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At the Théâtre du Châtelet (Paris 1st)
We advise you to book early, as places go fast!
Les P'tits Fauteuils
- WE LOVE : immersive concerts for children
- AGE : 6 months to 8 years and up (depending on concert)
- PRICES from 8 to 35€
- DATES 8 shows: December 10, January 21, February 25, April 21, April 28, May 26, June 8 to 13 and June 16
- DURATION: from 30 minutes for babies to 1 hour for older children
- PLACE in the Grande Salle and foyer of the Théâtre du Châtelet (Paris 1er )
Les P'tits Fauteuils offers a series of immersive concerts to introduce the very young to classical music.
The concerts take place in a cosy setting where babies and children can play, walk and dance to the music. Concerts for 6 months-3 years are in the large foyer, better suited to a smaller gauge. Children aged 3 and overIn the main hall, they can enjoy more narrative shows.
2023 / 2024 programming
Christmas Concert- The SOTTO VOCE Children's Choir -
December 10, 2023 at 11 a.m.
50 young artists led by Scott Alan Prouty
- AGE : from 5 years
- DATE : Sunday, December 10 at 11 a.m. - Grande Salle
- PRICES 8 to 16 €
- DURATION OF THE SHOW : 1 hour
The music classic to the French song Passing by Broadway !
The Sotto Voce ChoirIt's a human and artistic adventure that's been going on for 31 years! He is considered one of the best children's choirs in France today. You won't be able to resist this Christmas musical journey through swing, mischief and infectious joy. It's an immense pleasure to see this happy troupe, already very professional, and who will undoubtedly make the youngest members of the audience want to sing.
MÉTAMORF'OSE- January 21 at 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Between songs lyrical and dialogues two actresses - singers
An interactive piece inviting the very young into the world of sound
- AGE : 6 months to 3 years
- DATE : Sunday, January 21 at 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. - Grand Foyer
- PRICES from 6 to 12€
- DURATION OF THE SHOW : 45 min including 20 min interactive performance
- KNOWLEDGE : Reservations by telephone only: 01 40 28 28 40
Métamorf'ose is a sound and touch show that combines the different languages of dreams and the irrational. In a perpetual motion, the two actress-singers draw the little ones into a sensitive universe. percussion, revisited Baroque songs and traditional polyphony. Children will be invited on stage to take hold of metronomes, music boxes and other everyday objects that have been hijacked for tactile interaction with the world of sound.
DRUMBLEBEE- by Quatuor Beat - February 24 at 3 p.m.
When four research-percussionists meet the moon
A musical extravaganza - groovy and rhythmic
- AGE : from 5 years
- DATE : Sunday, February 25 at 3pm - Grande Salle
- PRICES from 8 to 16€
- DURATION OF THE SHOW : 1 hour
Revisiting Rimsky-Korsakov's Flight of the Bumblebee and inventing an incredible Bolero by Ravel, the four mad percussionist-researchers reinvent a chamber music concert. Using all manner of percussion instruments, whether knocking, striking or scratching, our virtuosos rub shoulders with jazz and gypsy music in a show that's energetic, fun and offbeat. A great time is had by all with this funny and learned quartet.
OPERANIMAUX - April 21 at 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Two singers and an improvising pianist for a fantasy.
When kids don't want to sleep ... they make up bedtime stories - Works by Wolfgang A. Mozart, Antonín Dvořák, Jacques Offenbach, André Messager, Francis Poulenc, Maurice Ravel, Benjamin Britten, Camille Saint-Saëns and piano improvisations.
- WE LOVE : a show opera for the little ones
- AGE : from 1 to 5 years
- DATE : Sunday, April 21 at 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. - Grande Salle
- PRICES from 6 to 12€
- DURATION OF THE SHOW : 40 min
- KNOWLEDGE Reservations by telephone only: 01 40 28 28 40
When 3 kids don't want to sleep, it's the kingdom of the night that's enchanted... And what if all those animals that children invent for themselves started singing? With the trio of a baritone singer, a soprano and an improvising pianist, the merry bestiary comes to life: a crayfish, sheep, a cat, a fox... a turkey! A truly tender and virtuoso show
COPPER COLORS #3 - by Odyssée ensemble & Cie
April 28 at 4 p.m.
