Cabaret & Circus

This traditional circus has been in the same family for seven decades. It now has a brand new façade to match its revamped interior, and crowds flock for its twice-yearly seasons.

Toulouse-Lautrec posters, glittery lampposts and fake trees lend tacky charm to this revue, while 60 Doriss dancers cavort with faultless synchronisation. Costumes are...

Drag, sparkling costumes, good food and wine: Michou's show is not quite as 'blue' as his azure attire suggests. Book ahead if you want to dine.

Probably the oldest lesbian cabaret in Paris, Chez Moune opened in 1936 and still has nightly shows. Saturdays are traditionally women only, but in the last year other...

Big cats are the stars of the show, but horses, elephants and monkeys also make Pinder the most traditional travelling circus in France.

More risqué than the other cabarets, the Horse, whose art du nu was invented in 1951 by Alain Bernadin, is an ode to feminine beauty: 13 lookalike dancers with identical body...

This big top hosts companies such as Cirque Plume, Centre National des Arts du Cirque and aerialists Les Arts Saut.

The racy Folies Pigalle's programme includes everything from dancehall and hip hop to techno and electro, go-go dancers, striptease shows and Paris's only transsexual spectacle...

This is the largest cabaret of all: high-tech touches optimise visibility, and chef Philippe Lacroix provides fabulous gourmet nosh. On stage, 60 Bluebell Girls slink around,...

This stylish cabaret/theatre bar is used by Dan Ghenacia and the Freak 'n' Chic posse for buzzy after-parties on Sundays. It's usually a more traditional circus and cabaret...

For the last 36 years, this Marais institution has been launching new talent with weekly comedy platforms. With a dinner-and-show ticket, you can dine on Moroccan cuisine at...