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Author: Axel Simon
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Who is behind La Station - Gare des Mines, and what is the history of the club?
Olivier Le Gal & David Georges-François (La Station), Roman Szymczak (Atelier CRAFT): Collectif MU is behind La Station. We founded the collective in 2002, long before the club opened in 2016, with the aim of imagining creative ways of presenting art. We made a name for ourselves thanks to “sound trails” in the public space, then by organising the "Filmer la musique" festival at la Gaîté Lyrique. In 2012, we opened the Garage MU, a concert hall with a capacity of 130 people, located in the 18th arrondissement of Paris.
All of these initiatives for creation, diffusion and production came together in La Station - Gare des Mines, when we responded to a call for projects launched by the French railway company (SNCF) to use the premises of La Station Sud.
We could take over the premises for six months and use them only for outdoor concerts at first. That's when Atelier CRAFT offered to design and build La Station's stage, in exchange for a workshop space in the venue. As the first season went well, we were ext...
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