A repertoire spanning three centuries of music - with over 400 performances in France and abroad Couleurs cuivres is a best-seller
- AGE : from 6 years
- DATE : Sunday, April 28 at 4 p.m. - Grande Salle
- PRICES from 8 to 16€
- DURATION OF THE SHOW : 1 hour
Between two tantrums and sulks, the life of a quartet is also one of quiet complicity ... They are four egos: a horn, a trumpet, a trombone and a tuba, and they get along as well as they bicker ... with instruments, the life of a group is indeed that of humans ... But when a fifth ultra-gifted and unpredictable musician upsets everything, a musical battle is about to begin! Repertoires telescope into euphoria ! For grown-ups, it's all about the universal situations that will amuse the brass players in the audience!
PIERRE ET LE LOUP... and jazz by The Amazing Keystone Big Band
May 26 at 2 p.m.
An original jazz adaptation of Serge Prokofiev's tale
New Orleans, bebop, cool, funk or swing - without changing the original text or musical themes.
- WE LOVE : a swinging take on the classic - a must-see for the whole family!
- AGE : from 6 years
- DATE : Sunday, May 26 at 2 p.m. - Grande Salle
- PRICES from 8 to 16€
- DURATION OF THE SHOW : 1:15
Peter and the Wolf, it's THE musical tale who continues to awaken children to classical music. He's left us all with a tender little tune that's been adapted into a jazz version in this show! The fabulous big band The Amazing Keystonewithout changing any of the The story's texts and musical themes take us on a humorous journey through the diversity of the genre's repertoire: New Orleans, bebop, cool or swing .... A great time to spend with Pierre and his friends in a whirlwind of energy and tenderness. A delight for children and adults alike!
L'AMOUR VAINQUEUR - Olivier Py
June 8 to 13, 2024
A show adapted from a Grimm fairy tale
Alexandrines and lyricism for a childlike operetta
- WE LOVE : operetta for children
- AGE : from 6 years
- DATE : June 8 to 13 - Grande Salle
- June 8 and 11 at 7 p.m.
- June 9 at 3 p.m.
- June 12 and 13 at 8 p.m.
- PRICES from 10 to 35€
- DURATION OF THE SHOW : 1 hour
L'Amour vainqueur is a show adapted from the Brothers Grimm fairy tale "Demoiselle Maleen". Olivier Py takes us on an operetta in which alexandrines sing out a story of incredible love. For disobeying her father, a young girl in love is imprisoned in a tower .... Upon her release, 7 years later, the young girl is confronted with a world devastated by war and human folly, a world where nature is disappearing. But she's determined to move heaven and earth to escape her suitor and find her lover, even if it means fighting an ugly general with a moustache! These famous singers invite young and old alike to experience operetta from a child's point of view.
Workshops - COME AS YOU SING
June 8 to 13, 2024
Becoming a singer in a choir: a human and artistic adventure
Take to the stage with the SOTTO VOCE Children's Choir for a public performance!
- WE LOVE : a joyful, immersive singing activity for children with a final performance like the pros
- AGE : from 6 years
- WORKSHOP DATES : May 26 to June 16
- DATE OF PERFORMANCE June 16
- IMPORTANT Attendance at workshops is crucial to the success of the project
- PRICES :
- DURATION OF THE SHOW :
"Come Comme vous chantez", two amateur choirs will perform alongside the SOTTO VOCE Children's Choir for a public performance at the Théâtre du Châtelet! Over the course of the year, two workshops will be offered to prepare the children: an indoor choir for ages 6 and up, and a stage choir for ages 8 and up - a training kit will even be provided so that children can practice at home (playback, choreography, tutorials, etc.).
ROOM CHOIR WORKSHOPS (ages 6 and up)
- Sunday, May 26 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- Sunday, June 9th 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- Saturday, June 15th from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
- Sunday June 16th 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (dress rehearsal) and performance at 3 p.m.
STAGE CHOIR WORKSHOPS (ages 8 and up)
- Sundays, March 10, March 24 and April 28 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- Sundays, May 5 and June 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Saturday, June 15th from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Sunday June 16th 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (dress rehearsal) and performance at 3 p.m.
