Dubai Water Canal.

The Grand Opening Ceremony

Dubai (2016)
2016
Completed
Events

The Grand Opening Ceremony of the Dubai Water Canal: an big show which offered a combination of style, beauty technology and creativity

The Grand Opening Ceremony of the Dubai Water Canal: an incredible big show which offered a combination of style and beauty, but also technology and creativity, showing a great deal of organizational abilities and production skills.

A waterfall, 15 meters high with beneath it, suspended in the air, stunning aerial performances. 3 km of laser lights connecting all the bridges and creating a second Canal of light.

Set design by Giò Forma

Opening ceremony stage on the water: three blue-lit screens with aerial performers suspended over a waterfall – Dubai Water Canal Opening Ceremony, United Arab Emirates, 2016 – event design
Waterfall wall glowing magenta under fans of laser beams, reflected in the Dubai Water Canal at night – Dubai Water Canal Opening Ceremony, United Arab Emirates, 2016 – event designWide view of the floating stage at dusk: blue water floor, sponsor screens and guest seating along the shore – Dubai Water Canal Opening Ceremony, United Arab Emirates, 2016 – event design
Front view of the stage with blue bubble projections across three screens and a central swirling vortex – Dubai Water Canal Opening Ceremony, United Arab Emirates, 2016 – event designStage at night framed by blue light rays, with projected bubbles and a vortex image across the screens – Dubai Water Canal Opening Ceremony, United Arab Emirates, 2016 – event design
Guest entrance through a tunnel of nested blue-lit frames, flanked by palms and white walls – Dubai Water Canal Opening Ceremony, United Arab Emirates, 2016 – event designClose-up of three aerial performers hanging on ropes in front of a falling curtain of water, lit in blue – Dubai Water Canal Opening Ceremony, United Arab Emirates, 2016 – event design
Rehearsal at sunset: test patterns on the screens, illuminated water stage and empty white seats – Dubai Water Canal Opening Ceremony, United Arab Emirates, 2016 – event designTwo side screens showing aerial night views of the Dubai coastline, with the city lights between them – Dubai Water Canal Opening Ceremony, United Arab Emirates, 2016 – event design