Performance - Paris e-guide: The Travel Guide with its Own Website - page 115

Centre & West

8 G3

Théâtre des Champs-Elysées
15 avenue Montaigne, 8ème • 01 49 52 50 50
www.theatrechampselysees.fr
Box office open 10-noon & 2-6 Mon-Fri

Described by writer Marcel Proust as “a temple to
music, architecture and painting”, this theatre was
where the infamous premiere of Stravinsky's Rites of
Spring (1913) ended in riots and Joséphine Baker
starred in her ground-breaking Revue Nègre in 1925.
Today, the historic 1913 theatre, with its dome
painted by Maurice Denis (see p106), still hosts the
crème de la crème of classical music. Concerts are
almost unfailingly excellent: home of the Orchestre
National de France and Orchestre Philharmonique de
Radio-France, the venue also attracts top international
orchestras (Vienna, Berlin), legendary singers (Luciano
Pavarotti, Cecilia Bartoli) and renowned conductors
(Pierre Boulez, Seiji Ozawa). Outstanding ballet
productions have included turns by the New York City
Ballet and the brilliant choreographer Maurice Béjart.

15 D5

Lucernaire one-stop entertainment
53 rue Notre-Dame-des-Champs, 6ème • 01 45 44 57 34
www.lucernaire.fr
Converted from an old factory, this vibrant Left Bank
arts centre houses two theatres, three cinemas, an
art gallery, a bar and a restaurant. The eclectic
theatre programming favours new talent and inno-
vative pieces, such as one-man condensed classics,
while the cinemas show recent art-house releases.

16 H1

Théâtre de la Ville hip dance
2 place du Châtelet, 4ème • 01 42 74 22 77
www.theatredelaville-paris.com
Box office open 11-7 Mon-Sat, 11-8 Tue-Sat

This prestigious 1860s-built theatre has become the
city's leading venue for contemporary dance. The
1,000-seat auditorium attracts innovative performers
such as Pina Bausch and La La La Human Steps.
World-music concerts and plays are also staged here.