Background Paris

Background is an alternative tourism project which proposes a discovery of Paris through the angle of Hip Hop culture.

Background offers to tourists and locals, an immersion into the Paris side 2 and a meeting with graffiti artists, musicians and dancers. These artists unveil the work in progress of their artistic practice and deliver a direct mediation to the the audience within their working environment : the street, the workshop, the music studio, dance centers…

The format is divided into three independent experiences of 3 hours where graffiti,
music and dance are respectively honored.

Discovery, meeting, mediation and creation :

The graffiti experience is based on a street art tour in one of the districts of Paris (10th, 11th, 13th, 18th, 19th and 20th) where local and international artists worked on the urban epidermis and transformed the city into an open-air museum.
This urban walk is ended by an encounter with a graffiti artist in his workshop or directly in the street to witness the creation live.

For the music experience, discover the universe of a recording studio for one hour of masterclass alongside a musician (mc, beatmaker, deejay ...) and discover the undertones of musical creation.
To finish the experience in beauty, you are invited to a hip hop musical event in the capital.

The experience dedicated to hip hop dances will take you to a crew of dancers to attend their training session before immersing yourself in the atmosphere of a battle !
Looking for new exhibition formats, share the artistic DNA of this culture and allow the meeting between the audience and the artists are our main intentions.