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Pigalle
Pigalle may refer to: Places ;Paris, France *Quartier Pigalle, an area in Paris around the Place Pigalle, on the border between the 9th and the 18th arrondissements *Place Pigalle, public square in the Quartier Pigalle at the foot of the Montmartre hill *Pigalle (Paris Métro), a station on lines 2 and 12 of the Paris Métro *Théâtre Pigalle, was a theatre in Paris, located in the rue Pigalle in the ninth arrondissement ;Elsewhere *Pigalle Club, a supper club and live music venue in Piccadilly, London Arts * Pigalle (band), French rock band formed in 1982 * Pigalle (documentary), a 2006 documentary by Asa Mader *Pigalle (film), a 1994 film by Karim Dridi Persons *Anne Pigalle, French chanteuse (singer) and multimedia artist *Jean-Baptiste Pigalle Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (26 January 1714 – 20 August 1785) was a French sculptor. Life Pigalle was born in Paris, the seventh child of a carpenter. Although he failed to obtain the ''Prix de Rome'', after a severe struggle he ent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quartier Pigalle
Pigalle () is an area in Paris around the Place Pigalle, on the border between the 9ème arrondissement, Paris, 9th and the 18ème arrondissement, Paris, 18th arrondissements. It is named after the sculpture, sculptor Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (1714–1785). Pigalle is famous for being a tourist district, with many sex shops, theatres and adult shows on Place Pigalle and the main boulevards. The neighbourhood's raunchy reputation led to its Second World War nickname of "Pig Alley" by Allied soldiers. Le Divan du Monde and the Moulin Rouge, a world-famous cabaret, are both located in Pigalle. The area to the south of Place Pigalle is devoted to the retail of musical instruments and equipment, especially for popular music. A section of the rue de Douai consists solely of stores selling guitars, drums and musical accessories. Henri Toulouse-Lautrec's studio was here. Pablo Picasso, Vincent van Gogh and Maurice Neumont also lived here as did Andre Breton, and in 1928 Josephine Baker ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Pigalle
Anne Pigalle is a French singer and multimedia artist (writer, musician, art performer, poet, photographer and painter). Biography Early career Pigalle grew up in Montmartre, Paris. As a teenager, she played guitar in an all-female band, hanging out with punk musicians in Paris and London. She attended the Sex Pistols gig at the Chalet du Lac in 1976. She appeared in magazines such as '' i-D,'' ''Magazine No. 2,'' ''Grabuge'' and '' Facade.'' In the early 1980s, she moved to London, performed in clubs such as Vic Godard's Subway Sect Club Left at the Wag Club, in Soho made a recording of " Love For Sale" produced by Adrian Sherwood released on Illuminated Records and recorded for Channel 4 an opera called ''The Kiss,'' written by Michael Nyman and produced by David Cunningham. She then signed a contract with ZTT Records and released an album on ZTT/ Island Records in 1985 called ''Everything Could Be So Perfect.'' In 1986, Pigalle revamped Café de Paris, a club in Piccadil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Place Pigalle
The Place Pigalle is a public square located in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, between the Boulevard de Clichy and the Boulevard de Rochechouart, near Sacré-Cœur, at the foot of the Montmartre hill. Location and access The square is located between Boulevard de Clichy and Boulevard de Rochechouart, near the Sacré-Coeur, at the bottom of Montmartre hill. It is the best known place in the Pigalle district. This site is served by lines 2 and 12 at Pigalle metro station. Origin of the name The place takes its name from the sculptor, Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (1714–1785), and it is the best-known district of the ''Quartier Pigalle'', the Pigalle district. History In 1826, Mr. Brack was authorized to form on his land and on land that the city conceded to him by way of exchange, in accordance with the deliberation of the ''Conseil municipal'' of 1 June 1826, a street 12 meters wide, from Rue Laval (now Rue Victor-Massé) to the Porte Montmartre (Montmartre gate), and a semi-cir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pigalle (Paris Métro)
