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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1906/00/00 Roger Bouvard becomes the first architect of the Theatre des Champs-Elysees, 1906 to 1908
1911/00/00 Antoine Bourdelle is commissioned to create the frieze and decorate the facade of the Theatre des Champs-Elysees
1911/00/00 Rene Lalique Artisan Rene Lalique is creates the glass dome of the main theater of the Theatre des Champs-Elysees.
1911/07/03 Henry van de Velde Architect Henry van de Velde leaves his position as architect of the Theatre des Champs-Elysees, 1910 to 1911.
1912/09/00 Edouard Vuillard Painter Edouard Vuillard begins painting scenes from current Paris plays (eg Le Malade Imaginaire opened on 5 November 1912, Theatre de Odeon, and Le Petit Cafe at the Theatre du Palais-Royal) in the foyer of Theatre des Champs-Elysees.
1913/00/00 Auguste Perret Architect Theatre des Champs-Elysees is completed under the direction of brothers Auguste and Gustave Perret
1913/04/02 Claude Debussy Conductor Theatre des Champs-Elysees theatre opens with a gala concert Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune
1913/04/02 Camille Saint-Saens Conductor Camille Saint-Saens conducts Phaeton and excerpts from La lyre et la harpe during the Theatre des Champs-Elysees gala opening
1913/04/02 Gabriel Faure Conductor Gabriel Faure conducts La naissance de Venus at the Theatre des Champs-Elysees gala opening
1913/04/02 Paul Dukas Conductor Paul Dukas conducts L'apprenti sorcier at the Theatre des Champs-Elysees theatre's opening gala The Sorcerer's Apprentice
1913/05/15 Sergei Diaghilev Producer Jeux premieres at the Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Paris Jeux
1913/05/15 Claude Debussy Composer Jeux premieres at the Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Paris Jeux
1913/05/15 Ballets Russes Ballet Company Jeux premieres at the Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Paris Jeux
1913/05/29 Serge Sudeikin Assistant Set Designer The Rite of Spring debuts at the Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Paris, causing an actual riot. The programme also include Les Sylphides, Weber's Le Spectre de la Rose and Borodin's Polovtsian Dances. The Rite of Spring The Rite of Spring Riot
1913/05/29 Maurice Ravel Audience Member The Rite of Spring debuts at the Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Paris, causing an actual riot. The programme also include Les Sylphides, Weber's Le Spectre de la Rose and Borodin's Polovtsian Dances. The Rite of Spring The Rite of Spring Riot
1913/05/29 Olga Khokhlova Dancer The Rite of Spring debuts at the Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Paris, causing an actual riot. The programme also include Les Sylphides, Weber's Le Spectre de la Rose and Borodin's Polovtsian Dances. The Rite of Spring The Rite of Spring Riot
1913/05/29 Igor Stravinsky Composer The Rite of Spring debuts at the Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Paris, causing an actual riot. The programme also include Les Sylphides, Weber's Le Spectre de la Rose and Borodin's Polovtsian Dances. The Rite of Spring The Rite of Spring Riot
1913/05/29 Frederick Delius Audience Member The Rite of Spring debuts at the Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Paris, causing an actual riot. The programme also include Les Sylphides, Weber's Le Spectre de la Rose and Borodin's Polovtsian Dances. The Rite of Spring The Rite of Spring Riot
1913/05/29 Harry Graf Kessler Audience Member The Rite of Spring debuts at the Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Paris, causing an actual riot. The programme also include Les Sylphides, Weber's Le Spectre de la Rose and Borodin's Polovtsian Dances. The Rite of Spring The Rite of Spring Riot
1913/05/29 Florent Schmitt Audience Member The Rite of Spring debuts at the Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Paris, causing an actual riot. The programme also include Les Sylphides, Weber's Le Spectre de la Rose and Borodin's Polovtsian Dances. The Rite of Spring The Rite of Spring Riot
1913/05/29 Jean Cocteau Audience Member The Rite of Spring debuts at the Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Paris, causing an actual riot. The programme also include Les Sylphides, Weber's Le Spectre de la Rose and Borodin's Polovtsian Dances. The Rite of Spring The Rite of Spring Riot
1913/05/29 Claude Debussy Audience Member The Rite of Spring debuts at the Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Paris, causing an actual riot. The programme also include Les Sylphides, Weber's Le Spectre de la Rose and Borodin's Polovtsian Dances. The Rite of Spring The Rite of Spring Riot
1913/06/02 Gertrude Stein Audience Member "The Rite of Spring" is performed for the second time. The Rite of Spring
1913/06/02 Giacomo Puccini Audience Member "The Rite of Spring" is performed for the second time. The Rite of Spring
1913/06/13 "The Rite of Spring" has its fifth and final performance of its initial run.
1924/05/26 "Les biches" begins performances at the Theatre des Champs-Elysees as part of the Eighth Olympic Games. Les biches VII Olympic Games, Summer 1924
1924/06/20 Darius Milhaud Composer Ballets Russes's "Le Train Bleu" operetta opens. The real Blue Train takes wealthy tourist from Paris to the resorts of southern France. The ballet's characters includes a tennis player, a golf player, tarts and gigolos.
1924/06/20 Ballets Russes Ballet Company Ballets Russes's "Le Train Bleu" operetta opens. The real Blue Train takes wealthy tourist from Paris to the resorts of southern France. The ballet's characters includes a tennis player, a golf player, tarts and gigolos.
1924/06/20 Pablo Picasso Curtain by Pablo Picasso Ballets Russes's "Le Train Bleu" operetta opens. The real Blue Train takes wealthy tourist from Paris to the resorts of southern France. The ballet's characters includes a tennis player, a golf player, tarts and gigolos.
1924/06/20 Jean Cocteau Senario Ballets Russes's "Le Train Bleu" operetta opens. The real Blue Train takes wealthy tourist from Paris to the resorts of southern France. The ballet's characters includes a tennis player, a golf player, tarts and gigolos.
1924/06/20 Coco Chanel Costume Designer Ballets Russes's "Le Train Bleu" operetta opens. The real Blue Train takes wealthy tourist from Paris to the resorts of southern France. The ballet's characters includes a tennis player, a golf player, tarts and gigolos.
1925/10/02 Miguel Covarrubias Set Designer La Revue Negre, 25 Black American performers doing a Harlem style tap show with the aesthetics of French colonialist fantasy, opens at the Theatre des Champs-Elysees
1925/10/02 Josephine Baker Performer La Revue Negre, 25 Black American performers doing a Harlem style tap show with the aesthetics of French colonialist fantasy, opens at the Theatre des Champs-Elysees
1925/11/19 Josephine Baker Performer La Revue Negre ends its run, but long remember for Joe Alex and Ms Baker dancing nearly naked in just feathers
1925/11/21 Josephine Baker Performer Josephine Baker's Colored Revue has arrived. The music is tuneless and the end of the show is dull, but never Miss Baker's part. It was even less dull the first night when she did what used to be, what indeed still should be called a stomach dance.
1927/05/26 Charles A Lindbergh Pilot Louis Franchet d'Esperey welcomes Charles Lindbergh to a gala for him and the conquest of air. Lindbergh's Transatlantic Flight: New York to Paris
1927/05/26 Louis Franchet d'Esperey Dignitary Louis Franchet d'Esperey welcomes Charles Lindbergh to a gala for him and the conquest of air. Lindbergh's Transatlantic Flight: New York to Paris

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Particulars for Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Paris:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Architectural Style - Facet aka category Art Deco - Zigzag Moderne
Sight Category Building
Area of Significance Entertainment - Recreation
Area of Significance Theatre




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