Cover image: Josephine Baker by Henri Manuel
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The year 2025 marks two important milestones for Josephine Baker—the 100th anniversary of her Paris début and the 50th anniversary of her death in a Paris hospital.

La Revue Nègre - the show that catapulted Josephine Baker to international stardom - opened at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées on October 2, 1925.

Josephine Baker and Joe Alex in "La Danse Sauvage" in La Revue Nègre
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To commemorate the 100th anniversary of this auspicious occasion, the theater organized three events—a dance performance by Germaine Acogny, an evening of song with mezzo-soprano Adèle Charvet, and a gala featuring music and dance.

Jean-Pierre Hadida, producer/director of Joséphine Baker, Le Musical, has created a new edition of the show to commemorate the 50 years that have passed since Baker's death on April 12, 1975.

Joséphine Baker, Le Musical 50th anniversary flier

Entrée to Black Paris joins in the commemoration by sharing links to several articles we have published about Baker over the years.

Studying Josephine (2024)

Visiting Josephine's Cenotaph at the Pantheon (2022)

Josephine Baker le musical (2022)

Josephine's Glorious Entry into the Pantheon (2021)

What's New at Josephine's House (2017)

Josephine Baker's Heyday - The 1930s (2017)

Renovations at Josephine Baker's Villa Le Beau Chêne (2014)

Josephine's Suburban Paradise - Le Beau Chêne (2013)

Josephine Baker at Paris en Chansons Exhibition (2012)

I hope you enjoy them!

Josephine Baker by Harcourt (1939)
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