Pigalle () is a station on lines 2 and 12 of the Paris Métro, named after the Place Pigalle, which commemorates the sculptor Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (1714–1785) on the border of the 9th and the 18th arrondissement. The station is located under the Boulevard de Clichy in Montmartre and serves the famous Pigalle red-light district. Location The station is located under Place Pigalle, the platforms being established: * on line 2 (between Blanche and Anvers stations), east of the said square and oriented east–west, along the axis of Boulevard de Clichy; * on line 12 (between Abbesses and Saint-Georges), in a curve at the end of Rue Frochot, partly under the tunnel of line 2 which it crosses perpendicularly. History The station was opened on 21 October 1902 as part of the extension of line 2 from Étoile to Anvers. The line 12 platforms were opened on 8 April 1911 with the extension of the Nord-Sud Company's ''line C'' from Notre-Dame-de-Lorette. It was the northern termi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Baptiste Pigalle
Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (26 January 1714 – 20 August 1785) was a French sculptor. Life Pigalle was born in Paris, the seventh child of a carpenter. Although he failed to obtain the ''Prix de Rome'', after a severe struggle he entered the ''Académie Royale'' and became one of the most popular sculptors of his day. His earlier work, such as ''Child with Cage'' (model at Sèvres) and ''Mercury Fastening his Sandals'' (Berlin, and lead cast in Louvre), is less commonplace than that of his more mature years, but his nude statue of Voltaire, dated 1776 (initially in the Institut de France, purchased by the Louvre in 1962), and his tombs of Comte d'Harcourt (c. 1764) (Notre Dame de Paris) and of Marshal Saxe, completed in 1777 (Saint-Thomas Lutheran church, Strasbourg), are good examples of French sculpture in the 18th century. Pigalle taught the sculptor Louis-Philippe Mouchy, who married his niece, and who closely copied Pigalle's style. He is also said to have taught the painte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pigalle Club
The Pigalle Club was a supper club and live music venue in Piccadilly, in the West End of London, West End area of Central London. It was owned by Vince Power, John Vincent Power. Dave West (entrepreneur), Dave West also owned shares in the Pigalle Club. Originally located at another site in Piccadilly, the club re-opened in April 2006. Designed by Stephen Donald and furnished by Shaun Clarkson, the sophisticated Pigalle Club was inspired by 1940s aesthetics. It offered fine dining and live musical entertainment, with tables clustered around the stage. The 400-capacity venue hosted artists performing jazz, and occasionally soul music, soul and pop music, pop music, alongside cabaret and burlesque acts. The Beatles played a concert at the Pigalle on 21 April 1963. Shirley Bassey's performance at the club on 12 September 1965 was recorded and released on the live album ''Shirley Bassey at the Pigalle'' the same year. Other acts that performed at the venue included Yana (singer), Yan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pigalle (band)
Pigalle may refer to: Places ;Paris, France *Quartier Pigalle, an area in Paris around the Place Pigalle, on the border between the 9th and the 18th arrondissements *Place Pigalle, public square in the Quartier Pigalle at the foot of the Montmartre hill *Pigalle (Paris Métro), a station on lines 2 and 12 of the Paris Métro *Théâtre Pigalle, was a theatre in Paris, located in the rue Pigalle in the ninth arrondissement ;Elsewhere *Pigalle Club, a supper club and live music venue in Piccadilly, London Arts * Pigalle (band), French rock band formed in 1982 * Pigalle (documentary), a 2006 documentary by Asa Mader *Pigalle (film), a 1994 film by Karim Dridi Persons *Anne Pigalle, French chanteuse (singer) and multimedia artist *Jean-Baptiste Pigalle Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (26 January 1714 – 20 August 1785) was a French sculptor. Life Pigalle was born in Paris, the seventh child of a carpenter. Although he failed to obtain the ''Prix de Rome'', after a severe struggle he ent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pigalle (documentary)
Pigalle may refer to: Places ;Paris, France *Quartier Pigalle, an area in Paris around the Place Pigalle, on the border between the 9th and the 18th arrondissements *Place Pigalle, public square in the Quartier Pigalle at the foot of the Montmartre hill *Pigalle (Paris Métro), a station on lines 2 and 12 of the Paris Métro *Théâtre Pigalle, was a theatre in Paris, located in the rue Pigalle in the ninth arrondissement ;Elsewhere *Pigalle Club, a supper club and live music venue in Piccadilly, London Arts *Pigalle (band), French rock band formed in 1982 * Pigalle (documentary), a 2006 documentary by Asa Mader *Pigalle (film), a 1994 film by Karim Dridi Persons *Anne Pigalle, French chanteuse (singer) and multimedia artist *Jean-Baptiste Pigalle Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (26 January 1714 – 20 August 1785) was a French sculptor. Life Pigalle was born in Paris, the seventh child of a carpenter. Although he failed to obtain the ''Prix de Rome'', after a severe struggle he ente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Théâtre Pigalle
