Folies Bergère

[ French faw-lee ber-zher ]

noun

1. a Parisian music hall founded in 1869 and noted for the lavish spectacle and mildly risqué content of its entertainments.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Folies Bergère¹

< French: the Bergère Follies, after rue Bergère, a street near which it was originally located

Example Sentences

Visually, the show, which is having its world premiere at La Jolla Playhouse, is a feast of pastel colors, aerial thrills, painterly projections and costumes that combine the bawdy imagination of Folies Bergère with the futuristic wit of today’s haute couture.

From Los Angeles Times

It was home to the city’s longest running show, “Folies Bergere.”

From Seattle Times

During its nearly 50-year run, “Folies Bergere” featured elaborate costumes and stage sets, original music that at one time was played by a live orchestra, line dancers, magic shows, acrobats and comedy.

From Seattle Times

Feathered showgirls danced in its Folies Bergère cabaret.

From New York Times

By the 1950s the brothers were working together; in 1957, they created “Les Poupées de Paris,” a “topless” puppet revue, “à la the Folies Bergère,” which opened at the Gilded Rafters, a new, Las Vegas-style restaurant and theater in the San Fernando Valley and played later at Hollywood’s P.J.’s.

From Los Angeles Times