The Moulin Rouge cabaret in Paris has its windmill back, after a stunning collapse

(6 Jul 2024)
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Paris, France - 5 July 2024
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1. Tilt down from countdown until Moulin Rouge windmill is lit up again, to dancers performing
2. Various of dancers performance
3. Various of dancers posing
4. Pan right of dancers posing and cheering
5. Mid of windmill
6. Mid of dancers posing
7. Close of windmill
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Alli Goodbun, Canadian dancer:
"It feels amazing. The Moulin Rouge is such an iconic place, it's such an iconic establishment not just in Paris but around the world. It's known globally, and it's such an honour to dance here every single night. We do two shows every single night here at the mill and to have our mill back up and running it feels like a new chapter has begun, yet nothing is new we are just continuing on and it's amazing. It feels amazing to dance here every single night, and it's so nice to feel like it's back in one piece."
9. Wide of Alli Goodbun, Canadian dancer, and another dancer posing with legs up in the air
10. Close of boots
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Alli Goodbun, Canadian dancer:
"It's amazing. I feel like I'm truly part of the French culture here, dancing the French can-can every night. I not only live in Paris, but I feel like I'm a part of it and being able to do it at the Moulin Rouge every single night, it's history, it's historic, and it's amazing. It feels amazing."
12. Tilt up of Goodbun posing
13. Close of Goodbun
14. Wide of dancers performing with the backdrop of the Moulin Rouge
15. Close of windmill
16. Wide of presentation with managing director of the Moulin Rouge, Jean-Victor Clerico
17. Close of Moulin Rouge sign
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Jean-Victor Clerico, managing director of the Moulin Rouge:
"It's a very special evening, a lot of pressure of course, a lot of excitation as well because two months ago we were very shocked about what happened here at the Moulin Rouge. So, a lot of pressure because we wanted to be ready for the Olympics this summer, especially before the 15th July because we have here the flame coming here in front of the Moulin so we will have a special event for that. So, it is a lot of excitation tonight because the windmill without it's wings it is a little bit sad, no?"
19. Wide of crowds gathered
20. SOUNDBITE (English) Jean-Victor Clerico, managing director of the Moulin Rouge:
"The can-can dance is born here in the Moulin in 1889. Since then, we always have the can-can in the show because it is a strong message, you know, at that time artists, women, you know, were claiming their own rights a long time ago already, with this dance. Because the dance at that time, dancing was not allowed for a woman alone, and the can-can dance was the way for them to, you know, to just exist and, you know, try to make the society evolve."
21. Close of Moulin Rouge banner
22. SOUNDBITE (English) Jean-Victor Clerico, managing director of the Moulin Rouge:
"Our job is to put on stage a show that will, of course, make people happier and just forget, you know, troubles of daily life. We are facing a lot of troubles here in France, in the world, and our job for us is honestly, you know, to produce happiness with the show. And we can tell that when we see the people leaving out the Moulin after show, you know, they are always smiling, singing, and it's wonderful for us because it means that we are successful."
23. Close of Moulin sign
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