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The Moulin Rouge in Paris opened in 1889 in Paris’ Montmarte district as a place where people from all walks of life could come to mingle and enjoy music, dance, and comedy. It is credited for making the cancan dance famous, which is still performed over 130 years later. In the 20th century, the venue survived a fire, two world wars, and its share of criticism for the cancan dance. Despite it all, the Parisian theater remained an important cultural hub and has inspired Hollywood films and Broadway musicals. Their current show Féerie cost 8 million euros to create, and half of that went only to the costumes. The dancers wear 1,000 outfits adorned with feathers, rhinestones, and sequins. Féerie runs 365 days a year with 2 shows every night.
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@yvaincallipso84 Год назад

The thing about the can can is that its the dance equivalent of sprinting. I dont doubt that other dances may be "harder". But not many require you to do all the moves with the same technical precision at breakneck speed with only periodic breaks for HOURS

@pcbassoon3892 Год назад

It lasts for hours? That can't be right.

@yvaincallipso84 Год назад

@@pcbassoon3892 If you account for the fact that it's the same dancers for multiple dances with only 5 minute breaks in between if that then yeah, that's hours a night.

@KateandBree Год назад

@@pcbassoon3892 Each show is 2 hours long. Multiply by 2 shows. That’s 4 hours every night.

@diceman199 Год назад

@@KateandBree Most of it is not the cancan though. There were numerous acts ranging from acrobats, magicians, singers etc. I'm not saying it's not a high energy and difficult dance but the can can itself only lasts a few minutes.

@KateandBree Год назад

@@diceman199 The Moulin Rouge isn't just about to tell you each and individual dance that makes up 2 hours, 4 acts and over 1000 costumes. There is more than one can can. I did years of dancing and the precision needed just in ballet (which I did) is darn near incredible. I don't know how Rockettes and Moulin Rouge dancers do it. I do English Equestrian sports now. I was once watching day two of the Olympic Eventing competition (Cross Country, abbreviated to XR) which is purposefully set up to test stamina and endurance. The sportscaster was explaining those new to the sport how hard XR is. He said, "Grab the biggest medicine ball you have and squat against a wall with the medicine ball in between your legs. See if you can hold the position for 8,9 minutes. This is the challenge of XR, only these riders are on top of horses galloping and going over jumps." This has NEVER left me as a rider who competes in English Equitation and Dressage...where I get to sit. This is also the challenge of dancers who dance with very few breaks and are doing high energy acts. It's all about endurance and stamina. It's all about thinking about you, as a layman, holding that squat for 8 minutes.

@thedorkone1516 Год назад

Left out of the history bit for... i suppose obvious reasons: when the canncan first became a thing, women's underwear looked VERY different. Specifically, it was a long pantaloon that was NOT sewen shut at the crotch, allowing the wearer to to make use of the toilet or chamber pot without having to struggle out of them. It wasn't the ankle or leg people were getting a flash of with all those kicks and skirt raising.

@user-du9tc1uk6g Год назад

It was amazing to see this glimpse again of the Moulin Rouge. I also was a showgirl in Las Vegas for many years and the work involved is arduous. But I was very fortunate to have been a dancer at the Moulin Rouge in 70’s, and it brought back such amazing memories of the show and life in Paris for an English dancer.

@kwong6884 Год назад

My family took my siblings and I to the Moulin Rouge for a dinner show when we all just became adults. It was such a great show and the professionalism by everyone from the dancers, the costumes and to the waiters made this an incredible experience.

@saritshull3909 Год назад

The ankles thing is actually a myth. But ladies were wearing split drawers and maybe seamed drawers So it was scandalous because you were showing your drawers and possibly a bit more depending

@gusmonster59 Год назад

They often wore no drawers performing the can-can. And the skilled dancers could kick a hat off of a male audience member.

@hovi8050 Год назад

at the Berlin Comedy Oper, they have a segment of the Can Can in one of the operas where under the dancer's skirts were crystallized penises for the men and the women had crytallized vulvas instead of ruffles! so fun haha.

@RealAngelOfMusic 11 месяцев назад

@@gusmonster59they were definitely wearing them but they were split in the crotch

@kittykat717 Год назад

Was recently at the moulin rouge and the show was fabulous. You are crowded close together and if any incident happened it would be a disaster for those people watching the show.

@dylanpyle6500 Год назад

they are quite stretchy,but otherwise I can't see the appeal

@nouvel0001 Год назад

So where & how do they source the feathers ? Seems that's the biggest requirement for the costumes

@Vizible21 Год назад

@@nouvel0001 from birds why does that matter? Where do you source your burger patties? And if you're a vegetarian. You know plants are considered as "living beings" too right?

