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13 Al Habtoor City
Al Habtoor Group unveiled Dubai’s
first permanent aqua-based show
La Perle by Dragone during the
Arabian Travel Market 2016 (ATM). The
showcase of La Perle by Dragone took
place at the Al Habtoor City stellar
stand amongst 2,800 exhibitors and
more than 36,000 travel professionals.
Located in the heart of Al Habtoor
City, La Perle will be the region’s first
permanent show housed in a tailor-
made state of the art aqua-theatre.
La Perle by Dragone was announced
to the media and travel industry at
ATM, where Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor,
Founder and Chairman of Al Habtoor
Group was amongst those who visited
the Al Habtoor City stand on the first
day. Other visitors included a mix
of key industry buyers, travel trade
professionals and international media.
La Perle will feature a cast of 65
world-class artists performing
breath-taking aqua and aerial feats
with the assistance of 70 specialised
technicians. The theatre itself will
feature an ‘aqua-stage’ filled with 2.5
million litres of water and will have the
Al Habtoor
Group
unveils
Dubai’s first
permanent
aqua-based
show:
La Perle by
Dragone
ability to change from a dry platform
to aquatic stage and vice versa.
Daredevil performers will dive into the
water-filled stage from a height of 35
metres and fly around the auditorium
on high-powered winches at a speed
of four metres per second. With this
cutting edge stagecraft and state of
the art technology fused together
La Perle will be a visually stunning
spectacle in, on and above water.
Mohammed Al Habtoor, Vice-
Chairman and CEO, Al Habtoor
Group said: “Together with Dragone,
the Al Habtoor Group is leading
the way to herald a new era of
theatrical entertainment for Dubai
and securing the city as not just a
tourist destination, but an epicentre
for unique world-class theatre similar
to Las Vegas and Macau. La Perle
will fill the gap of quality live evening
entertainment in the region and will be
an extraordinary offering to tourists,
business travellers and residents
wanting an uplifting theatrical
experience that will give them life-long
memories.”
La Perle will open in just a few months
and will be a permanent fixture in Al
Habtoor City with 450 performances
a year, 2 performances nightly, 5
days a week. As Dubai’s new live
entertainment masterpiece La Perle
will be unmissable - a one of a kind
theatre experience the likes of which
have never been seen before.