Shows in Paris in December 2026

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Burlesk - Tournée

Espace Maurice Bejart

directed by Pauline Uzanwith Vanessa Ghersinick, Roxane Merlin, Pauline Uzan or Léa LecorvaisierWhen humour and fantasy create a most exhilarating mix! all audiences (from 12 years old) duration

For kids

Alice au Pays des Merveilles

Le Funambule-Montmartre · 18th

52 more dates · until 31 Mar

A very hurried Scottish rabbit has an appointment with a diva Queen of Hearts…This is a tender and funny adaptation of the famous tale.

Dance

Casse-Noisette

Le 13ème Art · 13th

9 more dates · until 2 Jan

Presented by ARG Project CASSE NOISETTE Ballet Music: Piotr Tchaïkovski Libretto: Marius Petipa based on Hoffmann's tale Choreography: Marius Petipa The magical ballet "Casse-noisette" (The Nutcracker) makes its tr

Dance

Casse-Noisette - Ballet & Orchestre - Tournée 2026/2027

Palais des Congrès de Paris · 17th

9 more dates · until 19 Jan

Let yourself be enchanted by the magic of Christmas in winter 2026-2027, with the great classical ballet Casse-Noisette! Performance duration: 2h10, including one intermission. Discover Casse-Noisette: Ballet et Orc

Circus & magic

French Twins - Digital Illusionnists

Le Majestic - Scène de Montereau

French Twins - Digital Illusionnists at Le Majestic - Scène de Montereau, in Paris. Tickets available via Fnac Spectacles.

Contemporary

Un cycle pour explorer la démocratie au Théâtre de la Concorde

Théâtre de la Concorde · 8th

3 more dates · until 17 Dec

Each month, based on the theme running through the Théâtre de la Concorde's programme, political scientist Loïc Blondiaux invites a prominent intellectual figure to explore a major democratic question. Together, they…

Dance

Thés dansants saison 2026-2027

Centre Paris Anim' Maurice Ravel · 12th

6 more dates · until 22 May

Throughout the year, Centre Paris Anim' Maurice Ravel welcomes you for tea dance afternoons! Friendly moments open to everyone.

Circus & magic

Humans 2.0

Théâtre Silvia Monfort · 15th

12 more dates · until 20 Dec

After Wolf last season, Circa returns with Humans 2.0 at Théâtre Silvia Monfort, a high-tension show, to be experienced without a net.

For kids

Les Fabuleuses : La Découvreuse oubliée

Théâtre La Reine Blanche · 18th

19 more dates · until 6 Dec

This fourth installment in the theatrical series Les Fabuleuses deals with Marthe Gautier's discovery of Down syndrome (trisomy 21), a discovery long attributed to her colleague Jérôme Lejeune. Quickly sidelined,…

Contemporary

L'Agora stoïcienne de Guillaume Beauquesne au Théâtre de la Concorde

Théâtre de la Concorde · 8th

2 more dates · until 19 Dec

L’Agora stoïcienne is a meeting space for anyone and everyone who questions the major issues of our time.

Contemporary

Théâtre : Mémoire de fille

Théâtre La Reine Blanche · 18th

9 more dates · until 13 Dec

BASED ON THE EPONYMOUS WORK BY ANNIE ERNAUX Mémoire de fille recounts the “first night of love” of 18-year-old Annie D. during the summer of 1958, while she was working as a camp counsellor. 50 years later, having…

Stand-up & comedy

La Parabole du Seum

Théâtre Public de Montreuil

15 more dates · until 12 Dec

Facing the torments of our era, Rébecca Chaillon imagines an astrological fable that intertwines science fiction, profane rituals, and body politics. An attempt at survival that brings together an extraordinary…

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Petit traité de toutes vérités sur l'existence · Fred Vargas, Manon Chircen, Claire Lasne Darcueil

Théâtre Paris - Villette · 19th

6 more dates · until 5 Dec

Undeniably written with the humour of despair, this text reconciles all matters of the heart that have gone awry.

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Théâtre : Suzanne, d'une gueule à l'autre

Théâtre La Reine Blanche · 18th

6 more dates · until 12 Dec

🎶 Théâtre: Suzanne, d'une gueule à l'autre — an 'autre spectacle' event to experience at Théâtre La Reine Blanche, in the atmosphere of a Parisian venue dedicated to live performance.

Circus & magic

Marc Oosterhoff & Owen Winship – The Smallest Things

Centre culturel suisse Paris · 3rd

7 more dates · until 12 Dec

The Smallest Things is a melancholic and funny duo that, without artifice, creates a show from nothing: thanks to their acrobatic bodies and a few accessories, Marc Oosterhoff and Owen Winship transform an empty space…

Stand-up & comedy

« Brioches et révolution ! » : quand la démocratie se met à table

Théâtre de la Concorde · 8th

8 more dates · until 11 Dec

With this show, Bérangère Jannelle revisits the first months of the French Revolution for everyone (teens and adults), without ever simplifying the issues.

Dance

Changer #1 – Le Désir • Marie Mortier, Fahartadji Ahmed-Ibrahim

Le Grand Parquet · 18th

Today, everything calls for change: how to change collectively and individually, to invent new ways of thinking and living?

