It ended up starting closer to 10 pm because, y'know, France. The spectacle nocturne is thrown at the end of tourist season every year. Every year the show is different, ranging from acrobats like Cirque du Soleil to magicians. This year was a musical tale intertwined with something I can only describe as fire art. They danced and played with fire. The tale was about a woman trying to move on after her husband's untimely death, dealing with spiraling loneliness paired with the guilt of desiring intimacy with another person besides the one she thought she would spend the rest of her life with.
I didn't take pictures, but I found their website and used their posted pictures and video so you could get a grasp of the concept. The pictures are below and you can view the video by clicking on the word "video" in the previous sentence, which will take you to vimeo. The show is called Le Bal des Anges (The Dance of the Angels) and the company is BilBobaSSo, who originate from this region. It was very beautifully done and about 1,000 people were in attendance.