A Glimpse into the Future of Live Entertainment in Dubai– La Perle by Dragone

The excitement has started to build for La Perle by Dragone, the region’s first permanent show, with the arrival of the creative team, technicians and cast members. Over the next month 35 creative team members, 70 highly skilled technicians along with 65 world-class artists will descend on Al Habtoor City, Dubai to begin creating this spectacular show in the state of the art aqua theatre.

The theatre itself is an architectural marvel, having been under construction over the last three years, it will house the most incredible technical resources in order to create a show of such magnitude. Franco Dragone, Founder and Artistic Director of Dragone says: “The theatre we have built is not just a theatre, it’s an incredible machine. It’s like a special spaceship or more like an A380 plane which I have to fly!”

Franco Dragone declares that Dubai is the perfect place for such futuristic live entertainment, saying: “Dubai, is the laboratory of the future, a crossroads of cultures where 21st century people live. In Dubai, we are living and experiencing what will happen in the world in 10 - 20 years from now, it’s a city of the future, so that is why Dubai is the right place to do this show.”

Mohammed Al Habtoor, Vice-Chairman and CEO, Al Habtoor Group says: “We are creating not just a holiday destination, but a lifestyle destination for world-class theatre. We are witnessing the creation of La Perle in a unique and spectacular environment, and raising the bar in the global entertainment industry as a whole.”

La Perle will preview mid 2017, with 450 performances a year – 2 shows per day, 5 days a week. In the show, the cast will be performing breathtaking aqua and aerial feats in the tailor-made, state of the art, intimate 1,300 seat theatre. The theatre itself will feature an ‘aqua-stage’ filled with 2.7 million litres of water and will have the ability to change from a dry platform to aquatic stage and vice versa. Daredevil performers will dive from a height of 35 metres and fly around the auditorium on high-powered winches at a speed 15 km/h. La Perle will be a visually stunning spectacle in, on and above water with cutting edge stagecraft and state of the art technology fused together.

La Perle, is a new show produced by cultural creative company Dragone, from the mind of legendary artistic director Franco Dragone and brought to Dubai by the Al Habtoor Group. The production itself will be created in Dubai and will embody the spirit of Arabia. As the future of live entertainment, La Perle will be unmissable - a one of a kind theatre experience the likes of which have never been seen before.

Group and MICE Bookings are being accepted now with individual tickets going on sale to the travel trade and general public soon.

Register online at www.laperle.com for further information on sale announcements.

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Currently taking Group and MICE bookings, for sales enquiries please contact: sales@laperle.com

About Dragone

Dragone is a cultural creation company founded in 2000 by Artistic Director Franco Dragone, in La Louvière, Belgium. Today one of the world’s most sought-after artistic directors, he is renowned for having invented a new genre in the 1980’s and 90’s. The shows he created during his early days (Saltimbanco, Quidam, Mystère, Alegria, O) forever changed the face of live entertainment in Las Vegas and, decades later, these shows still receive nightly standing ovations. 

From super-sized-shows in tailor-made theatres to operas in some of the world’s most historical buildings, Dragone’s unique creative approach carefully fuses the world’s human talents, artistic disciplines and technical innovations to serve local cultures and tell their stories. Among its most significant shows of the past decade: Celine Dion a New Day; Le Rêve (Las Vegas); The House of Dancing Water (Macau); Aida (Naples); The Han Show (Wuhan, China); The Dai Show (Xishuangbanna, China); Philipp Kirkorov – Me (Russia). Water has become a key component of Dragone’s artistic DNA and the company is now the world’s leading designer of aquatic theatres and shows. 

The company creates, produces and operates shows and special events around the world. Its five creative centres of excellence — Casting, Illustration & Video, Costumes, Architecture & Design, and Talents & Trends — push the boundaries of performing arts and of the spectator experience with every new creation.  

www.dragone.com 

About Al Habtoor City

Al Habtoor City is an upscale residential, hospitality and leisure development consisting of three five-star hotels (The. St Regis Dubai; W Dubai – Al Habtoor City and The Westin Dubai, Al Habtoor City), three luxury residential towers on Sheikh Zayed Road and on the banks of the Dubai Water Canal with unparalleled amenities, and spectacular leisure and entertainment venues. Further information available on www.alhabtoorcity.com

About Al Habtoor Group

Al Habtoor Group LLC, headquartered in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is one of the region’s largest and most respected conglomerates. Founded in 1970 by Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, the Group has grown in unison with the UAE and today has a diverse portfolio of successful businesses operating in key sectors of the economy (hospitality, automotive, real estate, education and publishing). The AHG has an unwavering commitment to excellence, which is apparent throughout all its units. Further information on the Al Habtoor Group is available on www.habtoor.com