Dance

Coupe du monde de danse électro de LRC

Chaillot - Théâtre national de la Danse · 16th

2 more dates · until 5 Dec

For the fourth consecutive year, discover the electro dance world championship, the first dance born in France since the French cancan. Two days to thrill to the rhythm of unleashed battles and performances, workshops,…

Stand-up & comedy

Bonjour Quand Même - Haroun

Théâtre Le 13e Art · 13th

32 more dates · until 26 Jan

With five one-man shows to his name, Haroun, known for his subtle and incisive humour, returns with a brand new show titled « Bonjour quand même ».

Circus & magic

Le Mauvais Sort • Spectacle de Céline Champinot

La Maison des Métallos · 11th

5 more dates · until 12 Dec

In the still-smoking ruins of the catastrophe, a cabaret comes to life: that of "Le Mauvais Sort", where the images and passions of the Western world are purged. At the heart of the disaster, people sing, they laugh in…

Dance

Les Fabuleuses : L'Affaire Rosalind Franklin

Théâtre La Reine Blanche · 18th

5 more dates · until 13 Dec

The third episode is dedicated to Rosalind Franklin, a British physical chemist who was world-renowned despite her young age when she arrived in London to work on DNA in 1951. She quickly felt very alone in a very…

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Dora et Franz

Le Grand Parquet · 18th

2 more dates · until 10 Dec

Suffering from tuberculosis, Kafka follows his beloved to Berlin instead of seeking treatment. Before dying, he asks Dora to marry him, but her father refuses. The show invites the audience to this wedding that never…

Dance

« 1 Degree Celsius » de Sung Im Her | Her Project

Chaillot - Théâtre national de la Danse · 16th

5 more dates · until 16 Dec

Are we slaves to our own profiles? With Tomorrowisnowtodayisyesterday (TiNTiY), choreographer Sung Im Her delivers an electric performance on our addiction to social media. Driven by clubbing rhythms, this explosive…

Stand-up & comedy

L’Amant

Mairie du 11e arrondissement · 11th

Noémie Gantier has embarked on a long journey: to perform the entirety of a novel learned by heart, L’Amant by Marguerite Duras. Here, she delivers some excerpts.

Dance

Chaillot Expérience Party

Chaillot - Théâtre national de la Danse · 16th

Designed for the younger generation and curious families, Chaillot Expérience Party transforms the theatre into an artistic playground.

For kids

Spectacle Jeune Public

Bibliothèque Buffon · 5th

Cette adaptation théâtrale, librement inspirée du best-seller « La chenille qui fait des trous », propose un univers drôle et coloré. : un spectacle à croquer pour toute la famille ! A partir de 1 an. Sur inscription à…

For kids

Flopi ! Flopi !

Médiathèque Marguerite Duras · 20th

Fabienne Morel et Debora Di Gilio vous emmènent sur les chemins bretons et italiens de ces grands contes de notre enfance et vous dénichent des versions traditionnelles de chez elles. Les trois héros à la queue en…

Dance

30 ans du département danse aux Abbesses - première partie

Studios de Danse des Abbesses · 18th

The dance department celebrates 30 years since its establishment in the Abbesses Dance Studios

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El corazón de Ester - Alberto Cortés

Opéra Bastille · 12th

5 more dates · until 19 Dec

After presenting Analphabet last season, Alberto Cortés returns with his new creation, destined to be performed only 50 times…

Contemporary

Les fabuleuses : Exil Intérieur

Théâtre La Reine Blanche · 18th

4 more dates · until 19 Dec

This first episode in the theatrical series traces the journey of Lise Meitner. An Austrian physicist of Jewish origin, she collaborated with German chemist Otto Hahn in Berlin. With Hitler's rise to power, her…

Circus & magic

Le festin

L'atelier du plateau · 19th

3 more dates · until 18 Dec

La nouvelle création de la Compagnie Tau est une plongée dans l’œuvre philosophique de Platon, Le Banquet. Émilia Tau, comme Socrate et les autres convives, nous livre ici sa version de l’éloge d’Éros.

Dance

Delay the Sadness de S-E-D / Sharon Eyal

Théâtre du Rond-Point · 8th

4 more dates · until 19 Dec

Can art push us to act in the face of the climate emergency? With 1 Degree Celsius, choreographer Sung Im Her creates an activist work. Seven dancers translate the rise in global temperatures into movement. Between…

Other show

SQEP (le spectacle qui n’existe pas) • La BaZooKa

Le Grand Parquet · 18th

SQEP (Le spectacle qui n’existe pas) is a piece to be listened to, a journey into a labyrinth of fictions to visualise, a shifting hallucination that transcends rationality.

For kids

Normalito · Pauline Sales

Théâtre Paris - Villette · 19th

12 more dates · until 3 Jan

A fable about normality and difference, about the fears inspired by those we think we don't understand, yet who are just like us.

Dance

« Chill in the City » de La Place - Breakleague

Chaillot - Théâtre national de la Danse · 16th

Breakdance returns to Chaillot with the benchmark event Chill in the City. The French and international underground scene gathers for a 12th edition with an electric atmosphere! A day packed with battles, workshops, and…

For kids

Coffre · Laurent Fraunié

Théâtre Paris - Villette · 19th

9 more dates · until 3 Jan

Coffre is a show conceived as a joyful and contemplative picture book to satisfy a desire for gentleness and wonder… and it ends with a real tree to plant!