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**HISTORY OF THE CABARET ** Moulin Rouge is a cabaret in Paris that was built in 1889, founded on October 6. It was built in the artist district of Montmartre which is primarily known for being a nightclub district and having the Basilica of the Sacre Coeur. Joseph Oller built the cabaret and also built the music hall, Paris Olympia. Moulin Rouge is marked by the red windmill on its roof. Moulin Rouge, in French, translates to Red Mill. Exravagant shows and attractions marked the early years of the cabaret and comical acts were even added. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, a well-known artist,issued a series of posters for the Moulin Rouge. Thereafter the cabaret displayed his paintings on the walls, the better known ones including paintings of dancers and actresses such as Yvette Guilbert, a French cabaret actress of the Belle Epoque. Many films, documentaries, and books have been written about the legendary cabaret. Today, the Moulin Rouge remains a popular tourist destination and a legacy, inspiring other cabarets and nightclubs and other buildings such as Moulin Rouge Hotel, in Las Vegas.



**MOULIN ROUGE DANCING ** The Moulin Rouge is known as the birthplace of the can-can. Courtesans originally used it as a seductive dance at the site. Some famous dancers at its early time who performed at the cabaret are La Goulue, Jeanne la Folle, La Môme Fromage, Grille d’Egout, Nini Pattes-en-l’Air, La Cascadeuse. Of these dancers only one man named Le Désossé danced on stage. The can-can dance eventually evolved into an entertainment form of its own and led to the opening of cabarets all across Europe. The Moulin Rouge became a place of social gathering and cultural mixing. Today the Moulin Rouge is a tourist destination showing musical dance entertainment to visitors from all over the world. The clubs decor still shows some of the turn of the century French romance.







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**Artist District ** The most famous Artistic part of Paris is in the Artist District called Montmartre. Some of Paris’s most famous artists have lived in this area and in this area the art and culture and still going strong.The 9th and 18th Arrondissements of Paris are known for being the epicenter of the flourishing artist community in the City of Light from 1907 until 1914.A few known artists from this area include Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Marcel Duchamp, and many others. The Montmartre area is set on a hill 130 meters high. Montmartre has a beautiful view over the city. The name “Montmartre” comes from “Mont de Martyrs” (the Bishops St. Denis, the priest Rustique, and the archdeacon Eleurthere were all decapitated there around year 250), which means "mountain of the martyr". The hill outside the city was developed because, during the 1800's, the Emporer Napoleon III had given much of the prime land to his close wealthy friends to develop and maintain it. The locals were forced to leave the area and move to the outskirts of Paris. This is one of the big reasons why Montmartre become a popular place for drinking and acting inappropriate. By the late19th century, liquor and a good number of entertainment establishments came to be known throughout Paris. Moulin Rouge being one of them, along with Le Chat Noir and so on. Pigalle is the party, late-night district of Paris, famous for its clubs, cabarets and taverns. It is also known as the Red Light District of Paris. It borders on Montmartre, the hill on which sits the famous Sacré Coeur church, and the so-called artists quarter of Paris, today rather business-like.

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**The Red Light District of Paris (Pigalle) ** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial; font-size: 15px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Red Light District of Paris, France is also known as “Pigalle”. There are many activities that <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">you can do in this area if you are an adult. There are many Strip Clubs, and stores along those lines. The Moulin Rouge is located in this area. Many people visit it on their trips to Paris, but it is also often avoided because it is said to be a dirty and corrupt area. Prostitution is legal here. It is often called Paris in the night, because of the activities there. Many say that “pigalle” is a very safe and lively place during the day, but it becomes much more sketchy at night. The clubs in this area are often accused of scamming people out of money, and they often prey on tourists.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial; font-size: 15px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">One of the most common things that will happen as you enter the club you will be approached by a girl and she will flirt with you and ask you to buy her a drink, and you do. She keeps ordering them, and without you knowing she will keep ordering champagne and you have spent a ton of money before you leave the bartender gives you the bill, and you must pay or often times they make you pay. Overall Pigalle is a place that a tourist should stay away from unless you are with a very large group, that way it would be much more safe. It wouldn’t be a problem to visit for a couple of hours in the day to walk around but it is often said its best to just stay away from the clubs which are ran by thugs.

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**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">MOULIN ROUGE, The Movie ** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Moulin Rouge! is a jukebox musical film made in 2001. Baz Luhrmann was the producer, director, and co-writer of the film. The film is based off such things as the Orphean myth (a legendary Greek musician that charmed with his music), LaTraviata (a three-act opera), and La Boheme (a four-act opera). The story takes place in Montmartre Quarter in Paris, the artist district, in the cabaret Moulin Rouge. The story tells of a young writer/poet named Christian who falls in love with Satine, the starring cabaret actress of the Moulin Rouge who is terminally ill. The movie stars actress Nicole Kidman and actor Ewan McGregor. The movie has won two Oscars, for art direction and costume design, of the eight it was nominated for. It has also won two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, three BAFTA Awards, and was nominated for many more. Luhrmann’s inspiration for Moulin Rouge came from a Bollywood movie he saw in India. He wanted to bring it to western culture and have a comic-tragic musical. The film’s soundtrack consists of almost all cover versions of other songs. Only one song from Moulin Rouge was an original song. There have been talks of stage adaptations of Moulin Rouge but the only adaptation so far was in 2008 and was toured in Germany. The film had a budget of $52.5 million and eventually grossed $179, 213, 434. It is considered to be a success. On Internet Movie Database the movie holds a 7.6 and on Rotten Tomatoes it maintains a “Fresh” 76%.



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