Theatre · 4e

Théâtre de la Ville

Théâtre de la Ville - Sarah-Bernhardt is a Parisian theatre located at 2, place du Châtelet in the 4th arrondissement.

From the early 1980s onward, it became a major venue for promoting contemporary dance and its young creators and securing their international recognition. Since 1996, it has also had a second venue in northern Paris, the Théâtre des Abbesses. Wikipedia ↗

Actually paid

103€M

Ordered (contract ceilings)

28.1€M

Works & capital 15.2 €MSubsidies paid 87.8 €M

Subsidies paid to the operator87.8 €M

THEATRE DE LA VILLE →over 7 years · 2018–2024

Break down by year (7 years)

202414.4 €M

202313.3 €M

202212.2 €M

202111.9 €M

202012.6 €M

201911.7 €M

201811.7 €M

The association "Théâtre de la Ville" does not manage only the venue at 2 place du Châtelet: it also operates the Théâtre des Abbesses (18th arrondissement) and, according to recent deliberations, a site in the 8th arrondissement. The subsidy shown covers all of these sites, not this building alone. The works contracts listed, however, do concern this venue in the 4th arrondissement: their purpose names "Théâtre de la Ville" and several specify "75004" or "4ÈME."

Works paid for, year by year15.2 €M

9.7 €M

See the 7 works programmes in detail (2009–2017)

THEATRE DE LA VILLE - RENOVATION2.4 €M THEATRE DE LA VILLE1.4 €M THEATRE DE LA VILLE956 k €THEATRE DE LA VILLE - RENOVATION712 k €THEATRE DE LA VILLE132 k €THEATRE DE LA VILLE1 k €THEATRE DE LA VILLE FACADES1 k €

Payments traced in the City’s published accounts: detailed per works programme until 2017, then only for some large projects from 2019. Each line links to the online accounts.

THEATRE DE LA VILLE - RENOVATION20229.7 €M

Contracts signed for this place28.1 €M

Rénovation Théâtre de la Ville-lot 2 : Travaux bâtiment tous corps d'étatCOLAS FRANCE · 201814.7 €M Rénovation Théâtre de la Ville-lot 3 : ScenographieA M G FECHOZ · 20184.8 €M Rénovation Partielle Théâtre de la Ville 75004 maîtrise d’œuvreBLOND ET ROUX ARCHITECTES · 20153.1 €M

Show the 17 other contracts

Maximum amount set in the contract, not the final spend: what was actually paid on each contract is not published by the City. Each line links to the contract record.

Key moments

MARCH 2002association governance under strainThe vote on an equipment subsidy of 243,919 euros gave rise to a debate on the Arthur Andersen firm's audit, with the executive confirming that Jean Maheu would remain chairman of the board.

JULY 2008a historic change of leadershipThe subsidy vote accompanied the handover of leadership between Gérard Violette and Emmanuel Demarcy-Mota, with the opposition criticizing a subsidy frozen for the third consecutive year.

NOVEMBER 2013the first announcement of the renovationIn voting 300,000 euros for equipment, the executive admitted that a comprehensive renovation of the theatre would have to take place in the following term.

NOVEMBER 2014external oversight ahead of the worksThe Chambre régionale des comptes report praised audiences and programming but pointed to a deficient statutory framework and governing bodies with a secondary role.

MAY 2015the works launched, initial scheduleThe Council set the 2015 subsidy at 10.9 million euros and examined the site's renovation (DPA 34), with closure and "off-site" programming from September 2016 to summer 2018.

SEPTEMBER 2019an unprecedented funding source, works prolongedWith the works still under way, an advertising banner expected to bring in 3 to 5 million euros in revenue was to finance the restoration of the facades, a phase not originally budgeted.

See 2 more moments

FEBRUARY 2009the weight of public funding quantifiedThe 10.4 million euro subsidy was debated in light of a co-production budget reduced from 840,000 to 600,000 euros and a municipal subsidy representing 77% of revenues.

JUNE 2024a second external audit in ten yearsThe Council received a new Chambre régionale des comptes report devoted to the Théâtre de la Ville.

AI reading of 32 documents out of the 310 returned by the search — each line links to its deliberation.

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