Folies Bergère

[faw-lee ber-zher]

noun

1. a Parisian music hall founded in 1869 and noted for the lavish spectacle and mildly risqué content of its entertainments.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Folies Bergère¹

< French: the Bergère Follies, after rue Bergère, a street near which it was originally located

Example Sentences

She was both the very famous star of Paris’s Folies Bergère and an icon of the Art Nouveau movement, with an eye toward the possibilities abstraction held for dance.

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Visually, the show, which is having its world premiere at La Jolla Playhouse, is a feast of pastel colors, aerial thrills, painterly projections and costumes that combine the bawdy imagination of Folies Bergère with the futuristic wit of today’s haute couture.

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It was home to the city’s longest running show, “Folies Bergere.”

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During its nearly 50-year run, “Folies Bergere” featured elaborate costumes and stage sets, original music that at one time was played by a live orchestra, line dancers, magic shows, acrobats and comedy.

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Feathered showgirls danced in its Folies Bergère cabaret.

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