![]() ![]() In another act, it's the USA that is served a slice of biting satire. As he removes his socks, showers of glitter cascade across the stage. The parody is ’to remind us about the situation of gay people in Russia, where they are persecuted.’ At first glance, it is just another vessel, indistinguishable from any other pleasure cruiser docked on the Seine – but to step within is to discover a world where tense political issues have been transformed into an anarchical visual art form.ĭrag act Tom de Montmartre parodies a regal state of mind at the Burlesque Klub at La Nouvelle Seine © Jean-Christophe DubourgĪnarchy on the Seine Any guest expecting mere cabaret will be in for a shock as almost every act is delivered with a hard-hitting political message. In one, titled 'Pink Russian', drag artist Tom de Montmartre masquerades as a soldier to perform a partial strip-tease in front of a photograph of President Putin. Here, where the river reflects the city's glittering night sky and the roofless Notre Dame Cathedral looms crestfallen in the background, local creative libertines gather on a moored boat. But the performers here aren’t buying diamonds, they are them, and you can't put a price on their Swarovski-studded souls.īurlesque off the beaten track Barely a 15-minute drive from the iconic windmill of Moulin Rouge or a few minutes by foot from Saint Michel station is where the Burlesque Klub hosts many of its shows, the wonderful La Nouvelle Seine. ![]() ![]() At the modestly-sized Burlesque Klub evening shows, the multi-million euro outfit collections are notably absent. Yet to stop here would barely be scratching the surface of what the showgirl scene has to offer. Why not step away from the household names in search of an authentic Parisian experience?Įlsewhere in the city, a secret political revolution is unfolding that – thus far – only the locals know about. The famous windmill of the Moulin Rouge cabaret club © MaxOzerov / Getty Imagesįor most tourists, the likes of Moulin Rouge is where their cabaret experience begins and ends spectators of a lavishly produced, big budget show that rivals the entertainment of Las Vegas. Each diamond-encrusted masterpiece takes up to 280 hours to create, with the help of some of France's finest couturiers. The show has impressive credentials: it boasts an €8 million euro production budget, much of which is spent on the costumes alone. Yet for Claudine, like dozens of her colleagues, this is merely another working day at one of the most prestigious cabaret clubs in the world – the Moulin Rouge. While a film crew hovers in the background behind her, and a stream of fellow performers race in and out of the dressing room in perilously high stiletto heels, she remains impeccably calm, elegant and poised.įrom here, basement corridors lead to a secret backstage area where dozens of elaborately feathered head-dresses hang from the ceiling and millions of euros worth of crystal costumes line the walls. ![]() The mesmerising Moulin Rouge With her deep crimson lipstick, sparkling Swarovski earrings and bejewelled bikini peeking out from beneath a plush velvet dressing gown, Claudine Van Den Bergh is the epitome of a successful Paris showgirl. Ultra glamorous Claudine, Principal Dancer at the Moulin Rouge (left) strikes a pose onstage with a fellow showgirl © Bertrand Royer / Moulin Rouge ![]()
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