Crazy Horse, a cabaret on avenue George-V since 1951

The Crazy Horse, a cabaret at 12 avenue George-V, opened on 19 May 1951. Alain Bernardin set it up on the ground floor and in the old cellars of a Haussmann building, around the idea of a highly polished American-style striptease. The name is that of a Sioux chief, the décor that of an 1870s saloon.

Charles Aznavour made his first appearances here. Bernardin gave every dancer a stage name: Lova Moor, whom he married, Rosa Fumetto, Polly Underground. False lashes, stiletto heels and bobbed wigs with a fringe became the house signature. Beyoncé shot the video for Partition here in 2013.

After the founder’s death in 1994, his children Didier, Sophie and Pascal ran it until 2006, when a group led by Philippe Lhomme bought it. Andrée Deissenberg opened the stage to guest stars, from Dita Von Teese to Conchita Wurst. Philippe Decouflé, Christian Louboutin and Chantal Thomass have created numbers for it.

The cabaret turns 75 in 2026 and presents Vertiges, Philippe Decouflé’s new show, in a room renovated by the architect Benoît Dupuis. It stands in the Golden Triangle of the 8th arrondissement, a short walk from the Seine.