Paris (AFP)
To celebrate the 130th anniversary of the Moulin Rouge, French dean of cabarets with feathers, the troupe in full will dance its famous French cancan on Place Blanche in Paris on October 6, at 20:00, announced Wednesday the Paris institution.
The skirts and frills of the 60 "Doriss Girls and Boys" named Miss Doris, historical choreographer of the Moulin Rouge, will fly outdoors on a portion of the Boulevard de Clichy, at the height of the cabaret, exceptionally closed to traffic.
Conceived as a trip through the history of the place, in the footsteps of La Goulue, the Cheese Cheese, Nini Paws in the air and Mistinguett, a sound and light show will be projected before on the legendary facade of the establishment topped with its famous mill with wings always lively, in the heart of Pigalle.
Inaugurated on October 6, 1889 and immortalized by the painter Toulouse Lautrec, the Moulin Rouge welcomes 600,000 spectators a year, at the rate of two performances each evening, 365 days a year, and employs 450 employees.
Requiring special physical qualities, the French cancan was invented by the English Charles Morton, based on a quadrille dance.
On October 26, 1890, Edward VII, Prince of Wales, is in the room. Unveiling her underwear, La Goulue challenges her from the stage: "Hey, Wales, are you paying for champagne?"
After John Huston in 1952, Baz Luhrmann brought to the screen in 2001 the extraordinary story of this high place of Parisian nights with Nicole Kidman in the role of Satine, among the leading reviewers at the Belle Epoque.
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