Al Shindagah

La Perle will be a poetic, emotional and dreamlike experience, served by a torrent of sophisticated technical innovations. In this sense, with no doubt, it is our most accomplished spectacle. I am very excited that the show is a metaphor for Dubai. Dubai harmoniously fuses: water and desert, tradition and modernity, the loud and silent. What is the underlying message of the show? And what are you most proud of? La Perle will be a poetic, emotional and dreamlike experience, served by a torrent of sophisticated technical innovations. In this sense, with no doubt, it is our most accomplished spectacle. I am very excited that the show is a metaphor for Dubai. We want to provoke emotions from all who encounter, in particular, between the spectators, who come from around the world. I want to make La Perle a pearl, a unique moment in a unique city. I am so very proud of this project as it allows me to take a new step in the creative process, to go further in designing a show that is a completely immersive and inscribed in modernity. What makes this show unique compared to other shows you have produced? What differentiates La Perle from all the shows around today is the infrastructure. La Perle is a unique immersive experience as soon as you enter the theatre, with its walls that give you the impression of entering a cave – the spectator understands then that his dream box opens and has revealed unforgettable emotions. They are about to live an adventure, in which the spirit of the Bedouins and the dream merge to create, right under their eyes, the laboratory of the future. La Perle offers the spectator more than a place to show, but allows them to understand – right from the entrance of the theatre – that they are a privileged guest, who will live here a singular emotional experience. Our shows bear meaning, I share the view of Jean Rabasse, the theatre’s designer, when he says the type of shows we create can be related to contemporary art. I understand the theatre itself is high-tech, what are the unique elements that make the theatre come to life? The theatre, designed by the magnificent Jean Rabasse and Dragone teams, is built between three hotels belonging to the Al Habtoor Group, near the Burj Khalifa – the location alone is amazing. The 1,300 seats will allow the viewer to be close to the stage. The artists will evolve with the assistance of a video projection device. So many technical innovations give this place its unique personality. How do you ensure the cast are on top form to perform such a demanding show 2 times a day 5 times a week? To find the 65 artists that will perform the show, an international casting took place around the world in Cuba, Australia, London, Berlin and Miami to find the jewels of the show, auditioning them in various disciplines, such as dance aerial acrobatics, diving and other more-technical performances like the motorcycles. Then, came the long and hard-working hours