LE POINT-VIRGULE
Read moreThis funny history that of the Semicolon. In 1975, a group of youth actors like Martin Lamotte, Gérard Lanvin or Anemone build a place called "La Veuve Pichard". Three years later, Christian Varini follows the theater and creates the Semicolon. It became famous in the tea Trempoint, stage discovered comedians still today place on saturdays at 16:00. Since 2005, Jean-Marc Dumontet managed with passion this cult place and continues to provide the best burlesque scene. Shows of Nicolas Canteloup or Alex Lutz were particularly produced by Dumontet. Each year, the best comedians find themselves in Olympia for a unique sight. This is how the smallest of the Parisian rooms is one of the great names of the capital...
38 RIV - JAZZ CLUB
Read moreLocated on the grand rue de Rivoli, you will have to open the eye to see the small entrance of this jazz club. Once the vestibule has passed, you can take place in one of the three pretty vaulted cellars for a musical aperitif. According to the programming you will enjoy classical concerts, jazz or bossa. On Mondays evening, jam-sessions are organised under the name "The Two Sauces". On Monday, at a. m., a sweet sour beef for amateurs, beginners or shy and at 20 p. m., a tangy sauce sustained by talented musicians. On Thursday evening, it is organic sauce in the programme (totally acoustic: no amplifier or microphone)! Finally, on Sunday at 17 a. m., you can discover old music concerts around a baroque tea.
CAFÉ DE LA GARE
Read moreThis historic café-théâtre nestles behind a porte cochère in the courtyard of a former coaching inn. In the early days, a band of young acrobats created an artistically ambitious company. From the late 1970s onwards, the four-hundred-and-fifty-seat venue hosted an increasing number of shows by comedians and singers from other parts of the world, revealing a host of talents, including CharlElie Couture, Richard Gotainer, Smaïn, Marc Jolivet, Marianne Sergent, Chevallier et Laspalès and Benoît Poelvoorde...
THÉÂTRE DES BLANCS-MANTEAUX
Read moreThe history of the Théâtre des Blancs-Manteaux began in 1972. A mecca for café-théâtre humor and non-conformist chanson, it has welcomed Renaud, Jacques Higelin, Alex Métayer, Michèle Laroque, Virginie Lemoine, Marianne James, Anne Roumanoff... Today, humor is still the strong point of this small theater, which comprises two rooms, each with around one hundred seats. The first is housed in a vaulted cellar, while the second is fully tiered.
LE LIZARD LOUNGE
Read moreIn an atmosphere reminiscent of a New York alley with the long apparent red brick walls and the little mezzanine in metal reinforcement, a pub all that there are more Anglo-Saxon. Behind the long wooden bar, young British-style waiters are ready to prepare for cocktails whose home specialty is the Screaming Tourismegay, for an English audience always present in number. Large tiles everywhere display the numerous cocktails and snacks. At the bottom, the large two-piece cellar has its own bar and hosts Wednesday to Saturday Djs from all sides - rather good programming for a bar: électro, house, groove, rythm'n'blues… for holidays with London accents.
THÉÂTRE DE LA VILLE - SARAH BERNHARDT
Read moreClosed since 2018, it reopened in September 2023: the Théâtre de la Ville, now known as the Théâtre de la Ville - Sarah Bernhardt, now boasts state-of-the-art cultural facilities. Inside, the theatre's seating capacity has been maintained at 950, and the same cream-colored seats have been reinstalled as during the last major restructuring in 1968. The programming is intended to be "popular".
YONO BAR
Read moreWith the close of the intimate at Richard and the opening of his replacement the Yono Bar, we thought of seeing a character of this club located off the street, thanks to the large porch separating him from the Swamp's hustle and bustle. That is not the case. The place has nothing Asian but fortunately everything to celebrate. On the first floor, a small restaurant on the ground floor, a first bar - white white, clear but at the minimum. The once, a first cellar in the more developed atmosphere, is a mixture between the walls of the apparent stones, the conical bar and the mosaics. In the basement, a large cellar with chandeliers and two giant screens for video projections where live, and finally a small restaurant on the floor. The Yono builds on DJ and collective performances and always looks for new sounds.
THE JOKE COMEDY CLUB
Read moreThe place is revolutionizing the practice: opened about a year ago, The Joke is a Comedy Club like no other. Quite different from many similar venues, here you can sit back and enjoy a drink in a cosy, intimate setting while watching established talent, or those of tomorrow, perform on stage. This comfort, which also applies to the artists, goes hand in hand with a program that varies according to the artist, from beginners to well-known figures. The audience can also be called upon to vote for the best comedian, for example.
THÉÂTRE ESPACE MARAIS
Read moreThe 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.
J4ZZ
Read moreOrganised 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.
MICADANSES
Read moreIt 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.
LE NOUVEAU LATINA
Read moreThis art and essay cinema located in the heart of the Marais proposes, among other things, programming that highlights humanist values and Latin culture. Each week, this independent establishment offers in its two film rooms, but also programmes dedicated to youth and thematic evenings accompanied by professional interventions. Moreover, enthusiastic friends, you can also take a tour in the Cinédoc bookstore. This specific area closely follows the cinema programme and also offers a background of documentation throughout the year. Find a constantly renewed selection of books, posters and Dvds.