@nouvel0001 Год назад

@@Vizible21 My question was very straightforward. Anyways, do plants have brains like birds, animals & humans do ?

@My1Appy Год назад

@@nouvel0001 From white domestic turkeys raised for meat. A wide variety of feather sizes/types, that are easy to dye.

@marisa768 9 месяцев назад

Romane was just promoted to a principal role over the summer!

@joymcguire Год назад

Tour guides will tell you to pass on Moulin Rouge, but I say, definitely go. It's history!

@user-rv9um5xc3r Год назад

Really, why would they say that?

@rachael501 Год назад

@@user-rv9um5xc3r because it's an expensive tourist trap and you can have as much fun at a lower price elsewhere

@AyAReI00 Год назад

@@rachael501do they have other houses with beautiful outfits and dance ?

@RealAngelOfMusic 11 месяцев назад

@@rachael501it’s a once in a lifetime experience. Maybe a bit expensive but so worth it

@TheNashNetwork 10 месяцев назад

@@rachael501it's not a tourist trap, it's a quality show with quality food. If you're tour guide is good, they'll get tickets at a discount. That's how I got to see the show.

@OofusTwillip Год назад

The real reason why the Can-Can was scandalous: When it was invented, underwear had no centre seam; it was open-crotch. Wardobe mistresses stood in the wings, and checked that each dancer's underwear was safely pinned shut before going onstage. But as soon as the dancers were onstage, they removed the straight-pins. The dancers knew that flashing the audience earned bigger tips!

@fonjadidi Год назад

Omg are you serious!!! Haha that's hilarious

@ChristinaFromYoutube 11 месяцев назад

Finally someone telling the truth. I don't understand what they get out of pretending it was about seeing an ankle. They don't want to be seen as "strippers" but "professional dancers" is the ONLY reason i can imagine for re-telling that lie like they do.

@sackettfamily4685 11 месяцев назад

Which explains why the early footage was showing way more than an ankle...or thigh! And everyone is tempted to rewrite history, they're only one of many.

@dragonclaws9367 11 месяцев назад

Was it straight pins? That would definitely be scary with all that kicking!

@RealAngelOfMusic 11 месяцев назад

@@dragonclaws9367yes! They were generally safe when put in correctly but they can poke you if you’re unlucky

@piplup10203854 Год назад

I love the Moulin Rouge and this was so cool to hear and see ☺ that is so impressive to hear about how many costumes they go through and the repairs and all that.

@_D-9341 Год назад

C'est génial que ça persiste encore, avec les nouvelles générations! Quel travail, excellent.

@___beyondhorizon4664 Год назад

A little bit of art history, the artist mentioned here, Henry tullus, spend a lot of time there, he died of syphilis. If you ever visit this area, Montmartre is best to discover by foot. The famous french movie by Audrey toutute "AMELIE" was filmed in this area, tourist can visit the actual cafe from the movie. It still has the memorabilia at the cafe.

@mailen7341 Год назад

I am certain that these typoes are due to the auto corrector so i just put the correct spelling here: Henri de Toulouse Lautrec Audrey Tautou just another little note Amélie is a Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s film with Audrey Tautou

@xoltacueponi Год назад

I remember when my aunt got back from her Paris trip, she told me that she and her friends ditched the tour group when they went to Moulin Rogue, stating she had "no interest" in seeing or going there. I was shocked, even at 15. I went to El Molino in Barcelona at the same age and it was magical. I think she was just weirded out because of how prudish and puritan the US is...A shame!! She would have loved to see something like this :)

@likegirlidk Год назад

I mean, the dance was probably considered provocative because for most of that time period, women didn't really wear pants or panties, just the foundational shift dress, the petticoat, and the skirt. So if they start lifting and shaking their skirts like that, they could be showing a LOT more than just some ankle. Foundational layers with pants did start being worn in the later parts of the 1800s, but before then, well...

@ZeLeninovoMasoveRizoto Год назад

Drawers actually became a thing for western women at the start of 1800s, but they'd be... Open in the middle until the early 1900s regardless

@saritshull3909 Год назад

@@ZeLeninovoMasoveRizoto split drawers only came in about midway through the 1800s

@pcbassoon3892 Год назад

Read the description, it opened in 1889.

@likegirlidk Год назад

@@pcbassoon3892 Sure. But as far as I'm aware, they did not invent the cancan upon said opening, which is what my comment is about.

