Alain bernardin biography

Cabaret in Paris

Le Crazy Horse Saloon or Le Crazy Horse de Paris is a Parisiancabaret and strip club known for its stage shows performed by nude female dancers and for the diverse range of magic and variety 'turns' between each nude show and the next. Its owners have helped to create related cabaret and burlesque shows in other cities. Unrelated businesses have used the phrase "Crazy Horse" in their names.

History

The Paris Crazy Horse occupies former wine cellars (12 in all, which have been combined) of an impressive Haussmanian building at 12 Avenue George-V (from the British king George V, in French "George Cinq").

Alain Bernardin opened it in 1951 and personally operated it for decades until his death by suicide in 1994.Paul de Cordon took hundreds of photos at the cabaret. Many of the original waiters (their names stitched in large letters onto the backs of their waistcoats) were also substantial shareholders in the original company. The enterprise remained a family business, in the hands of Bernardin's three children, until 2005, when it changed hands. By this time the name "Le Crazy Horse de Paris" was used for the original venue and Crazy Horse Paris for one in Las Vegas (formerly La Femme) at the MGM Grand.

Along with its dancers, the Crazy Horse has also been a popular venue for many other artists, including magicians, jugglers, and mimes. Bernardin explained that he loved magic because it corresponded with his vision: "[Magic] is a dream. There is no show that is more dreamlike than a magic show. And what we do with the girls is magic, too, because they aren't as beautiful as you see them onstage. It's the magic of lights and costumes. These are my dreams and fascinations that I put onstage."

Under new shareholders and new management from 2005, Crazy Horse started featuring famous or prestigious artists stripping for a limited number of shows, including D

Alain Bernardin Biography

Alain Bernardin (1916 - 1994), born in 1916 in Dijon and 1994 in Paris, is the founder of the Crazy Horse Saloon cabaret and the creator of the Art of the Nude. He was therefore an entrepreneur but also an important art collector. In 1951 he founded the Crazy Horse Saloon. In addition to the Crazy Horse in Paris, two other establishments were opened abroad: one in Las Vegas, the other in Singapore until 2007. In 1977 he directed the film Crazy Horse de Paris, in which Rosa Fumetto, Lova Moor and Lily Paramount. In those years he was in a relationship with Lison Bonfils, a former model turned stylist. He married in 1985 the star of his shows Lova Moor, whom he discovered and launched. Alain Bernardin committed suicide in 1994, in his office at the Crazy Horse in Paris, at the age of 78.

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Unique and Exotic . . . a Show of beauty, using Lighting and Music, and stunning young women . . . a ‘challenge’ to any artist!

Alain Bernardin, the owner of the famous Parisian Night-club “The Crazy Horse Saloon”, wanted to celebrate 25 years in business on Avenue George V, and he asked Nicola to do a series of paintings depicting his unique “girls” - - - an exhibition of this exceptional collection of works, was held in a noted Paris Gallery . . .

We stayed in Paris whilst Nicola did his enviable ‘research’. . . sketching his subjects. Then it was home to Rome to create this stunning Collection of paintings . . .

Two round canvasses were particularly Dramatic . . . . almost as if the viewer is looking through a spy-glass - - - underlining the Dramatic Theatrical quality of ‘Le Crazy’ - - -
Masterpieces of Staging - - - painted by a Master Artist!