In a French theatre, les trois coups are hit on the floor of the stage with a stick called brigadier, just before the start of a performance, in order to attract public attention for the rise of the curtain.
At the Olympic Games
At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, each session of the games commenced with les trois coups, often referred to as the "coup de bâton ceremony". The brigadier was often wielded by a prominent individual (or pair) in the sport, but also by other public figures and volunteers. == References ==