The Marais Dance CenterSince 1970
At no. 41 rue du Temple, in the heart of the Parisian Marais, an address known beyond the borders, a porch leads the visitor into the paved courtyard of a historic XNUMXth century building, the Hôtel Berlize.
For nearly 50 years, a DANCE CENTER has been thrilling the neighborhood!
A city within a city lives to the rhythm of music and dance: never silent...
From 9 a.m. to 22 p.m. we dance there, we play there, we sing there!
It's a total experience in an unusual place!
Dance,without limitsOur passion
At the Marais Dance Center mingle without disturbing each other, dance and singing studios, theaters, restaurant.
In a perpetual movement, dancers of all levels and of all ages, experienced in Classical Dance or ready to travel, meet: African Dance, Contemporary, Jazz, Salsa, Funk, Hip-Hop...
The Centre is open to everyone with a genuine desire to welcome them; people come not only for the dance but also for the place itself , for the music , and for the friends . Shakespeare, Goldoni, and Molière have also found their place here.
Around a hundred teachers teach nearly 70 disciplines in the center's 18 studios , where operatic voices mingle with jazzy melodies. Bodies breathe, relax, and recharge.
The Centre de Danse du Marais also houses a musical theatre school , Les Enfants de la Comédie Musicale . You can also discover various exhibitions and lectures on dance there.
Attracting a clientele from France and abroad , the Centre radiates unparalleled strength and energy. The magic of the place works its spell on all who enter its courtyard.
Dancers and casual passersby alike share the spirit of the Centre de Danse du Marais.
The soul of the dance is magnified by the splendor of this place; is it the meeting of architecture, 1580, and the creation in 1581 of the “Ballet comique de la Reine” by Beaujoyeulx, the first major date in the history of ballet?.Yves Casati,
Paris Opera dancer
A place,a storyCDDM
The history of this site begins in the 16th century around 1580 , when the parents of the lord of Berlize bought a plot of land on rue Pierre au Lard (an insignificant alley that would never have thought that it would be the star of local chronicles in the 21st century) to build a private mansion.
In the 19th century, it became a coaching inn or coaching inn under the name " The Golden Eagle Inn ". It escaped demolition in 1920 , thanks to its listed facades , but affected by the alignment with the Rue du Plâtre, it was left abandoned.
It then served as an annex to the Paris halls, alternately hangar, warehouse or workshop, treated without any consideration. The courtyard is covered with a frame that completely destroys its aesthetics.
It was sold at auction before the Second World War . The parents of the current owners acquired it but lost their lives in deportation. Their daughters then vowed to restore it, in memory of their parents but also out of a love for beautiful architecture and a desire to return to the community a prestigious element of our national heritage.
The Centre exists today thanks to the passion of Micheline Carrance , its founder . Her son , Antoine Carrance , is the current director.
In the early 70s , she opened the first room with a classical dance teacher.
Over the years, the dance center has grown, eleven studios have opened, named after Ravel, Offenbach, Berlioz, Lully, Chopin…
Today, all the dances of the world are taught there with a level of rigor that has established and maintains its reputation.
Antoine Carrance,the director of the centerA word from the director
“I am fortunate to manage this magical place created in the early 70s by my mother, Micheline Carrance , a pharmacist who became the founder and director of the Centre de Danse du Marais. The choice then presented itself to me ( the young biochemist in turn succumbed to the allure of dance to become its director ).”
Raised in this culture since childhood, Pina Bausch and Maurice Béjart were pivotal figures in shaping my life. This unique institution , under our joint leadership, has steadily grown in renown. Young dancers of the past now enroll their own daughters in classes taught by prestigious professors , indeed, true masters. And the teachers, across all generations , are role models for the students.
Here, we position ourselves as a hub of projects and a catalyst for connections . Not only do we see the curiosity of Parisians, admirers, or strollers lost in the courtyard, but the energy emanating from the Centre de Danse du Marais, to my great delight, leaves no one indifferent.
Micheline Carrance,the founder of the CenterHis memory has endured since 17/09/2019
Micheline Charapanovsky Carrance, founder of the Center de Danse du Marais has passed away…
An exceptional woman in the world of the Arts.
His passion has become our daily life or how to make a dream possible and thumb your nose at fate. And since 1971, the Dance Center is the best proof of this.
A talent scout , avant-garde in her choices, a swarm of unconventional ideas to transform into classics, cultivating the art of precision in all its forms.
The love of Art, the love of Dance, the love of Life...
The pharaohs had their lives engraved on the walls of their pyramids so that they would not be forgotten, Micheline Carrrance will not need it...
It already lives on in the memory of those who have, if only once, crossed the doors of the Centre..
She brought the world together in this family home, all ethnicities, ages and religions united for once , so that at least within these walls we could believe…
For now our hearts, all our strength and all our support go out to Antoine, his son and all his family.
This is the end of a beautiful chapter, not the end of the book….
