Modern dance continues to captivate audiences with its creativity and daring. In 2024, Paris, a cultural mecca, is offering a series of modern dance performances that push back artistic boundaries and provide unique experiences. For amateurs and the curious alike, these performances are an opportunity to explore new forms of bodily expression, breaking with theclassic codes.
Modern dance is characterized by a freedom of movement that allows choreographers and dancers to break free from the traditional rules of ballet. In 2024, the shows in Paris offer a diversity of styles, from minimalist pieces to more complex, narrative choreography. Each performance showcases singular artistic universes, where emotions are conveyed through innovative, expressive movements and are often accompanied by contemporary music.
These modern dance shows take place in iconic Parisian venues such as the Théâtre de la Ville and the Palais de Tokyo, famous for hosting avant-garde works. To attend a modern dance show in Paris in 2024 is to discover a living, constantly evolving discipline. It's an unmissable immersion in the world of liberated movement, where the boundaries between dance, theater and visual art merge.
The Nutcracker: Blanca Li's hip-hop version of the show in Paris
Tchaikovsky's famous ballet, The Nutcracker, arrives on the Paris stage in a new version. Spanish choreographer Blanca Li re-orchestrates the show in a creation featuring authentic Iberian hip-hop. [Read more]
Urban Châtelet: the hip-hop festival at the Théâtre du Châtelet
For the first time, the Théâtre du Châtelet is hosting a festival dedicated to the hip-hop movement from October 10 to 13, 2024. On the program: breaking, DJing, rap, graffiti and cinema, to discover this increasingly represented art form. [Read more]
Black Legends - the musical: the musical at Théâtre Bobino
Black Legends - le musical, the musical comedy celebrating 20th-century black American music, returns to Paris. The show, which has already attracted 200,000 spectators, can be seen at the Théâtre Bobino from November 14, 2024 to January 5, 2025. [Read more]
Stories La Dernière Tournée: the tap dance phenomenon at the 13ème Art in Paris
Stories, La Dernière Tournée, Romain Rachline Borgeaud's show at 13ème Art, from November 15, 2024 to February 2, 2025. [Read more]
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: the dance company returns to the French stage
From October 18 to 26, 2024, the American dance company Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to the stage! After a 7-year absence in France, the dancers will perform their old ballets, as well as new creations, at the Palais des Congrès in Paris. [Read more]
Dates and Opening Time
Starts September 11, 2024
