The document summarizes information about the Crazy Horse Saloon cabaret in Paris known for its nude dance shows. Some key points:
- It was opened in 1951 and featured nude female dancers performing to lighting, music, and special effects.
- Dancers are deliberately chosen to be similar in height, breast size to maintain anonymity on stage.
- It remains a family-run business and has inspired similar shows in other cities under the Crazy Horse name.
- In addition to dancing, it features magic acts and other variety performances between nude shows.
3. • Le Crazy Horse Saloon or Le Crazy Horse de Paris is a Parisian cabaret known for its
stage shows performed by nude female dancers and for the diverse range of magic and variety
'turns' between each nude show. Its owners have helped to create related shows in other cities,
and unrelated businesses have used the phrase "Crazy Horse" in their names.
• The Paris Crazy Horse occupies former wine cellars (12 in all - knocked together) of an impressive
Haussmanian building at 12 Avenue George V (from King George V, in French "George Cinq").
• Alain Bernardin opened it in 1951 and personally operated it for decades until his death by suicide
in 1994. Many of the original waiters (their names stitched in large letters onto the back of their
waistcoats) were also substantial shareholders in the original company.
• The dancers are deliberately chosen to be indistinguishable on stage in height and in breast size
and shape. As of 2008[update], the enterprise remains a family business, now in the hands of
Bernardin's three now grown-up children. Using the name "Le Crazy Horse de Paris" for the
original, "Le Crazy Horse de Singapore" for a similar but now-defunct show in that city, and Crazy
Horse Paris for one in Las Vegas (formerly La Femme) at the MGM Grand.
• Along with its dancers, the Crazy Horse has also been a popular venue for many other artists,
including magicians, jugglers, and mimes. Bernardin explained that he loved magic because it
corresponded with his vision: "[Magic] is a dream. There is no show that is more dreamlike than a
magic show. And what we do with the girls is magic, too, because they aren't as beautiful as you
see them onstage. It's the magic of lights and costumes. These are my dreams and fascinations
that I put onstage." [1]
• Under new management, Crazy Horse has recently started featuring famous or prestigious artists
stripping for a limited number of shows, such as Dita Von Teese, Carmen Electra, Aria Cascaval,
Arielle Dombasle or Pamela Anderson[2][3]. They have also hired Philippe Decouflé as
choreographer[4]
• The Paradiso Girls have named their album Crazy Horse after the club, as one of their members
Aria Cascaval worked here. It is also mentioned in the Motley Crue song "Girls, Girls, Girls".
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24. 我看過巴黎的紅磨坊秀 Moulin rouge ,也看過美國的 MGM 秀。
上述兩種 show 都是唯美的出奇, Crazy horse show 我沒有看過,
有機會時,建議您都去看看。
李常生 Eddie Lee Taipei 12/12/2011
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