{"id":226200,"date":"2026-01-19T15:12:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T14:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agencevu.com\/?post_type=serie&#038;p=226200"},"modified":"2026-01-19T17:42:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T16:42:23","slug":"retour-a-la-caverne","status":"publish","type":"serie","link":"https:\/\/agencevu.com\/en\/serie\/retour-a-la-caverne\/","title":{"rendered":"Return to the Cave, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-small avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap fullsize' style='background-color: #f1f1f1;  '  ><div class='container' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-226200'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-equal-height-column-flextable -flextable' ><div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  av_inherit_color '  style='color:#707070; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"titre-page\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/agencevu.com\/en\/series\/\">Series<\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"hr-titre-page\">\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. Autoclose: 1 -->\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_submenu   container_wrap fullsize' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-226200'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  av_inherit_color '  style='font-size:20px; color:#76a38b; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Return to the Cave<\/strong><strong>,<\/strong> <em>2023<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h5><a href=\"https:\/\/agencevu.com\/en\/jr\/\">JR<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div class='clear'><\/div><div id='sub_menu1'  class='av-submenu-container alternate_color  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  av-sticky-submenu  submenu-not-first container_wrap fullsize' style='  z-index:301' ><div class='container av-menu-mobile-disabled '><ul id='av-custom-submenu-1' class='av-subnav-menu av-submenu-pos-center'>\n<li class='menu-item menu-item-top-level  menu-item-top-level-1'><a href='\/en\/serie\/retour-a-la-caverne\/#act1' ><span class='avia-bullet'><\/span><span class='avia-menu-text'>Act I<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class='menu-item menu-item-top-level  menu-item-top-level-2'><a href='\/en\/serie\/retour-a-la-caverne\/#act2' ><span class='avia-bullet'><\/span><span class='avia-menu-text'>Act II<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class='menu-item menu-item-top-level  menu-item-top-level-3'><a href='\/en\/serie\/retour-a-la-caverne\/#chiroptera' ><span class='avia-bullet'><\/span><span class='avia-menu-text'>Chiroptera<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class='sticky_placeholder'><\/div>\n<div id='act1'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-small avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_submenu  el_before_av_section   container_wrap fullsize' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-226200'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  style=' margin-top:30px; margin-bottom:30px;'  class='hr hr-custom hr-center hr-icon-no  av-medium-hide av-small-hide av-mini-hide  avia-builder-el-8  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first '><span class='hr-inner  inner-border-av-border-thin' style=' width:150px; border-color:#707070;' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_half  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_one_half  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  av_inherit_color '  style='font-size:20px; color:#76a38b; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Return to the Cave &#8211; Act I<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>As part of the Palais Garnier\u2019s renovation, the Op\u00e9ra National de Paris invited JR to transform the scaffolding on this temple of dance and music. Visible throughout September 2023, the facade showed a vast cave that opened to a passage filled with rocks and light.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2028\u2028Retour \u00e0 la caverne<\/em> continued JR\u2019s trompe l\u2019oeil projects, which have taken over iconic sites such as the Louvre Museum, the Trocadero Esplanade, the Farnese Palace in Rome and the Strozzi Palace in Florence. Each installation is an invitation for viewers to change their perspective.<\/p>\n<p>Like an opera libretto, JR\u2019s transformation of Palais Garnier took place in two monumental acts.<\/p>\n<p>Act I referenced the stage sets of epic operas by Berlioz or Wagner and 19th century romanticism. Palais Garnier appeared to be stuck between two times. At first glance, the building seemed to be in ruins, a reflection of the fragility and eternity of Parisian monuments. But upon closer inspection, the piece could also be interpreted as a work of art in permanent construction. Alongside the century-old building and natural formations, contemporary scaffolding was present, a nod to the real and necessary work that physically supports this installation and monument.<\/p>\n<p>Walking up the Avenue de l\u2019Op\u00e9ra, visitors were invited to immerse themselves in this geological universe that evoked the origins of song and dance in Ancient Greece. Until the 6th century BC, Ancient Greek festivities celebrating the gods took place in caves. Through construction &#8211; the digging of large stalls and bleachers &#8211; these celebrations moved to cities and theater was born.<\/p>\n<p>The Palais Garnier installation encouraged viewers to return to a romanticism inspired by the natural world. The cave beckoned viewers to peer inside, invoking Plato\u2019s allegory of the cave &#8211; a place where the exit leads to knowledge and an understanding of the world.<\/p>\n<p>For four nights in September, the cave was brought to life through projections in the Place de l&#8217;Op\u00e9ra. The screenings were open to all free of charge and included showings of <em>Les Bosquets<\/em> by JR; <em>L&#8217;oiseau de feu<\/em> by Maurice B\u00e9jart; <em>Bol\u00e9ro<\/em> by Maurice B\u00e9jart; an excerpt from <em>Les Contes d&#8217;Hoffmann<\/em> by Jacques Offenbach, directed by Robert Carsen; <em>Brise-lames<\/em> by Damien Jalet; an excerpt from <em>Le Parc<\/em> by Angelin Preljocaj; <em>Die Grosse Fuge<\/em> by Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker; an excerpt from <em>La Traviata<\/em> by Giuseppe Verdi, directed by Simon Stone; <em>The Art Of Not Looking Back<\/em> by Hofesh Shechter; and an excerpt from <em>Les Indes Galantes<\/em> by Jean-Philippe Rameau, directed by Cl\u00e9ment Cogitore.