# Nighttime by Michel Lorand: French premiere at the Jeu de Paume

A screening in the Jeu de Paume auditorium of *Nighttime*, a 52-minute experimental film by Belgian artist-filmmaker Michel Lorand, shown in France for the first time. It is built around free improvisation by baritone saxophonist Hanne De Backer. Presented with the Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles; RSVP required.

- Type: Film
- When: Sunday 25 October 2026, 11:30 AM (CET)
- Where: Jeu de Paume (auditorium), 1 Place de la Concorde, Jardin des Tuileries, 75008 Paris, Concorde / Tuileries
- Artists: Michel Lorand and Hanne De Backer
- Part of: [Paris Art Week 2026](https://artweekguide.com/weeks/paris-2026)
- RSVP: https://jeudepaume.org/evenement/nighttime/
- Event's own page: https://jeudepaume.org/evenement/nighttime/
- On Art Week Guide: https://artweekguide.com/events/nighttime-by-michel-lorand-french-premiere-at-the-jeu-de-paume

## From the organiser

French premiere of Belgian artist-filmmaker Michel Lorand's 52-minute experimental film built around free improvisation by baritone saxophonist Hanne De Backer, presented with the Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles after his 2025 retrospective at WIELS and CINEMATEK.

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