LE ROI LION (The Lion King) : « Live Broadway musical » – Mogador Theatre
Until summer 2008 !
25 rue Mogador – 75009 Paris – subway Chaussée d’Antin or Trinité
Hotel Helios Opera*** partner, located a few minutes from the hotel !

This musical comedy of the same name is based on the cartoon film. The Show has won six Tony Awards for best musical, director, choreography, decor, costumes and lighting…Don’t miss this enchanting theatre adaptation rewritten by Julie Taymor, enriched with new songs by Elton John, South African melodies, beats and lively decor.
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FIGURATION NARRATIVE – Paris 1960 - 1972
GALERIES NATIONALES DU GRAND PALAIS – 16 April to 13 July 2008
3 avenue du Général-Eisenhower – 75008 Paris – subway Franklin Roosevelt or
Champs-Elysées Clémenceau (line 1)
Close to Emeraude Hotels

The « Figuration narrative » is principally a painting movement of the sixties and seventies. The references in their images put sociological and ideological realities into concrete terms : a reaction against abstract art, with a more political slant than American pop art.

BLUE MAN GROUP
PALAIS DES SPORTS DE PARIS – 14 to 24 May 2008
Porte de Versailles – 75015 Paris
Direct access (line 12) from Madeleine Plaza*** and Madeleine Haussmann*** Hotels

Blue Man Group is a creative organization founded by Phil Stanton, Chris Wink, and Matt Goldman in 1988. You can compare the Blue Man Group show to any other act around. It’s a rock concert, heavy on percussion : a display of magic and illusion. This show must be experienced to be believed !
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UMOJA “The spirit of togetherness”
LES FOLIES BERGERE – 04 to 08 June 2008
32 rue Richer – 75009 Paris – subway Grands Boulevards (lines 8 et 9) or Cadet (line 7)
A few minutes from Hotel Lodge du Centre*** and Hotel d’Espagne**

After a worldwide success, UMOJA is coming to Paris ! AFRICA UMOJA is a loud, colourful and jubilant celebration of life that audiences, whatever their cultural backgrounds, have found delightful. UMOJA is the tale of South Africa, its people and their song. A spectacular and irresistible show !
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RETROSPECTIVE OF CAMILLE CLAUDEL
MUSEE RODIN – 15 April to 13 July 2008
79 rue de Varenne – 75007 Paris – subway Varenne (line 13)

The Rodin museum is presenting a fascinating retrospective of Camille Claudel’s work with over 80 marble, terracotta, plaster, onyx and bronze sculptures as well as engravings and drawings. A true artistic genius, Camille Claudel was however better know for her passionate relationship with the sculptor Auguste Rodin than for her work. The originality and intensity of her sculptures have since won her universal recognition as an artist… A must-see !