@tomemeornottomeme1864 11 месяцев назад

@@pcbassoon3892 Underwear was still open-crotched until WW1/into the 1920s.

@norainnoflowers1551 11 месяцев назад

this is what happens when passionate people are allowed to do what they love. Romane is amazing! I hope she gets to be lead dancer someday and fulfill her dream! 🎉

@A_Clark Год назад

Ah, the nights we used to linger over brandy while being enchanted by Fartomaniac.

@OofusTwillip Год назад

Mel Brooks' character in his movie "Blazing Saddles" was Governor LePetomaine.

@bipolartorecovery1485 11 месяцев назад

It was scandalous in the past because the underwear back then was split in the middle unlike today with panties/briefs that are sewn closed so nothing is shown when the costume works properly.

@thana5372 Год назад

Tu as l'air hyper passionnée, ça fait plaisir à voir. Bon courage pour les performances !

@mza2195 Год назад

Bucket list for sure.

@hannahmandryk8645 Год назад

I was going to come here and explain why the ankle thing is a myth, but so many other people covered it already.

@jadedragon806 Год назад

I took one look at the title and thought of the musical

@wesssavorn9018 Год назад

If I ever get to Paris I will be going !! ❤❤❤❤❤

@___beyondhorizon4664 Год назад

Montmartre is my favorite area in Paris. Have you seen the French movies Paris Je'taine? One of the stories took place in Montmartre. There were all the different districts of Paris created in short stories in one film West Anderson directed the story by the tomb of Oscar Wilde 😊

@willieweeseArt Месяц назад

Love Moulin Rouge! Hope it stays open infinitely!

@Samir-qi1uy Год назад

Yes, finally something educative to see

@keelyjohnson462 Год назад

1016 thank you for the beautiful show and congratulations on all the beautiful times we'd love to have the new facilities everywhere so we can have all of our runs to go easily around visiting!! Dab carts real

@pcbassoon3892 Год назад

So it's $4 million, not $4 billion.

@user-rv9um5xc3r Год назад

Yes, I was hoping to see some diamond encrusted jetpacks, but anyway...

@louisazraels7072 Год назад

4 billions over 130 years

@_baert Год назад

@@louisazraels7072 But still how? even if 8 million x 130 years is STILL not even 4 billion. it is barely 1 billion.

@CorpusSans Год назад

Initially thought it was a "So Expensive" segment because of the title lmao

@kitkatgal37 Год назад

The audio of the video seems to say "8 million euros" were spent on the show, half on costuming. Am I hearing that wrong, or is there a big typo in the title??? (It currently states "4 Billion in Costumes".)

@biancasnc Год назад

anyone else wondering how they keep the odor from their costumes at bay seeing most of it is very detailed?

@lucyl4603 Год назад

I am interested. Maybe steam closets? Like LG styler, but bigger? Claims to kill bacteria and all

@TrappedinSLC Год назад

@@lucyl4603 Usually for stage costumes they just spray everything with alcohol. (Like rubbing alcohol, not like brandy. :D ) It helps kill the bacteria but doesn't get the costume too wet.

@lucyl4603 Год назад

@@TrappedinSLC Thanks for letting me know! Doesn’t it damage the dyes though?

@TrappedinSLC Год назад

@@lucyl4603 Depending on the item and how colorfast it is, they try to be careful to only do the areas that REALLY need to be done (like armpits) if there's any major concern about damage. Usually in this sort of situation they have (or can get) swatches of the materials used to test out before spraying any of the costumes, too. So they'll know which items can handle a more casual spritz and which need careful application to minimize damage?

@MoonLitChild Год назад

Febreeze was my go to when I did musical theater

@renae9365 10 месяцев назад

Been there and seen it! The building is old and crusty, but the dancers are AMAZING!!!

@EM2theBee Год назад

In the beginning the Can Can was very scandalous because women's pantaloons (underwear) were open at the crotch to allow a woman to use a chamber pot. When the dancer's kicked and lifted their skirts men would get a brief peek at full undercarriage. This stage show is tame by those standards. 😅

@arfriedman4577 Год назад

In 1995, we were fortunate to see this show.

@user-qr4ke4lo9z 2 месяца назад

Vous en avez de la chance ! C’était mon rêve mais on m’en a empêchée !

@larsvontrash Год назад

how do the people sat at tables facing away from the stage manage to eat and watch the show at the same time?

@MultiWeb23 11 месяцев назад

How often do cartoon characters invade the stage and end up being part of the can can dance by mistake?

