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Théâtre du Jeu de Paume

Aix-en-Provence

Built in 1660 as a jeu de paume court where Louis XIV played the precursor to tennis, this intimate Italian-style theater now hosts chamber music, operas, and candlelight concerts. The 493-seat hall preserves its ornate 18th-century character and remains one of France's few surviving historic theaters of its kind.

intimate theater
classical music venue
18th century architecture
Festival d'Aix-en-Provence

Tips

👑Louis XIV played jeu de paume here in 1660
🏛️one of only two surviving 18th-century Italian theaters in France
accessible for disabilities, contact when booking

Théâtre du Jeu de Paume

21 Rue de l'Opéra, 13100 Aix-en-Provence, France

Upcoming at Théâtre du Jeu de Paume

Saturday, Jul 4
Accabadora

Accabadora

July 4 at 5pm

A haunting contemporary opera set in a Sardinian village where young Maria discovers her adoptive mother's troubling secret. Francesco Filidei's inventive score and Valentina Carrasco's ritualistic staging create an intense, minimalist meditation on compassion, family, and the limits of life.

Saturday, Sep 12
Candlelight : Coldplay VS Imagine Dragons

Candlelight : Coldplay VS Imagine Dragons

September 12 at 7pm

Hundreds of candles flicker as a string quartet reimagines Coldplay and Imagine Dragons hits in an 18th-century theater where Louis XIV once played. It's arena anthems turned intimate: "Fix You" and "Radioactive" stripped to their emotional core.

Candlelight : Hommage à Hans Zimmer

Candlelight : Hommage à Hans Zimmer

September 12 at 9pm

Hear Hans Zimmer's thunderous film scores reimagined for string quartet by the glow of hundreds of candles. The 18th-century Théâtre du Jeu de Paume, where Louis XIV once played Jeu de Paume, makes for a suitably epic setting.