numerous sets are offered every night of the week, giving you the chance to stretch your legs in this environment much sought-after by young hipsters who come here to sweat it out in all the hype. The large vaulted room in the basement can be privatized, ideal for a birthday party with friends!

It's a legendary address, and if you like a challenge, you can try to get in through the door, as the screening is so severe. For this is a real club, with entry normally reserved for its members, wealthy businessmen and German-Pratin celebrities. But a few lucky ones are allowed to enter this den of Parisian nightlife. Note that while ties are not compulsory, shirts are! A place where regulars like to be among themselves. You can dine in, relax in front of one of the bars, stroll around in a neo-Art Deco atmosphere and dance the night away.

Moored at the bottom of the pedestrian footbridge Simone-de-Beauvoir and of the BNF, built in 1911 and arranged in 2005, the boat Nix Nox accommodates various and very varied evenings - private parties also -, pure electro clubbing with unslung sessions of dance salsa or tango. During the fine days, this dock becomes animated and the Nix-Nox becomes one of the very attended places where one thus learns how to dance with rather charming and endowed partners. Consult the program on the website and will know that this place is privatizable all the year.

Latin-American music, zouk, coupé-décalé and other tropical rhythms are right at home here. Renowned for its club nights, this 350-seat venue also offers concerts. Ray Barretto, Azuquita and Touré Kunda have all performed here. The venue used to be located on rue des Lombards in Les Halles, hence the name. After leaving this site in the 1980s to move to the Bastille, it retained its original name. Today, DJ Sets come one after the other: weekday DJ Sets are less popular.

Let us not revolve around the bush: New is on these pages only for your tg culture. Know that it exists, but it is almost a private club, inaccessible, very hype! However, the selection is sometimes curious… International VIP lovers love this address and find themselves in complete privacy, as well as a wide range of events, as well as the presentation evenings of large designers… Private receptions, to which Miss Tous-Le-Monde cannot access. And even less Mr. Tout… One point is all.

A special place for upscale events, receptions and other commercial launch parties, this impressive barge offers three floors of transformable spaces to organise meals, cocktails, parties, concerts and other events. Each room is equipped with a bar and sanitary facilities as well as lighting effects and an integrated system for the sound. The view is equally breathtaking on the Tuileries, the Musée d'Orsay and the Grand Palais!

Alexis Gruss practices circus the old-fashioned way, blending two traditions: the equestrian arts and the acrobatic arts. Alexis Gruss founded his company in 1974 in the courtyard of the Hôtel Salé. The adventure has never stopped since. The circus troupe is still largely made up of members of the Gruss family, related to the Bouglione family. With shows that change every year, Compagnie Gruss showcases the circus arts and subtle horse training.

The Zebra - a fresco representing this animal on the facade - is a beautiful-seat room that has specialized in circus shows. Several winning formulas have been found here to satisfy a local and Parisian audience. For example the smallest cabaret in Europe, a show dinner in which humour is good with trapeze numbers, juggling, magic or funambulisme. The children are well off. They also have the right to evening cabarets as well as to the afternoons entitled Les Z'Ateliers du cirque, during which they learn some basics of the profession. Otherwise the Zebra programme of concerts, especially songs. Former film named Berry, this place was almost demolished. People in the neighbourhood have worked to continue to animate this corner of Belleville. The writer Daniel Pennac made it the main site of his novel Mr Malaussène.

In this beautiful villa of Este, there is a dinner or a drink following the magazine - in the gentle name "Les Venus de Paris" - during which French cancan dancers, magician, comedian, mimic, singer, chippenboy… Just after midnight, place the dance with a DJ. Before that, you may have lunch by tasting one of the various menus. There are, for example: salmon bowl and its grout, roast roast goat sauce, sole meunière…

It is not strictly a concert room, but a set of studios that took the name of Micadanses - the places allowed the contemporary Theatre of La Danse to be held. However, there are various benefits, including creations of artists in residence. Amateurs of contemporary dance are welcome. Important: as the number of spectators is reduced, the place must be reserved. In addition, spaces at this site host events at festivals as Winter facts - Authors'Dances.

Created in 1973, the theatre theatre takes the form of a stylized pagoda, but the room is organised in Italian - three hundred places. His program is aimed at all ages and displays shows of storytelling, music, dance, puppets, theatre, theatre of shadows… For several months, the theatre offers exclusive "Chanting La Fontaine" by Jean-Jacques Standing, produced and staged by Nicole Chirpaz. A family musical comedy that should be the culmination of a beautiful day spent at the legendary Acclimatation Garden!

Comic'Hall presents young comics. You don't pay at the entrance but at the exit. This address is directed by the same team as Providence.

Contrary to what its name implies, this establishment does not have a jazz club, but Jazz' o' Brazil. You can however listen to Brazilian artists, which are numerous to come and go in Paris, sometimes to sit some time there or to stay in it. Since 2001, Blue Note settled in the 18th district after flaming for several decades rue Mouffetard. Note that this place popular weekend is privatized for your birthday and festivals.

This address has the user-friendly charm of a pub. A few steps from Montmartre, this friendly location is ideal for listening to good music. You can listen to the jazz of any trend on Saturdays, as well as the other days of the week, the song and various music of the world, especially Brazilian music. Better still: the Bab-Ilo is now open to the comics from Tuesday to Saturday at 20 p. m. To view the concert calendar, visit the website and make your choice.

