How about following the heroine of The Beauty and the Beast in the former mansion of Charles Le Brun, official painter to Louis XIV ? To find yourself in the midst of a plague epidemic among Buren’s columns, between the Ministry of Culture and the Paris Opera? Comédie-Française ? Or immerse yourself in the atmosphere ofAt Bonheur des Dames at the time ofÉmile Zola at Le Bon Marché?

Companies specializing in immersive entertainment are multiplying. The idea is to break down the “wall” between stage and audience. “ We place the participant at the heart of the experience, becoming an actor. “, sums up Thibault Paquin, who describes himself as one of the French pioneers of the genre. The 40-year-old amusement park expert founded his company, Sculpteurs de rêves, ten years ago: “ We started with Apaches de Paris, on Belle Époque gangs, at the Café Grévinhe recounts. We were supposed to stay three months, we stayed…