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Street culture in the Grand Palais
The curtains of the Grand Palais were raised from October 13 to 15 2006 on a major event devoted to urban cultures, contributing, through its scope and success, to the recognition of this artistic movement. For three days, hip-hop took possession of the Nave and invited the public at large to discover prolific artists — deejays, dancers, graffiti artists, rollerskaters, slammers, rappers — who pioneered new styles, fashions and ideas.
Rue au Grand Palais, 2006. A skater takes off in the Nave. © Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication, cliché Didier Plowy
Though, for over a century, the nave of the Grand Palais had become accustomed to transformations of all sorts, it opened its doors from the October 13 - 15 2006 to a whole new continent with countless fascinating ramifications: hip-hop. A true artistic movement, hip-hop was the result of a collective history that began in the 1980s, and that celebrated the cult of performance, challenge, audacity and risk.
The brainchild of the Ministry of Culture and Communication, "Rue au Grand Palais" offered three days of freedom and positive energy, three days of performance, demonstrations, and challenges where all could see, hear, and discover disciplines, and meet the talismanic figures and young talents to have emerged from this urban street culture.
The brainchild of the Ministry of Culture and Communication, "Rue au Grand Palais" offered three days of freedom and positive energy, three days of performance, demonstrations, and challenges where all could see, hear, and discover disciplines, and meet the talismanic figures and young talents to have emerged from this urban street culture.
A multitude of performances and disciplines
A busy programme meant that something was happening all day long.
A dance programme scheduled the so-called "battles", in which, each day, a new discipline had pride of place: new style, breakdancing and popping. A sports programme led by Sonikem enthralled the public that discovered for the first time in the Nave the excitement of Double Dutch rope jumping, skating, rollers, bmx and street soccer!
The public was also invited to discover a programme of music, comedy and slam, as well as graphic performances by Acre.
Eric Checco's choreography "Pas de quartier" (No quarter), closed the opening day of Rue au Grand Palais.
A dance programme scheduled the so-called "battles", in which, each day, a new discipline had pride of place: new style, breakdancing and popping. A sports programme led by Sonikem enthralled the public that discovered for the first time in the Nave the excitement of Double Dutch rope jumping, skating, rollers, bmx and street soccer!
The public was also invited to discover a programme of music, comedy and slam, as well as graphic performances by Acre.
Eric Checco's choreography "Pas de quartier" (No quarter), closed the opening day of Rue au Grand Palais.
Rue au Grand Palais, 2006. Walls of graffiti bring colour to the Nave. © Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication, cliché Didier Plowy
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