Yes. Entry is free but by reservation only, through the MAIF Social Club's event page, so grab seats before you go.

Will my kid follow it without French?

The spoken text by writer Arthur Dreyfus is in French, but much of the show is told through shadows, firelight sound effects and projected drawings.

It plays in near darkness with crackling flames and shifting shadows, and the company wants you to shiver a little. It is poetic and dreamlike rather than a fright show.

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UpcomingPerformance

Dans ma paume: A Hand-Shadow Show About Cave Art

Name: Dans ma paume: A Hand-Shadow Show About Cave Art
Start: 2026-12-18
End: 2026-12-23T23:59:59
Location: MAIF Social Club

When: Multiple dates in December
Ages: 5+
Price: Free

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Performance3rd Arrondissement

Where

3rd Arrondissement, MAIF Social Club

Ages

Setting

Indoors

Language

French

Original title

Spectacle : Dans ma paume : premier voyage

What you need to know

Rare hand-shadow artistry, as Philippe Beau's hands become animals and characters on the cave wall
Dark, flickering, atmospheric staging, built to give a shiver, so it thrills some kids and unsettles others
Talk with a paleoanthropologist after the Friday evening show, with Jean-Jacques Hublin and the performers

About

Inside a paper cave, a man finds a mysterious wall, a child calls to him, and animals spring to life by firelight. Philippe Beau, one of the few professional hand-shadow artists, performs alongside magic effects and projected drawings by Compagnie 14:20. A quiet, poetic piece about prehistoric cave art, narrated in French. It suits kids happy to sit in the dark and watch; restless ones may struggle.

Free

Fri, Dec 18

Sat, Dec 19

Mon, Dec 21

Tue, Dec 22

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