Le cirque électrique - Paris

Cirque Électrique is located on the Porte des Lilas slab that covers the Paris ring road. At the crossroads of several cities, between Paris and Seine-Saint-Denis, on a suspended territory, it offers a hybrid circus program.

Circuses - Experiments - Shows of all kinds - Theater - Performances - Balls - Concerts - Films - Debates - Exhibitions - Laboratory circuses - Cabinets of curiosities rub shoulders.

There's a real universe at Cirque électrique, oscillating between circus tradition and the reality of radical, modern urban culture. There are electro-punk inspirations, performances, burlesque...

Located at the Porte des Lilas, the site covers 25 hectares, bordering three neighboring communes: Les Lilas, Bagnolet and Le Pré Saint-Gervais, and two Paris arrondissements (20th and 19th). The project and the desire to create a cultural link between the inner suburbs and Paris through a space dedicated to the creation, dissemination and transmission of the circus arts was initiated by the Mairie de Paris. Cirque Électrique is the prime contractor for this investment project, putting its experience of occupying land at the service of the project.

The restaurant, boutique and bar, Le Nouveau Tigre, is open Tuesday to Friday from 11:30am to 3pm, Wednesday to Saturday from 6pm to 2am, and on Sundays from 4pm. A pleasant terrace opens in fine weather (from May), where you can eat, have a drink and even watch a show.

HLM (Habitat Libre et Mobile) opens in 2022. It's a hybrid gallery, bookshop, record shop and Speak Easy.

But Cirque Electrique wasn't born at Porte des Lilas, it has a much longer history. It was born at the Arènes de Nanterre in 1995 and has been on the road ever since: La Caserne in Pontoise (95), Quai de Seine (Paris 9eme), Quai de la Gare (Paris 13eme), la Cour du Maroc (Paris 18eme), La villa / Elaboratoire (35 - Rennes), Le RTT (Brussels), Avignon - Ile de la Barthelasse (84)....