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_half  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_hr  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><div  class='avia-image-container  av-styling-no-styling    avia-builder-el-13  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><a href=\"https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte101-649x1030.jpg\" href=\"https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte101-649x1030.jpg 649w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte101-189x300.jpg 189w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte101-50x80.jpg 50w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte101-444x705.jpg 444w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte101.jpg 680w\" href=\"(max-width: 649px) 100vw, 649px\" class='avia_image' ><img width=\"680\" height=\"1080\" class='wp-image-226164 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-226164 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte101.jpg\" alt='' title='Return to the Cave - Act I, Palais Garnier, Paris Opera House, 2023'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte101.jpg 680w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte101-189x300.jpg 189w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte101-649x1030.jpg 649w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte101-50x80.jpg 50w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte101-444x705.jpg 444w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  style='height:30px' class='hr hr-invisible  av-medium-hide av-small-hide av-mini-hide  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_hr '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div  style='height:30px' class='hr hr-invisible  av-medium-hide av-small-hide av-mini-hide  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_one_full '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_one_full  \" style='border-radius:0px; 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margin-bottom:30px;'  class='hr hr-custom hr-center hr-icon-no  av-medium-hide av-small-hide av-mini-hide  avia-builder-el-23  el_before_av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-first '><span class='hr-inner  inner-border-av-border-thin' style=' width:150px; border-color:#707070;' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-24  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_three_fifth  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_three_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-25  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  av_inherit_color '  style='font-size:20px; color:#76a38b; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Return to the Cave &#8211; Act<\/strong><strong> II<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>For Act II of <em>Retour a\u0300 la caverne<\/em>, the Palais Garnier took a significant leap back in time. All architectural features that were present in Act I disappeared, replaced by rocky cavern walls marked with human handprints. The cave became a protective place that shelters its residents from the violence of the world. The darkness revealed light.<\/p>\n<p>The scattering of handprints across the facade anchored the cavern as the birthplace of cave art. Hundreds of people participated in the creation of Act II<em> &#8211; Retour \u00e0 la caverne<\/em> by making prints of their hands during Mano Habilis workshops at le 19m. From September to November, participants learned how to embroider, embellishing their own handprints and posing with their creations at an Inside Out Photobooth. Their prints were collected and placed on the facade alongside hundreds of others.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-28  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_hr  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div><div  style='height:30px' class='hr hr-invisible  av-medium-hide av-small-hide av-mini-hide  avia-builder-el-29  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_full '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-30  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_one_full  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><div  class='avia-image-container  av-styling-no-styling    avia-builder-el-31  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><a href=\"https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte201-1030x773.jpg\" href=\"https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte201-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte201-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte201-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte201-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte201-705x529.jpg 705w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte201.jpg 1440w\" href=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" class='avia_image' ><img width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" class='wp-image-226172 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-226172 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte201.jpg\" alt='' title='Return to the Cave - Act II, Palais Garnier, Paris Opera House, 2023'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte201.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte201-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte201-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte201-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte201-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte201-705x529.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-32  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><div  class='avia-image-container  av-styling-no-styling    avia-builder-el-33  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><a href=\"https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte202-1030x687.jpg\" href=\"https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte202-1030x687.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte202-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte202-80x53.jpg 80w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte202-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte202-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte202-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte202-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte202.jpg 1620w\" href=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" class='avia_image' ><img width=\"1620\" height=\"1080\" class='wp-image-226174 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-226174 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte202.jpg\" alt='' title='Return to the Cave - Act II, Palais Garnier, Paris Opera House, 2023'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte202.jpg 1620w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte202-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte202-1030x687.