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Bars, Dancing ideas
Caveau de la Huchette for dancing
Gay and Lesbian Paris
Paris night
life ideas - cabarets
Where to find
evening entertainment has been a recent reader's request. Here are a few
shows that I have either attended or heard about:
le Caveau
des Oubliettes*
At the end of
WWII, "jazz invaded the cellars and hot spots of Paris"..... After
passing the grisly part of the guillotine and the bar, you descend the
cellar's stone steps to the very intimate rooms for jazz; each night a
different variety.
My advise to
get a seat for the 10 p.m. show: have dinner between 8 p.m. and 9:30 and
head over to the cave.
Be there about
9:45 p.m. An excellent funk band was playing on the Saturday night we
attended. There should have been five members of the group, but only
four made it. Unfortunately, the piano player had his piano stolen that
day.
Le Caveau
des Oubliettes
52, Rue Galande, 75005
Telephone: 01 43 29 37 11
Admission is
free
Open all year:
9:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. Sunday to Thursday and until 4:00 a.m. Friday and
Saturday
Metro: St Michel or Cité or Maubert Mutualité (around the corner from Saint Julien
le Pauvre -- rebuilt at the end of the 10th century, destroyed by the
Normans in 886.)
*Des
oubliettes were the forgotten prisoners who were left to rot.
Caveau de
la Huchette for
dancing
"Dance your
socks off" at the famous jazz cellar.
5 rue de la
Huchette 75005
Telephone: 01
43 26 65 05
Open all year
long, every evening, from 9:30 p.m.
Students: 9
euros
Sunday to
Thursday: 11 euros
Friday and
Saturday: 13 euros
Jazz bands
perform every evening and between the music and the dance, it will
"remind you of the Cotton Club and the Savoy in the glory days".
Their program
Drink prices
The history
Bistrot de
la Huchette
I heard about
this from a Miami pilot, a/k/a Bruce, as a great place for dancing. Be ready
it is not your standard bistrot; it is a bar with a tiny dance floor.
Mousse and Chero will probably pair you up with others so that by the
end of the evening, everyone knows everyone else! Fun place for drinks,
Latin atmosphere in the Latin Quarter; dancing salsa, bachata, merengue, etc.
Sangria is
their house, homemade specialty for 6 euros.
Open seven
days a week (7/7) 3 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Happy hour: 3
p.m. to 9 p.m.
27 rue de la
Huchette, 75005
Metro: St
Michel
01 53 10 83 26
Moulin Rouge
The Moulin Rouge website provides
a fabulous cache of information about this famous cabaret: the history
of the area, the architecture of this period, etc.
A video of the
current show "Féerie" -- and former shows is available on their
website.
Do you want
cooking instructions? click on "Table" - The art of cooking according to
Toulouse-Lautrec!
Their "have
your dinner at the Moulin Rouge" lists five menus.
The
reservation page provides the menu costs and times of the shows.
Etc.......
You can
book on line
(click on reservations).
Prices for the show only are 9 p.m.: 97 euros/11 p.m.: 87 euros. For
dinner and show depends on your menu and range from 140 euros to 170
euros.
Bal du Moulin
Rouge®
Montmartre
82 boulevard
de Clichy (18th arrondissement)
Paradis
Latin Cabaret
This is French cabaret
considered is the "Grand Dame" of cabarets Gustave Eiffel constructed
the Paradis Latin. It was inaugurated in January 1889.
Their current show is Paradis
d'Amour and a video of the show and the Eiffel interior is available on
line.
When you visit the
Paradis
Latin Cabaret website, (available in Chinese, German, English,
French, Spanish and Italian), you are taken on a guided visit, find out
about its history of this "legendary theatre", their menus (Cordon bleu
school is a partner), etc.
The dinners
begin at 8 p.m. and include the show. The menus range in price from 114
euros to 200 euros (le Cordon Bleu). The show and champagne only begins
at 9:30 p.m. and costs 80 euros.
Paradis Latin
Cabaret
28, rue du
Cardinal Lemoine (5th arrondissement)
Telephone: 01
43 25 28 28
e-mail:
paradislatin@paradis-latin.com
Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione
With 150 years
of shows behind, their new show is called "Audace". This
circus is in a permanent building in the Bastille/Republic neighborhood.
You can
book online . Prices for this show depend on your seat location and
range from 21,50 euros to 36,50 euros.
The Cirque
d'Hiver is located in the 11th arrondissement between Républic and
Bastille. 110, rue Amelot (11th arrondissement).
