The Moulin Rouge is a dance hall in Paris, which is featured
in Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s 1891 poster “Moulin Rouge: La Goulue.” It is a
lithograph. This poster started Toulouse-Lautrec’s poster career and made him
famous overnight.
La Goulue is the can-can dancer who shows her petticoats.
The figure in the front of the poster is the "boneless" acrobat (because
he is very flexible) Valentin le Désossé. The audience appears in silhouettes
in order to focus attention on the performers. The style of silhouettes is
borrowed from the Japanese, which was popular at the time.
The Moulin Rouge opened on the boulevard de Clichy in 1889,
in the Montmartre district of Paris. Moulin Rouge is French for red windmill,
which is featured in front of the club. The Moulin Rouge is still open today
and provides entertainment for tourists from all over the world.
There are two movies named Moulin Rouge from 1952 and 2001.
The 2001 Moulin Rouge movie starring Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor is one of
my favorite films. I love the musical numbers and the spirit of love and
creativity.
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