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Where is it?

The Paris Crazy Horse is at 12, Avenue George V (off the Champs Elysees).

The nearest Metro Stations are Alma Marceau (line 9) and Metro George V (line 1).  Bus lines 43, 63, 72, 80, and 92 include the Alma Marceau stop.

 

Potted History

Crazy Horse is a relatively ‘new’ Paris cabaret.  It was opened in 1951 by Alain Bernardin, a former antique dealer and painter who viewed striptease as an art form.  He ran it until sadly, he shot himself, at the age of 78, in 1994.  His daughter and two sons continue to run the business.  The full name of the cabaret is “Le Crazy Horse de Paris”.  There is also “Crazy Horse Paris” in the MGM Grand at Las Vegas.  “Le Crazy Horse de Singapore” was opened in 2005 but closed two years later because of poor business.

Bernardin’s style was to build an intimacy between the dancer and spectator.  His vision was hindered by the size of his venue but in 1989, he expanded the place, solved many technical issues and achieved his dream.  The Crazy Horse shows are much more than nudity.  The dancers create incredible visual effects through the choreography, integration with the music and beautifully subtle lighting.  Bernardin realised his aim of the nude female figure as modern art – “L’art du nu”.   In keeping with Bernardin’s magical visions, the Crazy Horse has also hosted magicians, mime artists and jugglers.

 

Famous People who have performed theredita_au_crazy_horizon_web

  • Dita Von Teese
  • Arielle Dombasle
  • Pamela Anderson

 

What can you see there now?

Forever Crazy - a unique show performed by a glamorous cast of dazzling dancers, including the new act, “Upside Down”, created especially for Crazy Horse by internationally renowned choreographer Philippe Decouflé.

Philippe Decouflé

  • Choreographer, dancer, mime artist and theatre director
  • Trained at the Marceau Mime School
  • Choreographed music video for ‘New Order’ which won Best Music Video in the 1988 BRIT awards
  • His advert for Polaroid won a Silver Lion at the 1989 Venice Film Festival
  • He choreographed the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1992 Winter Olympics, watched by a worldwide audience of over two billion
  • He also choreographed the 50th Anniversary Cannes Film Festival in 1997 and a parade for the 2007 Rugby World Cup 

How can I see a show at Le Crazy Horse de Paris?
You can book HEREto see the options available including dinner and the show or even a cruise, dinner and the show.

Times: Sunday To Friday: 8:15 pm & 10:45 pm and Saturday: 7:00 pm, 9:30 pm & 11:45 pm

I find that Expedia makes it easy to plan your holiday and you will find excellent deals when you are ready to enjoy the sight and sounds of  Paris France .