Contemporary art invites itself to Paris for a unique night. The famous and unmissable Nuit Blanche returns to the capital this Saturday, June 1, 2024. From dusk onwards, art installations, concerts and shows based on contemporary creation in all its forms will take over several venues in the capital. And to top it all off, the entire program is free to discover.
Nuit Blanche 2024: the full artistic program for this XXL evening in Paris and the Île-de-France region
Nuit Blanche 2024 in Paris and the Paris region takes place this Saturday, June 1, 2024. With a multitude of free events spread over different routes, this new edition has some great surprises in store for us. Discover the full program for this exceptional free nocturne in and around Paris. [Read more]
This June 1, the Nuit Blanche will be taking place in the center of Paris. A host of events are planned in every corner of the capital, but a bigger surprise awaits you in the heart of the city. On the square in front of the Hôtel de Ville, and on the banks of the Seine, voie Georges Pompidou, a variety of performances are on offer until 2am.
For this 22nd edition, artistic director Claire Tancons has set her sights on the heart of the town, with a program of unusual and fascinating events that change throughout the night. Expect the unexpected... And especially the unexpected! Here are the details of this original program, to be discovered on the forecourt of Paris City Hall.
Anarchic ride? A protest demonstration? WÉLÉLÉ !!!, Kenny Dunkan's mass performance, whose title borrows from a Creole expression evoking festive, collective joy, is part of both the emancipatory spirit of mas and the libertarian dynamic of sliding. Carnival and skateboarding, whose fundamentally political dimension of spatial occupation is often obscured, or recuperated, is recovered to make visible the now openly multicultural dimension of an urban sport and its Parisian protagonists. From the Parvis de l'Hôtel de Ville, decked out in the colors of the 2024 Olympics, to the Place de la République, the capital's legendary spotlight, dozens of skateboarders will be transformed into human beatboxes, each emitting the nocturnal song of a different creature, from the twilight serenade of birds to the haunting stridency of frogs, to form a vast mobile soundsystem. Together, they will in turn transform the nocturnal experience through the resulting ambulatory symphony, whose contours are as porous as the night itself.
Kenny Dunkan was born in 1988 in Guadeloupe. He regularly draws on the visual culture of the Caribbean, and in particular that of carnivals, periods of social, cultural and political role reversal, to develop a body of work that addresses the French colonial heritage and the persistence of its modes of representation.
Parvis de l'Hôtel de Ville
Performance (1h15): 21h30-22h15
Stroll between the parvis de l'Hôtel de Ville and Place de la République (via Rue du Renard, Rue Beaubourg, Rue Réaumur and Rue du Temple): between 22h15 and 22h45
Place de la République
Performance (1h15): 22h45-0h
As always, a must-see spot for the Nuit Blanche in Paris!
Alcohol abuse is dangerous for your health, please drink responsibly.
Dates and Opening Time
On June 1st, 2024
From 07:00 p.m. to 02:00 a.m.
Location
Town Hall
Place de l'Hôtel de ville
75004 Paris 4
Prices
Free
Nuit Blanche 2024: the full artistic program for this XXL evening in Paris and the Île-de-France region
