In February 2006, French pop icon Mylène Farmer—whose albums like Anamorphosée (1995), with over 2 million copies sold, embodied gothic aesthetics through theatrical narratives of love and darkness—concluded the Avant que l'ombre... tour, her most ambitious with 13 dates at Bercy, where circus acrobats, 3D projections, and orchestral arrangements turned the arena into a surreal realm. The 90-minute show, captured professionally and later released as a concert film, embodied an era's climax, alternating emotive ballads like "Fuck Them All" with dramatic numbers to evoke catharsis from a 15,000-strong crowd. As one of her last before a 7-year hiatus, this performance underscored Farmer's role as a performer where pop gained operatic grandeur.