Where is the Cent Quatre in Paris France?
Where is the Cent Quatre in Paris France?
The Cent Quatre (pronounced [sɑ̃ katʁ], meaning “104”) is a public cultural centre in Paris, which opened on 11 October 2008 on the site of a former municipal undertaker’s at 104 rue d’Aubervilliers, in the 19th arrondissement of the city.
What can you do at the CENTQUATRE Paris?
As an artistic and cultural factory of a new genre, the CENTQUATRE-PARIS welcomes visitors and artists from all over the world. Theatre, visual art, dance, music… thought up as truly collaborative platform, it gives access to all of today’s art, through a resolutely popular, contemporary and challenging programme.
Is the Centquatre in Paris a cultural factory?
We hope to see you all again soon. As an artistic and cultural factory of a new genre, the CENTQUATRE-PARIS welcomes visitors and artists from all over the world.
Who are the directors of the Cent Quatre?
The Cent Quatre is by law a “public institution for cultural cooperation”, meaning it is managed at arm’s length by local government. It has the official name “104 CENT QUATRE”. Two directors, Robert Cantarella and Frédéric Fisbach, were nominated in 2005 by the Mayor of Paris, Bertrand Delanoë.
What are the activities of the Cent Quatre?
Activities. The Cent Quatre is part of a European network of similar projects. These include: RadialSystem V, a music and dance centre based in a former electricity sub-station in Berlin; Zone Attive, an arts centre opened in a former abattoir in Rome in 2008; Matadero Madrid, an arts centre also based in a former abattoir.
What was the CENTQUATRE used for in Paris?
The main hall on the rue d’Aubervilliers was used for the preparation of coffins and catafalques. The second, on the rue de Curial housed 80 hearses and around 100 funeral chariots on the ground floor and 300 horses in 28 stables in the basement, where over 6,000 coffins were also stored, along with horse-feed and a 50,000-litre water tank.