Discover Crazy Horse Paris in an exclusive documentary on TV channel Arte

For over 70 years, Crazy Horse Paris has been a symbol of Parisian nightlife. Locals, tourists, and celebrities alike gather there to experience the quintessence of the French spirit at its freest, most quirky, glamorous, and creative. The mastermind behind this legendary venue was a visionary and iconoclastic dandy, Alain Bernardin. A colorful character with a tragic destiny, this former antique dealer, part-time painter, and lover of women and the night sought to combine aesthetics and daring, light play and curved silhouettes, turning the female body into an artistic manifesto.

Telling the story of Crazy Horse Paris is telling many stories: that of Parisian nights, of our relationship with the body and nudity, and of the evolution of social mores over the last seventy years...

It is also a story of sexual revolution, women’s emancipation, and of contemporary art, fashion, and music.

Crazy Horse Paris has had to constantly reinvent itself to remain relevant through every era and today must adapt to a new world shaped by a resurgence of feminism and gender issues.

This cabaret remains iconic also thanks to its collaborations with numerous artists such as Christian Louboutin, Dita Von Teese, Arielle Dombasle, Pamela Anderson, Philippe Decouflé, and Beyoncé.

“Crazy Horse, a cabaret called desire” will be broadcast on August 3rd at 10:40 PM on TV channel Arte and available on arte.tv from July 27th to November 7th, 2025.