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French cabaret originated as a space where song, poetry, and acting met without clear boundaries between performers and audience. In cabaret At the Agile Rabbit, the oldest Parisian cabaret in Montmartre, this tradition has been nurtured for more than a century: without microphones, without sound systems and without stage distance, in an atmosphere in which the evening is built through direct communication and joint participation.
The performers who come to Split operate in precisely this spirit. Their roles on stage constantly overlap: the singers occasionally accompany each other on instruments, the musicians take on narrative and acting moments, and the entire ensemble functions as a living, interchangeable troupe. This manner of performance gives the program a spontaneity and the feeling that the concert is taking place “in the moment”, rather than as a pre-fixed performance.
Term Academy of French Song does not denote a classical educational institution, but rather an artistic collective gathered around the Lapin Agile, whose task is to preserve and transmit the tradition of French chanson, but also to open space for new interpretations and young authors. An evening of French chanson brings the atmosphere of an authentic Parisian cabaret to the Croatian House, and the program includes old French songs, Parisian chansons, Édith Piaf songs, and wine and cabaret tunes in which the audience often becomes an active participant.
My lover of Saint-Jean – Leon Agel / Emile Carrara
Kerchief – Folklore
Time cherries – JB Clément / A. Renard
A bicycle – Francis Lai / Pierre Barouh
Wonderful – Charles Aznavour / Jacques Plante
L'Hymne à l'amour – Edith Piaf / Marguerite Monnot
In Paris – Francis Lemarque
Dead leaves – Jacques Prévert / Joseph Kosma
Belleville Ménilmontant – Aristide Bruant
The storm – Georges Brassens
Distract yourself – Jutine Jérémie
A life – Michel Bergam
Around a lock – Michel Bergam
From Bouges to Cathedrals – Michel Bergam
The thing of the heart – Zoe Fottorino
If I were a man – Diane Tell
When we arrive in town – Luc Plamondon / Michel Berger
The Sky, the Sun and the Sea – François Deguelt
She was so pretty – Alain Barriere
The Spanish Boat – Léo Ferré
And of Lady and of Man – André Minvielle / Marc Perrone
Le Chant des Sardinières –Claude Michel
Padam – Henri Contet / Norbert Glanzberg
A long blonde braid – Michel Bergam / Jean-Claude Orfali
The Stranger – Léo Ferré
It was beautiful life. – Michel Bergam
The Song of Maxence – Michel Legrand
The Green Crocodile – Jean-Claude Orfali
Nini's dog skin – Aristide Bruant
On the Champs-Élysées – Pierre Delanoe
