DAU, a multidisciplinary project at the intersection of cinema, art, and anthropology, premiered in Paris in early 2019. The immersion into the world of DAU took place in two Parisian theaters, Théâtre du Châtelet and Théâtre de la Ville, during a period of simultaneous renovation. Moreover, at the Pompidou Centre, the atmosphere of the DAU Institute was recreated with an installation featuring various characters from the project who lived within the artwork 24 hours per day. To visit the DAU project, visitors were required to obtain a DAU-visa. Within the theaters, round-the-clock public screenings of the films were accompanied by individual conversations by members of the audience with "active listeners," among whom were priests, pastors, and rabbis, as well as social workers and doctors. Conferences, performances, concerts, and shamanic rituals were held at both theaters. It was impossible to learn about them in advance. Instead of offering a guided experience, the principle of uncertainty and the constant metamorphosis brought visitors into unexpected encounters—a core characteristic of the DAU project. In accordance with this principle and as part of the project, performances by renowned musicians were held incognito, without posters or ads. During Paris events, Théâtre du Châtelet and Théâtre de la Ville hosted Teodor Currentzis and MusicAeterna, Jazz Aeterna, and TrigolOS, musicians Mikhail Rudy, Tatiana Grindenko, Vladimir Martynov, Vladimir Tarasov, Leonid Fyodorov, Mikhail Mordvinov, Dmitry Uvarov, Vangelino Currentzis, Marko Nikodievich, and Vladimir Volkov, singer Sergey Starostin, opera singer Ekaterina Shcherbachenko, singer and performer Arca, Robert Del Naja (Massive Attack), and Brian Eno, who developed a bespoke acoustic architecture for DAU. Also, performances of Sasha Waltz and her dance troupe, as well as installations of Romeo Castellucci and Philippe Parreno, took place in different DAU spaces. Writer Jonathan Littell, futurologist Real Miller, professor of physics and string theorist Nikita Nekrasov, writer and social critic Evgeny Morozov, photographer Reza Deghati, biophysicist prof. Sonia Contera, writer Alexander Etkind, and others took part in the DAU conferences in Paris.

According to preliminary estimates, in the period from January 25 to February 17, 2019, around 40,000 people visited DAU project venues in Paris.