Franco Dragone. Franco Dragone.

La Perle by Dragone, the region’s first permanent show housed in an aqua-theatre, is set to target group and MICE bookings from January 2017 onwards.

Previewing in December 2016, bookings from groups of 20 up to 1,275 people are now available. Individual tickets will go on sale to the travel trade and general public after the summer.

The venue, located in Al Habtoor City, will have 450 performances of the show per year - two nightly for five days a week.

La Perle executive producer Craig Hartenstine said: “La Perle by Dragone, will be a one of a kind show that will become an icon of Dubai. These iconic shows become part of a cities brand such as Broadway shows in New York and the cabarets in Paris. With La Perle, Dubai will continue to grow culturally, enhance its incredible tourist offering and become a new epi-centre of world class entertainment.”

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Produced by cultural creative company Dragone, directed by Franco Dragone and brought to Dubai by the Al Habtoor Group, the production will be created in Dubai and will "embody the spirit of Arabia".

La Perle will feature a cast of 65 artists performing aqua and aerial feats with the assistance of 70 specialised technicians in the 1,300 seat theatre. The theatre itself will feature an ‘aqua-stage’ filled with 2.5 million litres of water and will have the ability to change from a dry platform to aquatic stage and vice versa.

Read Hotelier's exclusive interview with Franco Dragone soon.