The Petit Ney is an associative literary café open to all, members and non-members. You can enjoy a dish of the day, salty pies or cakes, lunch and evening during shows or entertainment. The main appointments are devoted to slam, storytelling, song and… harmonica. There are also evenings with games from elsewhere and workshops of all kinds - writing, cooking, fashion… Know for your convenience that drinks are from fair trade.

Large and small tables to give as much space to lovers as to groups of friends, painted works or photos on the walls - renewed exhibition regularly -, cooked dishes or more simply plates of cheese or cold meats, wines of small French producers… All this would already provide a clientele of accustomed people in the neighborhood without needing to add. And yet there is more: Good rock concerts, funk, French songs, world music, the Balkans, for example, as well as jazz artists, in particular - Angelo Debarre, Ninine Garcia and Romane have gone there. The big game in sum!

This cultural café of Ménilmontant has a programme where, in the cellar, cross or mix with French songs, Yiddish, Gypsy, neo-folk, jazz, soul, rock, classical. You can also attend contes and surprise events. It is the authentic and multicuturel Belleville found in Les Trois Arts. Music, painting, theatre around the world: This is a crossroads where everyone finds their own account. Visit the website for the entertainment program.

Located between the Grand Boulevard and the Bourse district, the Rock Ball is spread over three floors and 900 square metres. Formerly called the Black Bear and then La Galerie, this establishment offers the broadcasting of sporting events but also after-work on Thursday evenings or clubbing on Fridays and Saturdays, with a generalist musical programme for a very varied clientele. Admittedly, the place is very frequented by the young active people of the district and the weekend revellers, but the atmosphere is not the one we prefer, a little too impersonal.

There is a good time for a DJ on Friday and Saturday evenings. In the vaulted cellar, place to live music these same days with formations that practice all kinds of styles: Rock, disco, soul, jazz, Afro, cajun… The night from Wednesday to Thursday is a bit special. It is reserved for singers and singers, amateurs or not, who want to climb on stage with an orchestra that knows its classic rock, pop or funk. Visit the website to find out how to apply.

This little café tucked away in a small passageway in the Mouffetard district is the place to be for geeks, gamers and manga fans! The space is designed on two levels, with a large selection of arcades and vintage video games for retro gaming addicts, as well as a manga library in the basement. The bar offers a fine selection of water-based syrups, as well as food and drink. There are two options: either enjoy a quiet, comfortable café on the ground floor, or head down to the gaming den, where you'll find street fighters, Mario and Donkey Kong.

Located in the lower Belleville district, in a changing area, Le Locales is a "place of artistic design and practice" animated by the Shadow Shadows association. The-seat hall hosts theatre, dance, musicians, clowns, puppeteers, and so it's a real cultural centre to create meetings, cultural exchanges between artists and audiences. A remarkable initiative that does not betray the quality of its programming.

All new, all beautiful. Opened in September 2009, this place is dedicated to young creation in the fields of theater, dance, humor and music. The team previously worked in the 9th district and moved to the address where La Fenêtre was previously located. La Loge can accommodate 49 people seated and 100 standing. It is a real place of life thanks in particular to its bar which allows the artists to mix with the public, to linger and to invest the place according to their desires.

The former international school of Mimodrame de Paris-Marcel-Marceau, closed in 2006, became the theatre of Petit-Saint-Martin, where theatre, dance, entertainment for the young public and song recitals are displayed. The seating room consists of one hundred and seventy chairs. Theatre and dance courses are delivered here. Bernard Destors is now leading the theatre and offering quality programming, like the recent success La Promise de l'aube de Romain Gary.

From theatre, poetry, humor, song, shows for children. The Laurette Theatre focuses on young talents. He took his name in tribute to Laurette Fugain. Opened in 1981, he also named La Mainate and Cabaret des Fous. A large proportion of the funds collected from the plays are donated to the Laurette Fugain association, whose primary aim is to raise awareness of the donation of blood platelets, mainly to save patients with leukemia.

Looking for a quiet and soothing place where you can recharge your batteries? This is the Valmy, a pleasant address to settle after a walk on the quays of the Canal Saint-Martin. Probably less noisy and less have seen me as neighboring bars and breweries, but perhaps also a less qualitative chouïa. However, regular animations are taking place, including storytellers who tell their stories, while exhibitions make it possible to make young artists known.

Every Saturday evening for five years, find all the sounds of Brazil of yesterday and today, with live concerts, guests, dishes and typical Brazilian cocktails… A case that rolls  !

A very stylishly decorated decoration, signed by Elisabeth de Portzamparc, wife of Christian, the author architect of the Cité de la Musique.

The staff were very friendly and helpful.

A great classic of the St. Martin Canal.

It is a place of the off-piste show that this small and warm theatre of fifty squares opened in 1960 instead of a grocery store and wine cellar - the effigy of the God Bacchus is always visible at the entrance. Here you can discover Jacques Higelin, Brigitte Fontaine and Rufus in Mommy I fear in 1964, for example. And so many others, such as the great Humoriste Humoriste or Ben Zimet Yiddish Bard… The founder, Maurice Alezra, entrusts his Room to the Theatre Company in Bretelles in 2000. It offers a programme consisting of concerts - jazz, Latin, Jewish and Oriental music, French song… -, theatre, storytelling, young public shows…