The Philharmonie de Paris is open to all, offering artistic programming and activities that encourage discussion-oriented, interactive activities, with new formats for concerts and shows, tour-workshops, practical workshops, and more. There is a particular focus on weekends, with special weekend programming organised around imaginative themes.
During the David Bowie is exhibition, all of the Philharmonie de Paris spaces will feature events showcasing the glam rock icon, with 6 to 8 March as the highlight weekend.
Wednesday 4 March – 8:30 pm
Thursday 5 March – 8:30 pm
Friday 6 March – 8:30 pm
Monday 9 March – 8:30 pm
Philharmonie 2
Price: €18
Created by David Bowie, the Ziggy Stardust character is a fascinating figment of pop culture. In this cross-genre show combining music and theatre, Renaud Cojo offers an exhilarating exploration of the Bowie phenomenon and the figure of the double.
Tuesday 3 March – 8:30 pm
Wednesday 4 March – 8:30 pm
Thursday 5 March – 8:30 pm
Friday 6 March – 8:30 pm
Saturday 7 March – 6 pm
Sunday 8 March – 4:30 pm
Philharmonie 2
Price: €35
Philippe Decouflé brings together musicians, singers, dancers and performers in a big glam rock celebration. At the crossroads between a concert and a performance, this show presents the different facets of the Bowie legend. Let’s dance!
Children ages 3 to 10
Sunday 8 March – 4 pm
Philharmonie 1
Price: €8 per child
Activity for children whose parents are attending the Philippe Decouflé show.
Saturday 7 March – 9pm
Sunday 8 March – 6:30 pm
Philharmonie 1
Price: €35/€25/€20
Designed by Renaud Cojo, Low/Heroes A Berlin Hyper Cycle is a visual and audio odyssey intermingling the spirits and music of Philip Glass and David Bowie.
Sunday 8 March – 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Museum of music (Philharmonie 2)
Free with a ticket to the Musée de la musique or the David Bowie is exhibition..
Concert-walks give musicians, storytellers and dancers the opportunity to perform in the Museum. For further exploration and experimentation, each performance is accompanied by a workshop. During the David Bowie is exhibition, the Museum will turn its spaces over to explorations of Bowie’s music, roots and influences.
Philharmonie de Paris / Pôle Sup’93 collaboration
Children ages 7/11 and adult companions
Saturday 7 March – 2:30 pm
Price: €8 child/€10 adult companion (includes admission to collections)
Museum of music / Educational areas (Philharmonie 2)
Participants in this tour-workshop will discover the Museum of music and then get a taste of playing musical instruments in a group. Little Rocker gives kids the chance to have real contact with the emblematic instruments of rock – electric guitar, bass, keyboard and drums – and to imagine themselves as rockers for an afternoon.
Teens ages 15 and up and adults
Saturday 7 March – 2 pm
Sunday 8 March – 2 pm
Philharmonie 2
Price: €10
Designed for amateur musicians eager to explore a musical aesthetic, this collective practice workshop is the chance to interpret one or more musical pieces from the work of David Bowie.
Teens ages 15 and up and adults
5 February to 18 June, Thursdays 7 pm to 9 pm
Philharmonie 2
Price: €135
This cycle is designed for musicians who regularly practice an instrument. After visiting the David Bowie is exhibition, participants choose several of the artist's songs that have left an impression on them. Then, guided by the musicians leading the workshop, they identify the musical characteristics and collectively compose and arrangement in the spirit of Bowie's work.
Teens ages 15 and up and adults
Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 March – 10 am to 5 pm
Philharmonie 2
Price including admission to the exhibition: €110 (lunch not included)
This workshop explores the musical universe of David Bowie, marked by frequent changes in style, and allows participants to learn several passages representative of the artist’s career. The course culminates in a collective creation based on these multiple fragments. The workshop is coupled with a tour of the David Bowie is exhibition.
Adults
Saturday 7 March – 11 am to 12:30 pm
Philharmonie 1
One price only: €5
A fun and participative event that makes musical culture accessible to all. The workshop is made up of several educational sequences involving games, listening commentary, discussion and musical practice.
Adults
Saturday 7 March – 2 pm (Roundtable at 4pm)
Philharmonie 2
Free admission with a reservation
Can composition processes, the structures of sound, instrumental gestures, music theory or analysis take on a sexual identity? Is the notion of gender, such a hot topic in today’s society, a critical factor or a category of analysis in music? Musicologists and political scientists exchange their points of view, between deep history and a societal issue.
Open to all, ages 15 and up
Saturday 7 March – 6 pm to 7:30 pm
One price only: €5
The public is invited to try their hand at being the music critic, like on the radio. Participants first listen to works or artists from the weekend concert programme and then discuss them in a session led by the facilitator, whose role is to elicit a more developed personal stance from each “critic”.
Adults
Sunday 8 March – 3 pm
Philharmonie 2
Free admission with a reservation
A convivial time and place to discuss the music of David Bowie. Listening, discussion and commentary are orchestrated by music journalist Éric Tardy.
Adults
Sunday 8 March – 3 pm
Philharmonie 2
Free admission with a reservation
This event is the chance to meet and talk with the choreographer who will present the show he has created in honour of David Bowie.
Adults
12 to 26 March, Thursdays 7 pm to 9 pm
Philharmonie 2
Price: €18 (cycle including 1 entry to the temporary exhibition)
In connection with the David Bowie is exhibition, the College has organised this course on the multiple facets of the most “glam” artist of all: from pop star, androgynous rocker and master of hits to actor and style icon, etc. This cycle also explores Bowie’s relationship with France, where he produced his music even before he was known, and the French artists (from Brel to Genet) who were a significant influence on him. This cycle includes a tour of the temporary exhibition.
Course led by Jérôme Soligny, musician and journalist.