@volumen1y2 9 месяцев назад

Men should show skin and their muscles too

@purplecouch4767 Год назад

So their dancing intensively right? Seems like quite the workout. Hope they have breaks when they need to. I'd be exhausted lol. But maybe that's just me.

@joeskirock 11 месяцев назад

It’s still an amazing show

@peachdreams2290 Год назад

It all could be a dream come true for me, but im only 5,7

@antidoteify 11 месяцев назад

looks lovely

@grahamthebaronhesketh. Год назад

Love the boots.

@sosure 6 месяцев назад

transported back to the sixties when topless cabarets were very popular

@daniellozano8057 Год назад

I WANNA GO!!

@jaguarenduda 11 месяцев назад

she is fantastical

@truegrit7697 Год назад

I LOVE this. I used to be a showgirl in Las Vegas (when there were showgirls). Cirque du Soleil has taken over all of the shows in Las Vegas. The only "showgirls" you'll see are short girls who would never make the height cut, wandering aimlessly in feathers through various casinos.

@TheGwennyGreen Год назад

It’s 4 million, not 4 billion. Please correct the title

@LambentOrt Год назад

❤❤❤❤❤

@melodyparra2960 Год назад

Where do they get their feathers

@MoonLitChild Год назад

Some synthetic, some farmed from my experience as a costumer. Feathers are a lot more ethically sourced these days than they used to be

@theunknowndude1159 Год назад

👍

@nyxshecate-2jeipews Год назад

this is like the Rockets in America which dance in the winter season.

@pcbassoon3892 Год назад

You can tell from these clips that they aren't as good as the Rockettes.

@mollywackrow8247 11 месяцев назад

Phenonema.. I think she meant phenomena 😂😂😂

@pcbassoon3892 Год назад

It bothers me that they are never quite together.

@LazloVimes Год назад

Im more curious how the women are ‘still standing’ wearing those heals.

@fintanbeirne7261 Год назад

7.18 that light is upside down

@KL005 Год назад

BOOM

@BBBrasil Год назад

OK, my bucket list got a few items longer 🙂

@___beyondhorizon4664 Год назад

This area is Montmartre, best for walking, it was where all the famous artists hangout in during the Impressionist art period, Picasso, Renoir, Degas etc. The artist mentioned here, Henry tullus basically live near the Mullein Rouch , he died of syphilis 😅

@bigbob1699 Год назад

What does a ticket cost?

@addilyngreene9835 Год назад

The house Fartomaniac built.

@atzonaftaniel4798 6 месяцев назад

2:25 his name is Joseph Pujol

@destinyjones9286 Год назад

This is def... different

@Dan-B Год назад

What’s the reason that most of the dancers and from U.K./AUS?

@user-du9tc1uk6g Год назад

Having been a dancer at the Moulin Rouge it’s because the training that we do in the UK/AUS is more in depth than here in the US. We have built a reputation because of that.

@stepahead5944 11 месяцев назад

@@user-du9tc1uk6gThe US? There's no connection. Wouldn't it make more sense to compare this to France as that's where this is?

@SkepticalChris Год назад

No mention at all about the beautiful male dancers?

@geofferychang8713 Год назад

11:06 so... we're not talking about this crazy hot guy? ☺️

@_baert Год назад

6'3" for men?! wow that must REALLY narrow down the field of men.

@dorianlopez-garza5000 Год назад

WOWWWW THE MOVIE WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND THE ORIGINAL MOULIN ROUGE!!!

@mathildaandersson1341 11 месяцев назад

1:59 going into the comments to see how many people will point out split crotch drawers.

@Yzavy Месяц назад

I wonder where they get that many real feathers ..

@Evitaschannel 11 месяцев назад

"They need to be tall, at least 5'8" if you're a woman" So below the average height? lol

@booksinbed 10 месяцев назад

What? A quick look at Wikipedia said the average height for French women is 5'4". 5'8" is definitely tall here in the US, too.

@TheBarbour Год назад

Is there any possible way that we can get an inside look on how marine corps helicopter pilots train or jets? I feel like a lot of people would like this. The training is long multiple stages. It be great if y'all could do so .🤙🤙🤙

@PaigeDWinter Год назад

It would be a miracle to get permission.

