I'm sure that this has been asked before, but I can't find the exact answer here. Could someone tell me if the show at the Moulin Rouge will be a shock to my 11 year old? She is in love with the movie and keeps asking to see the real show there. I'm assuming that it's similar to a Vegas show, but I am concerned that it might be more racy than women dancing, bare breasted in fancy costumes. Anyone have a review of the shows there?
Thank you,
anna

Saw the moulin rouge show last summer with a group of 14-18 year old girls. We all enjoyed the show a great deal. The girls were also fascinated with the idea that they could drink champagne while they watched the show. (We didn't do the dinner) If bare breasts are not a big deal, your daughter should love the show. The costumes were fabulous, and the stagecraft was fun, as well--live ponies running about on stage, people "flying" in from the ceiling, and so on.

The show is sensual, so I don't know that it would be appropriate for an 11 year old. Nudity isn't a big deal, but we aren't talking about paintings in the Louvre or people just standing around not wearing much. These are real people in a show that revels in sexuality.

Moulin Rouge and shows like it are nothing like the movie, they're about sexy behavior that can be fun for adults. Until they include naked males (and the males are all clothed), it's all about exploiting naked females, which you may choose to see, but it is hardly a good example for an impressionable 11 yr old female child.

Unfortunately anna may not see your advice - she doesn't seem to have been on the board since she posted this question back in early June.

Anna - if you are still around -- don't waste the time or money. There are better shows for adults and none of them are appropriate for an 11 year old.

Assuming you've exposed your 11-year old to a Vegas Show, she will definitely not be "shocked" at Le Moulin Rouge. It is no more racy. I, personally, cannot imagine exposing an 11-year old girl to such things (bare breasts, exposed female genetalia, erect penises) but would leave all that to you, the PARENT to determine.

Wow! I have never had a problem with my kids, now 13 and 16 (but traveled in Europe since they were 1 and 3 yearly) going to a European beach and seeing topless women, as that is something I consider to be pretty natural (though different from American mores ),but I would never, ever take them to see what I consider to be an exploitative show meant pretty much exclusively for tourists, and males, such as the Moulin Rouge. I mean, WHAT are you thinking? An 11-year-old?
Just curious: what benefits do you see her getting out of this? Will you use the excuse that it is "French" to mollify those who rightfully tell you you exceeded the bounds of decency?
It's very interesting - the differences between the French and American views of decency and sex. When you start to mix them, you get tangled. If you're thinking your 11-year-old will be thrilled by the Moulin Rouge,well, probably she will be shocked and tell ALL her friends about it (and all their parents, too), but it won't MAR her. ON the other hand, WHY would you take such a young child to see a show that is programmed for adults? There is something in YOUR thinking that is askew. It really would be far more useful to take her to a beach in France where people bathe nude or seminude - and aren't PERFORMING in the nude - that is, assuming you want nudity to be part of your 11-year-old's experience of Paris.
If the movie (I hated it) is so important, why not take her during daytime to see the venue and then move on?