Paris, a cosmopolitan and open city, has been the seat of avant-garde movements, both literary and artistic, the center of the world from the 18th to the 20th century. The most brilliant minds have come to settle in the city to exchange and nourish their ideas and artistic sensibilities; among the most important personalities were members of the gay community who found their place in the world, in the "city of love."
For 90 minutes, we will discover the universe of Silvia Beach and her partner Adrienne Monier, as well as their famous Shakespeare and Company bookstore, the heart of English-language literature in the Roaring Twenties. In the 16th century, we will evoke the loves of King Henry III and his court of favorites, as well as his "bridge of tears."
The passions of Monsieur, the courageous and scandalous brother of Louis XIV who was openly gay at the court of the Sun King; in literature, we will talk about the exciting lives of Oscar Wilde, Marcel Proust, Rimbaud, Verlaine, and Colette.
Finally, we will go for a drink in the Marais, the gay district of the city.
