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Desires (Désirs) is the new show at the Crazy Horse cabaret in Paris. Starting from September 21, 2009 with the launch of the new Crazy Horse show the temperature will rise in Paris.

Crazy Horse Paris Désirs

The new show Désirs, which is directed by Philippe Decouflé and artistic director Ali Mahdavi, is inspired by the eternal theme of femininity, and consists of a series of highly aesthetic and visual tableaus presented by the legendary troupe Crazy Horse dancers. On stage in Paris are the sensual, playful and evocative legends such as Zula Zazou, Jade Or, Psykko Tico and Nooka Karamel.

These classically trained dancers and their spectacular bodies perfectly integrate the sensuous choreography of their performances. Each dancer is bathed in richly colored and textured lighting designs. The colors and images from the dazzling light effects are so vast that it is hard to determine where skin of the gorgeous Crazy Horse dancer ends and the color reflections begin.

The Crazy Horse Paris was originally a wine bar at the Right Bank of the river Seine. Customers, seated at little tables or standing at the bar, came for a drink and to admire famous dancers such as Rita Renoir, Poupée la Rose, Bertha Von Paraboum, Lova Moor or Rosa Fumetto. In 1989 Alain Bernardin turned the Crazy Horse into a tiny theatre.

Showtime:
Sunday to Friday: 8:15 pm & 10:45 pm
Saturday: 7:00 pm, 9:30 pm & 11:45 pm

Reservations:
Tel: +33 1 47 23 32 32 or www.lecrazyhorseparis.com

Entry tickets starting at €70 per person (including half a bottle of Champaign).

Address:
12 avenue George V
75008 Paris
France

Paris Luxury Hotels such as the Renaissance Paris Vendôme, the Meurice, the Ritz Paris, the Park Hyatt Paris Vendôme and the Marriott Champs-Elysées are joining the select group of Paris 5 star hotels.

Five luxury hotels in Paris received a fifth star, bringing the total number of 5 star Paris hotels to eight.

Beginning of June, three other Parisian luxury hotels had already obtained this desirable label; they are the Fouquet’s Barrière, the Hyatt Regency Paris Madeleine, and the Square.

Since January 1^st 2009, luxury hotels in France can apply for the 5 star rating. The former set of criteria which dates from 1986, only had the highest ranking for a hotel at 4 stars. Paris luxury hotels saw this as a disadvantage compared to their foreign competitors, where 5 stars were awarded to the most luxury hotels. The new scale ranges from 1 star to 5 stars and has removed the previous possibility of  a 0 star hotel.

With the Fouquet’s Barrière, the Ritz and Le Meurice, three of the seven so called “Paris palace hotels” now have a fifth star. This very select circle of palaces also includes the Bristol, the Crillon, the George V and the Plaza-Athénée.

The government has confirmed its intention to add a premium term to the 5th star for those palaces. A working group has been formed which make proposals before the end of the year.