Misplaced Pages

#956043

16-517: Le Trianon is a theatre and concert hall in Paris. It is located at 80, boulevard de Rochechouart, in the 18th arrondissement of Paris , at the foot of the hill of Montmartre . The Trianon-Concert was built as a café concert in 1894 in the garden of the Élysée Montmartre , which was requisitioned for the purpose. Édouard Jean Niermans (1859–1928), a young architect who designed or rebuilt several theaters around that time, designed and decorated

32-424: A grand entrance on the ground floor and contains the ballroom, winter garden, theater and a restaurant on the street, as well as dressing rooms, catering and offices. The theater can hold 647 people seated in the orchestra and 440 people in the two balconies. Each of the balconies has a hall and wide stairs leading down to the vestibule and ballroom. On the ground floor "Le Petit Trianon" is a coffee shop designed from

48-460: A new owner of the Élysée Montmartre refurbished the property, making two rooms: one for concerts, reviews and recitals, and the other for dancing and skating. The architect, again Édouard Niermans, used steelwork salvaged from Gustave Eiffel 's Pavillon de France , built for the Exposition universelle (1889) . Artists such as La Goulue , Grille d’Egoût and Valentin le désossé performed on

64-465: A show to a captivated and aroused audience. On October 17, 2015, for the first time, the venue held a Death metal concert starring the band Opeth , celebrating their 25th anniversary for a sold out crowd. American pop girl group Fifth Harmony performed their concert at the venue on November 9, 2015 as the last and final stop on the European leg of their extended Reflection Tour . The Trianon has

80-743: A student of Charles Garnier and the designer of the Pont Alexandre III , undertook construction of a new 1000-seat theater in the Italian style, with two levels of balconies. It was inaugurated on December 18, 1902 as the Trianon-Théâtre . The theater was renamed the Théâtre Victor-Hugo in 1903, a subsidized theater that gave performances of classical works. In 1906 the theater became the Trianon-Comique. It

96-461: Is famous for its market, the marché Barbès, which sells products from Africa. The land area of this arrondissement is exactly 6.005 km (2.319 sq mi; 1,484 acres). The population of Paris's 18th arrondissement peaked in 1931 with 288,810 inhabitants. Today, the arrondissement remains very dense in population and business activity with 200,631 inhabitants as of the most recent census (2009). In 2012, John Henley of The Guardian said

112-559: The Bateau-Lavoir where Pablo Picasso , Georges Braque , and Amedeo Modigliani lived and worked in the early 20th century, the house of music diva Dalida , the Moulin Rouge cabaret, other historic features, and the prominent Sacré Cœur basilica which sits atop the hill. The 18th arrondissement also contains Goutte d'Or district, which has large numbers of residents of North and sub-Saharan African origins, and which

128-628: The 18th arrondissement was "an area comparable in many ways to London 's Tower Hamlets ." An immigrant is a person born in a foreign country not having French citizenship at birth. An immigrant may have acquired French citizenship since moving to France, but is still considered an immigrant in French statistics. On the other hand, persons born in France with foreign citizenship (the children of immigrants) are not listed as immigrants. The Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western Europe has its headquarters in

144-650: The French-naturalized Indonesian singer Anggun for her concert in June 2012. The singer Rihanna appeared at Le Trianon on November 17, 2012 during her "777 tour" to promote her new album Unapologetic . And in July 2013, Singer-songwriter and Rapper Ke$ ha performed during her European Leg of her 2nd solo headlining tour the Warrior Tour . On December 11, 2013, English superstar Fryars played

160-525: The Trianon-Concert. Opening in 1895, the Trianon-Concert was one of Paris's first music halls. Mistinguett , (Jeanne-Marie Bourgeois) made her debut at the Petit-Casino and the Trianon-Concert in its first year. Although her voice was thin, she was an accomplished mimic and comedian, became known for her shapely legs and risqué routines, and later became a star at the Moulin Rouge . In 1897

176-650: The final phase of auditions of the Nouvelle Star TV show from 2003. Les Wriggles recorded a show on September 23, 2005. Included in the inventory of historical monuments in 1988, "Le Trianon" was closed for a complete restoration in 2009 did by Julien Labrousse architect and new owner of the place. It reopened to the public on November 20, 2010 with a series of concerts by artists that included M.I.A. , Goldfrapp , Deftones , Tricky , Ayọ , Chic , Herman Dune , Julien Doré , Gonzales , Rodrigo y Gabriela , Raphael Saadiq and Macy Gray . Le Trianon hosted

SECTION 10

#1732790730957

192-512: The mid-1980s audiences were slumping as TV and VCR provided convenient alternatives to the cinema. In 1992 the cinema was forced to close. After returning to live performance, the theater presented plays and classical music concerts but was best known for performances of singers such as Carla Bruni , Jacqueline Danno , Bénabar and Higelin , and for musical comedies. The theater also staged operas, operettas, musicals, show cases, fashion shows, movie previews, variety shows and festivals. It hosted

208-531: The origins of the establishment and again in operation since May 2011 after 20 years of closure. The theater is served by the Anvers metro station. Citations Sources 18th arrondissement of Paris The arrondissement, known as Butte-Montmartre, is located on the right bank of the River Seine . It is mostly known for hosting the large hill of Montmartre , which is known for its artistic history,

224-438: The stage, and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was a regular visitor. The quick-change artist Leopoldo Fregoli performed there. However, on the night of February 17–18, 1900 the hall and some of the other buildings of the Élysée were destroyed by a fire. Only the facade remained. Fregoli, who had been playing there for the past five days, lost all his decorations and costumes. After the fire, the architect Joseph Cassian Bernard ,

240-590: Was converted into the Cinéphone Rochechouart , a cinema, using projectors that had been installed in 1936. Jacques Brel frequented the cinema in the early 1950s, where he wrote some of his texts. In the post-war years the cinema was a popular venue, putting on family shows that might include a documentary and newsreel, live performances, and then a movie in color and cinemascope. Costume dramas were followed by swashbuckling adventure films, spaghetti westerns and then karate and kung fu films. However, by

256-531: Was home to a branch of the Opéra-Comique that specialized in operetta. Picasso visited the theater and drew portraits of many of the habitués. In 1917 the theater was renamed the Trianon-Lyrique . It became simply Le Trianon in 1920. In 1936 Le Trianon became a music hall, putting on performances by artists such as Yvette Guilbert , Marie Dubas , Fréhel and Pierre Dac . In 1939 the hall

#956043