To celebrate the fifth birthday of the French fashion magazine, this exhibition explores the theme of ‘obsession' via 8, specially commissioned, projects from contemporary photographers/artists But Sou Lai, Raphaël Dallaporta, Rick Giles, Douglas Gordon, Guillaume Herbaut, Alexandre Guirkinger, Martin Parr et Yanai Toister, aswell as a mini retrospective of photos of shoes - often stilettos - published in the magazine since its inception.

A past performer in the Merce Cunningham Dance Company and one of the founding members of New York's Judson Dance Theater, Deborah Hay has already been a guest of the Festival d'Automne in 2005 and 2006 (The Match and O,O). Since the middle of the 1960s, just like Yvonne Rainer, Steve Paxton, Simone Forti or Trisha Brown, she has been striving to push back the frontiers of dance culture, trying to take away its sacred aura. A subtle and witty composition written for six female voices, If I Sing To You was commissioned by William Forsythe Company.

Sharing and reveling in inter-disciplinary experiences are the raison d'être of New York choreographer Jennifer Lacey. So it's most fitting that her latest work The Assistants (created with artist Nadia Lauro and vocalist-composer Jonathan Bepler), is driven by a latent desire to create utopian rapports between the group and the individual.

Halfway between a baroque vanitas from the 17th century and a puppet from the Mexican day of the dead, Regis-R's monumental sculpture presented on the mezzanine of the Centre Pompidou reminds us of life's fragility. Like a contemporary archeological find, the skeleton, assembled out of a fantastic collection of found plastic, denouces our society's joyous over consumption.

Following the plight of Franz Biberkopf as he stumbles out of prison and into the chaos of Weimar-era Berlin, this 15-hour epic is widely considered one of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s greatest works. The prolific German director adapted Alfred Döblin’s modernist novel as a 14-part serialisation for television in 1980, but it received only a lukewarm reception on its first airing. Thanks largely to championing by American critics, Berlin Alexanderplatz is today hailed a classic, as much for its dark, captivating visual imagery and outstanding understated performance as for its unique blend of cynicism and humanity. The newly restored version was first presented at the Berlin Film Festival earlier this year, and will be screened in two all-day sessions at the Pompidou Centre on Sat 15-Sun 16 December (Sat 15 Dec: 1pm, episodes 1+2; 3.30pm, episodes 3+4; 5.45pm episodes 5+6; 8.30pm, episodes 7+8. Sun 16 Dec: 2pm, episodes 9+10; 4.15pm, episodes 11+12+13; 8pm, epilogue). RW
In German with French subtitles.

You could easily miss the entrance to this discreet hotel situated across the road from the BHV and Hôtel de Ville. But don’t be fooled by its unassuming exterior – within lies one of the Marais’ best kept secrets. The smallest room is 35m2, which is bigger than many apartments in Paris. The 30 rooms are beautifully decorated in a charming neo Napoleon III style, and come in 3 grades: standard, superior and duplex, the latter give you all the luxury of a private Parisian apartment. All are clean and comfortable and come with flat-screen TV, double-glazed windows and the 5th-floor rooms even have private balconies. Each floor has a different theme: Venice carnival, French literati, Parisienne chic, whimsical art, and Camden Street. Breakfast is brought up to your room as there is no breakfast room in the hotel, and in fact no communal areas at all. KDG

Three words: cheap and chic. Jean-Paul Gaultier, Kirsten Dunst and Sofia Coppola are huge fans of this place. Rezam, who's been running the store for a decade, caters to vintage mavens and costume designers looking for bargains. Most of the pieces go for 5-20€ a pop. KDG

The brainchild of fashionista Bérénice Bigot (who dresses like she’s straight out of the 40s), the boutique concentrates on designer pieces from the 70s and 80s. KDG

Poached egg, white-bean salad and smoked haddock, part of 39€, 3-course menu.

When three-star Michelin chef Antoine Westermann boldly opened this tiny bistro far from his native Strasbourg on the Ile St-Louis what followed was immediate success. Unlike the traditional, old-style bistro that many expected, a fresh modern space beckoned from the cobblestone streets. The formula is simple: a small, minimally designed dining room, seating 40 in a relaxed, communal space; an updated Alsatian cuisine, with great vegetables; and friendly, dynamic service thanks to the omnipresent Adrien. While Anthony Clémot has recently left the kitchen to run the recently re-opened one-star Drouant, his replacement, Frédéric Crochet, also from the Westermann stable, brings his own vision to the master’s remote-controlled restaurant. A recent tasting from the 39€ menu included a perfectly poached egg on top of a white-bean salad with delicious slivers of smoked haddock, juicy free-range chicken and herb risotto, and a spicy stewed pear in red-wine sauce. The wine list is well chosen and priced, with offerings either by the glass or bottle. One of Paris’ best-value and most interesting neo-bistros.

The former Axial Beaubourg has annexed the property next door to give it 19 new rooms and a stylish bar-lounge open to passing Marais hipsters – hence the change of name, though the same helpful team still manages it. If you like contemporary décor in the centre of the action this is the place for you. The hotel is superbly placed for the Marais’ lively bar scene and the Centre Pompidou, and looks like a page from Elle Déco with its giant two-tone lampshades, moss-coloured or Prince-of-Wales check chairs, and library stocked with design tomes. In the new rooms, designer Jean-Phlippe Nuel has combined wallpapers and fabrics in modish brown tones and there are square sinks and flat-screen TVs. A suite has a private courtyard and bath for two. The cheaper old rooms are similar in style but not quite as swanky and new. The place is squeaky clean and a small fitness room and sauna have just been opened.