@user-gk3qg9ln5e Год назад

THEY ALL HAVE NICE CANS

@Valesteria1783 Год назад

Where's all my soul sistas, let me hear y'all flow sistas

@fuckugplus 11 месяцев назад

6,3 damn

@annejeppesen160 Год назад

So they’ve had the same show for 24 years????? Clearly it works but darn I would find that tedious

@ajveronikawanderlust4522 Год назад

No, show is changing every year. New dance programm and choreo

@OofusTwillip Год назад

The show is the same, but some of the choreography gets updated, and the guest cabaret acts in between the dance numbers are changed. And, of course, most dancers only stay with the show for a couple of years.

@Camilleillustrates Год назад

Do they mean $4 million? Not billion?

@justinwilliams7290 Год назад

Most definitely lol

@ItsMzPhoenix 10 месяцев назад

Not that I'm interested in auditioning, but why the height requirement?

@Thrivinginthespotlight 3 месяца назад

A taller performer may have a larger than life presence perfect for the drama and theatrics of the show

@javaks Год назад

I am surprised the guy didn’t set his butt on fire farting on candles.

@maishi Год назад

the historian avoided the underwear talk

@alpaydemir4345 4 месяца назад

…and how much is the ticket?

@adelmouhous3795 3 месяца назад

87 euros

@alpaydemir4345 3 месяца назад

So , you can exclude dinner then.

@youtubewatcher4603 Год назад

So that's billion with an M?

@Chaotic_Pixie 11 месяцев назад

TBF, it's less risque now than it was then... the women wear underwear or spankies now rather than split crotch drawers where you might catch a glimpse of... yeah.

@yokedgirth Год назад

Your title and actual info contradict yourself..

@Ms.fortune_cookie Год назад

I thought it was the musical tf 😭

@maureencrawford2275 10 месяцев назад

Aster, just thinking f you a(d your costuming as I warch this. Did you happen to go there when you were in Paris?

@ShinichiKudoQatnip Год назад

you said half of 8M but written 4B?

@ianray8823 Год назад

🎵Started from the Coyote Ugly now we're here🎵

@astaridjatmiko8187 Год назад

it looks fun ❤ i want to join them, but my fat ass won't let me pass the audition 😂

@OofusTwillip Год назад

La Goulue (The Glutton) was a very famous Moulin Rouge dancer, in the early days.

@user-jg4pj9ox3k 2 месяца назад

87€ für 24 von den Mii-Portionen? Scheissdreck

@JeramieRoberts-is1yt 4 месяца назад

Requirement only : white tall and skinny only!

@pdroe Год назад

Moulin Rouge it's kind boring, expensive and a tourist trap... For a real cabaret you can try Madame Arthur almost in the same block... Or Michou.

@lucasquattrucci4122 6 месяцев назад

i worked as electrician in 2010's there, the smell of feet in backstage mixed with perfume and hairspray is no joke.

@andaddplus Год назад

first

@jorgetinoco4257 10 месяцев назад

Was there last week and the show looks so outdated

@lucasquattrucci4122 6 месяцев назад

i worked as electrician in 2010's there, the smell of feet in backstage mixed with perfume and hairspray is no joke.

@mgithaiga1 Год назад

I would like to attend the Moulin Rouge show

@mgithaiga1 Год назад

@@vijay20 can you pay for me?

@jessicahawks3223 4 месяца назад

Ok..i am a bit disappointed that the original history was about working class women having fun and entertaining and making extra cash...now its professional elitist only the "best of the best" make it on stage .. its only about money for the rich that own the place now..its not the same

@helloaloe5217 Год назад

As a former dancer myself, I was not impressed at all with MR show in 2018. Choreography was poor and simple, no synchronization among dancers, singing was very basic. Seating here is terrible! Not worth the money as for me, completely overpriced. Dinner was not tasty.

@lucasquattrucci4122 6 месяцев назад

i worked as electrician in 2010's there, the smell of feet in backstage mixed with perfume and hairspray is no joke.

@ChristinaFromYoutube 11 месяцев назад

That old lady knows good and well it wasn't "ankle" flashes. So why lie? I hate when people do that and try to make something from the past that was about public nudity/prostitution/ pornography into "they didn't want women to show their ankles 😮" Stop it. Get help.

@EvergreenMatCha Год назад

so much costumes that are flammables and lighting = hazard so maybe it was an issue back then

@Motomamiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Год назад

Then why does the title say billion??? I hate this Chanel now

@Liusila 11 месяцев назад

I went to the moulin rouge in Paris in 2022 and it felt like a stale outdated affair. We got squeezed onto a table with an equally unexpecting couple and had to watch the show turned 90 degrees sideways. The girls just couldn’t get into sync and apart from a few individual performances, it felt like a boring and outdated show. I can only hope everyone in the building was hungover that day.