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte202-80x53.jpg 80w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte202-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte202-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte202-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte202-705x470.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1620px) 100vw, 1620px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-34  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><div  class='avia-image-container  av-styling-no-styling    avia-builder-el-35  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><a href=\"https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte203-1030x724.jpg\" href=\"https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte203-1030x724.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte203-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte203-80x56.jpg 80w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte203-768x540.jpg 768w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte203-1500x1054.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte203-705x495.jpg 705w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte203.jpg 1537w\" href=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" class='avia_image' ><img width=\"1537\" height=\"1080\" class='wp-image-226176 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-226176 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte203.jpg\" alt='' title='Return to the Cave - Act II, Palais Garnier, Paris Opera House, 2023'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte203.jpg 1537w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte203-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte203-1030x724.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte203-80x56.jpg 80w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte203-768x540.jpg 768w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte203-1500x1054.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte203-705x495.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1537px) 100vw, 1537px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='chiroptera'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-small avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-36  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section   container_wrap fullsize' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-226200'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  style=' margin-top:30px; margin-bottom:30px;'  class='hr hr-custom hr-center hr-icon-no  av-medium-hide av-small-hide av-mini-hide  avia-builder-el-37  el_before_av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-first '><span class='hr-inner  inner-border-av-border-thin' style=' width:150px; border-color:#707070;' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-38  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_three_fifth  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_three_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-39  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  av_inherit_color '  style='font-size:20px; color:#76a38b; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Return to the Cave &#8211; Act II &#8211; Chiroptera<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>On November 12th, 2023, the vast cavern covering the facade of the Palais Garnier came to life with <em>CHIROPTERA<\/em>, a project by JR, Damien Jalet, and Thomas Bangalter. Twenty-five thousand spectators filled the Place de l\u2019Op\u00e9ra to watch Amandine Albisson, a principal ballerina at the Paris Opera, open the entrance to the cave with her looming, anthropomorphous shadow. For one night only, JR\u2019s <em>Act II &#8211; Retour \u00e0 la caverne<\/em> installation became a stage curtain that opened to unveil 153 dancers covering scaffolding thirty meters in the air. A stunning performance choreographed by Damien Jalet with music by Thomas Bangalter, <em>CHIROPTERA<\/em> explored the allegories presented in Act I and II of <em>Retour \u00e0 la caverne<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-42  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_hr  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div><div  style='height:30px' class='hr hr-invisible  av-medium-hide av-small-hide av-mini-hide  avia-builder-el-43  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_full '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-equal-height-column-flextable -flextable' ><div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-bottom av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-44  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_one_half  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><div  class='avia-image-container  av-styling-no-styling    avia-builder-el-45  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><a href=\"https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte301-1030x773.jpg\" href=\"https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte301-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte301-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte301-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte301-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte301-705x529.jpg 705w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte301.jpg 1440w\" href=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" class='avia_image' ><img width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" class='wp-image-226178 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-226178 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte301.jpg\" alt='' title='Return to the Cave - Act II, 12 November 2023, 9:22 p.m., Chiroptera, Performance'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte301.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte301-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte301-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte301-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte301-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/agencevu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JR_Caverne_Acte301-705x529.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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