Naissance du Cité

Naissance du Cité' was a "popular spectacle" held at the Vélodrome d'hiver on 18 October 1937 as part of the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne.[1] The auteur for the event was Jean-Richard Bloch

The spectacle was based around the story of an oil-rich colony led by an engineer which was threatened by an imperialist power. However, following the intervention of the League of Nations, there was a decision to pool the world's resource and an era of endless peace was ushered in. The drama unrolled to the sound of horns and sirens, radio news flashes and during the finale not only were there wrestling matches and athletic events, but the cycle track of the Vélodrome d'hiver was used for a cycle race. There was a chorus - achieved by amplifying the voice of radio announcer, but original plans to project a film onto a big screen were dropped, in favour of an enormous back drop designed by Fernand Léger.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Green, Christopher (2003). Art in France, 1900-1940. Yale University Press. ISBN 0300099088. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
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