Metro: Line 8
- Filles du Calvaire or Line 9 and 5 - Oberkampf
Bus: 20, 65 or
96
Cabaret
Michou
If you like
"kitsch" and if you have seen the film "Cage aux folles" from 1978, you
can now see the real thing.
The male
greeters and servers already are wearing their make up; they just have
to change into costumes to lip sync favorite music artists over the last
decades.
The master of
ceremony, Michou, usually makes an appearance at the show. You will
recognize him by his hallmark blonde hair and large blue glasses.
We had a very
good dinner, drinks are included. The earlier you arrive, the better
your chances of having your choice of meal (95 euros includes the show,
dinner and drinks).
The hall is
intimate and consists of a small stage, benches and chairs along long
eating tables. The show is a lot of fun and very entertaining.
Cabaret Michou
80 rue des
Martyrs (18th arrondissement)
Metro: Pigalle
English comedy club
Laughing Matters Presents
If you are
looking for comedy and entertainment in your native tongue or the
English you have picked up, I can recommend a comedy club, la Java. They
used to be at the Hôtel du Nord, famous for the movie, along Canal
Saint-Martin.
Karl Beer's
gang has stayed in the 10th arrondissement, but moved to rue du Faubourg
du Temple. I haven't checked it out, but this is what it says on their
website about this location:
"... a genuine 1930's dance hall where once upon a time Jean Gabin would
trip the light fantastic with Edith Piaf. The man behind the bar is
Christophe who with his father Jacques has been running the place for
decades. Ghosts abound!"
Buy tickets at
reduced rates at their
website: or
Reservations:
01 53 19 98 88
La
Java
105 rue du
Faubourg du Temple 75010
Metro:
Concourt or Belleville
Paris-Ile-de-France recommends
The
Paris-Ile-de-France tourist office
recommends the following shows that will continue until 2010:
Paradis
d'Amour is a new cabaret show that began in
2001, making it the first show of its kind in the 21st century! It's
only natural, then, that the new show should lead the audience through
the history of love, through its legends, up to the present and into the
future... It is a veritable firework display of ballet, French elegance
and joie de vivre: from the 1920s and 30s in the wine cellars of
Germain-des-Prés to the post-war years and the sexual liberation of the
1970s. Without forgetting the future... These are just some of the many
sketches from an exceptional team of 25 young dancers, accompanied by
international performers. More information on 01 43 25 28 28
- Paradis Latin, 28 rue du Cardinal Leomoine 75005
www.paradis-latin.com
Bonheur,
c'est magique The famous Lido cabaret presents
its new spectacle: Le Bonheur (Happiness). The line-up features a whole
host of all-singing, all-dancing numbers in a magical atmosphere. 4
stages make up the show "La femme" (The woman), a sensual representation
of love and femininity. "I love Paris": a journey into the heart of
Paris, the city of fashion, the night-time city, starting up on the
rooftops and continuing through haute couture and long Parisian nights.
"Indian myths": Shiva's tears and rainbow horses, a dreamy, spiritual
journey through the traditional myths and festivals of Indian culture.
"Stars' dreams": a tribute to the grand classics of cinema and cabaret:
Marilyn meets the Matrix, and Chaplin comes face-to-face with Fellini...
Le Lido, 116 bis, avenue des Champs Elysées, 75008 01 40 76 56 10
www.lido.fr
The new show
La Vie est Belle is 100 minutes of a typically Parisian show,
featuring the star presenter Ella Ritz and her orchestra. First, the
sparkling ballet "Paris Chic" followed by cabaret numbers and sketches
with audience participation. Dancers from all over the world will
perform a real French cancan. Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve:
candlelit dinner and dance before the meal The show begins at midnight
and continues until dawn.
la Belle Epoque, 36 rue des Petits Champs 75002, 01 42 96 33 33
http://belleepoqueparis.com/portail.html
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Délice
Créole
So Vip
32 boulevard
Paul Vaillant Couturier
93100
Montreuil
Buy your
tickets in advance: 22 euros or
win your pass VIP
World music
(house, techno, salsa, reggaeton, RnB, funk and disco) awaits in
an "exotic and fruity atmosphere".
Contacts:
Olivier 06 19 65 63 41 or Myriam 06 03 80 29 49
Visit
So VIP's website for current
information on their parties.
The website
Action-PC.net provides a large selection of of Paris cabarets and
café theatres.
This section
will continue to expand .... nightlife is not lacking in Paris! Please
send
your comments.
For lots of
information, be sure to pick up
l'Officiel de Spectacle (35 cents) -- an easy to read guide to
cabarets, dinner theaters, concerts, etc. or
Pariscope.
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May 2008
