Unusual Tip: a free olfactory concert at the L'Orangerie Cultural Center (95)

In Île-de-France, experiences follow one another and are never the same. Every week, unusual concepts await the curious in search of novelty and surprise. For example, have you ever attended an olfactory concert?

Intrigued? Then mark your calendars: on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, the L'Orangerie cultural center, located in Roissy-en-France, in theVal d'Oise e , not far from Charles de Gaulle Airport, invites us to enjoy this multi-sensory experience. The icing on the cake: it's free and no reservation is required, subject to availability!

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But what exactly does this involve? This unusual show, directed by Emma Dubois and born out of a collaboration between municipal music and dance schools, theater workshops, visual arts, and the media library, offers an evening of concert music in which each piece is accompanied by an olfactory signature inspired by it, allowing the audience to literally smell the music. The idea here is to "create a dialogue between the ear and the nose, between sound emotion and sensory memory. " This is sure to intrigue music lovers and perfume enthusiasts eager to discover these two art forms from an original angle!