Capacity 490 Phone +33 1 40 05 08 10 | Opened 1873 | |
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Address 75 Rue des Martyrs, 75018 Paris, France Hours Closed today TuesdayClosedWednesday8PM–6AMThursday8PM–6AMFriday8PM–6AMSaturday8PM–6AMSundayClosedMondayClosed Similar La Cigale, Le Trabendo, Élysée Montmartre, Point Éphémère, Glazart Profiles | ||
Entretien avec georges yoram federmann le divan du monde de swen de pauw la crois e des routes
Le Divan du Monde ('The Divan of the World') is a converted theatre, now functioning as a concert space, located at 75 rue des Martyrs, in the 18th arrondissement, in the Pigalle neighborhood of Paris.
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- Entretien avec georges yoram federmann le divan du monde de swen de pauw la crois e des routes
- History
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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 Charles Baudelaire and Jules Vallès. This was replaced in 1873 by a 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 Yvette Guilbert became famous there when she appeared in 1891 and Dranem was also a featured artist. The pantomime Le Coucher de la Mariée (The Bride Going to Bed) was performed there in 1894. This included for the first time a "naked" woman (i.e. wearing a somewhat transparent blouse), which scandalized the audience. Toulouse-Lautrec and 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.
In 1994, it was reopened as Le Divan du Monde ('The World Divan'), featuring world music concerts. In November 2009, it was completely redecorated, and now hosts events from concerts to club nights.