Le Divan du Monde

Le Divan du Monde
Divan Japonais (1873-?), Théâtre de la Comédie Mondaine (1901-?)
	Front of Le Divan du Monde, rue des Martyrs
Address	75, rue des Martyrs, 18th arrondissement; Paris
Capacity	approximately 500
Opened	1873
Website
	www.divandumonde.com

Le Divan du Monde ('The World Divan') is a converted theatre, now functioning as a concert space, located at 75 rue des Martyrs, in the

Pigalle

neighborhood of Paris.

History

At the beginning of the 19th century, there was a ballroom called the Saint-Flour Musette. In 1861 it was turned into the Brasserie des Martyrs, which was patronized by

café-concert christened the "Divan Japonais" ('Japanese Divan') by its owner Théophile Lefort, who decorated it in Japanese-style

. His successor, Jules Sarrazin, had a second room built in the basement called "Temple de la Bonne Humeur" ('Temple of Good Mood').

The cabaret singer

Adolphe Léon Willette, then Pablo Picasso

, were frequent visitors.

In 1901, the Divan became the Théâtre de la Comédie Mondaine. It was later replaced by an erotic theatre.[3]

In 1994, it was reopened as Le Divan du Monde ('The World Divan'), featuring world music concerts of all genres. The Hip Hop dancers Bintou Dembélé performed there in the late 1990s.^[4]

In November 2009, it was completely redecorated, and now hosts events from concerts to club nights.

References

Notes

^ Dictionnaire historique de rues de Paris
^ Jacques Charles, Le caf'-conc
^ André Sallée et Philippe Chauveau, Music-Hall et café-concert, Paris, Bordas, 1985.
^ Un témoignage de Bintou Dembélé (2013). "S/T/R/A/T/E/S. Trente ans de Hip-Hop dans le corps". Africultures. (n° 99 - 100): 250–261.

External links

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[1] Dictionnaire historique de rues de Paris

[2] Jacques Charles, Le caf'-conc

[3] André Sallée et Philippe Chauveau, Music-Hall et café-concert, Paris, Bordas, 1985.

[4] Un témoignage de Bintou Dembélé (2013). "S/T/R/A/T/E/S. Trente ans de Hip-Hop dans le corps". Africultures. (n° 99 - 100): 250–261.

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