The Théâtre Pigalle was a theatre in Paris, located in the rue Pigalle in the ninth ''arrondissement''. History Opened on June 20, 1929, financed by Philippe de Rothschild on the estate of his father Henri de Rothschild, the Rothschilds' ambition was to construct the most modern theatre in the world. The architects, Charles Siclis, Henri Just and Pierre Blum, were sent through Europe to research the latest technical developments in theatre design. Graphic artist Jean Carlu designed two well-known posters emphasizing its machine-age image. André Antoine was hired as art director, and Gabriel Astruc as manager. Antoine was replaced after two years with Gaston Baty following a disagreement with Rothschild. The 1500-seat venue opened with Sacha Guitry's piece, ''Histories of France''. The great German impresario Max Reinhardt staged a production of '' Die Fleidermaus'' here in November 1933 Through the 1930s and the war, directors and performers here included Louis Jouvet ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pigalle (film)
''Pigalle'' is a 1994 French neo-noir film written and directed by Karim Dridi and starring Véra Briole and Francis Renaud. The film was entered into the main competition at the 51st edition of the Venice Film Festival. It was also nominated at the 1996 César Awards for Best First Feature Film. Plot The film is set in the Pigalle district of Paris, which is known for its dark and depraved underworld, with strip joints, peep shows, sex shops, drug dens and prostitution. Within this seedy district, rival drug dealers compete against each other, using others (like pawns) in dangerous battles. In one of these battles, is 'Divine' (Blanca Li), a transsexual and transvestite who performs in a nightclub. Her lover is 'Fifi' (Francis Renaud), who is a pickpocket and street hustler. He also flirts with 'Vera' (Véra Briole), who works as a striptease dancer and attraction at a peep show. She lives with 'Jesus le Gitan' (Patrick Chauvel), a career counselor and a small-time drug deal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Rock
French rock is a form of rock music produced in France, primarily with lyrics in the French language. French rock was born as early as mid-1950s, when writer, songwriter and jazz player Boris Vian wrote parody rock songs for Magali Noël or Henri Salvador. Although Vian despised rock and wrote these songs as attacks, they are highly acclaimed by French critics today and considered precursors. The first real French rock acts emerged at the end of the decade and in the beginning of the 1960s, with Johnny Hallyday achieving the most long-lasting success, while other acts like Les Chaussettes noires, led by other French rock star Eddy Mitchell, and Les Chats sauvages (led by Dick Rivers) contributed to the emergence of the genre, the last band writing the first real classic French rock song, ''Twist à Saint-Tropez''. The emergence of the yé-yé movement slowed the commercial success of French rock, although some names like Antoine, Jacques Dutronc, Nino Ferrer and Michel Polnareff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asa Mader
Asa Mader (born February 20, 1975)De Haiden, Moritz (2003) ''Venice Biennale: Cinematographic Art - 60th International Exhibition'', Mondadori Electa, is an American film director, screenwriter and visual artist. History Asa Mader studied cinema and new technologies at Brown University and New York University and was awarded the Roberta Joslin Award for Excellence in Art with one of his first Super 8mm films. Asa Mader co-founded the NY-based digital design studio DIGITAL FORM—which served many prominent brands in the high-end fashion and luxury market ( YSL, Versace, Valentino, Bulgari, Cacharel, Dolce&Gabbana, Pucci, Paul Smith, Sisley, Missoni, Moschino, Vivienne Westwood and Oscar de la Renta). Asa Mader then went on to direct his first narrative film ''La Maladie de La Mort'', based on the homonymous novel by Marguerite Duras and starring Anna Mouglalis. The film was part of the official selection of the Venice Film Festival among others: Locarno Film Festival, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
