Friday, June 12, 2026

Moulin Rouge's crimson windmill sails restored and turning once more

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PARIS (AP) — The enduring crimson windmill sails of Paris’ Moulin Rouge cabaret are turning as soon as extra.

Thirty two dancers decked out in crimson feathered costumes carried out in entrance of the famend cabaret ’s turning wings on Thursday night to commemorate their restoration.

The sails — a vibrant emblem of Paris’s bohemian way of life — collapsed on April 25, 2024, after a present.

The incident came about shortly earlier than 2 a.m., after the final efficiency of the evening had ended and the viewers had left the historic cabaret venue, famend for its dazzling reveals and can-can dancers.

Moulin Rouge’s Director Jean-Victor Clerico advised French media on the time {that a} “technical problem” led to the windmill’s sails and a part of the cabaret’s illuminated signal crashing to the bottom.

Till their collapse greater than a yr in the past, the Moulin Rouge’s wings had been turning since 1889.

They had been put again in place in time for the Paris Olympics final July, however hadn’t turned once more till Thursday night.

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