to be a unique experience for the spectators, and every next project to be a new stage of my own development as an artist." His shows tend to have a very large scale. For example La Perle, showcased in a new theater of the same name, was his first permanent show in the Middle East, with stunts such as "performers flying across the stage at 15 kilometers an hour before diving from heights of 25 meters into the 860-square-meter pool and seemingly disappearing, only to return from land seconds later." It was themed to "capture of essence of Dubai" and its negotiations of opposing elements, such as water and desert, and tradition and modernity. It also features traditional pearl diving themes. The show took $400 million to create, with 450 performances held a year. According to CNN, the stage was "an engineering feat, holding a colossal 2.7 million liters of recycled water -- enough to fill an Olympic pool -- which can be drained in less than a minute for land-based exploits." Regarding the unusually large scale of his productions, Dragone has remarked that "Greek tragedies were done in huge spaces, too." Shows Cirque du Soleil 1985: La Magie Continue 1987: Le Cirque Réinventé 1990: Nouvelle Expérience 1992: Saltimbanco 1993: Mystère 1994: Alegría 1996: Quidam 1998: O 1998: La Nouba 1999: Alegría (co-writer, director, producer) Dragone 1999 Music video for Lara Fabian's song "Adagio" 2000: Décrocher la lune, La Louvière, directed by Luc Petit Opening ceremony of Euro 2000 2001: Chapeau Europa: Ceremony for the European Union Belgian Presidency in Brussels 2002: Disney Cinema Parade, for Disneyland Paris Décrocher la lune 2, La Louvière, directed by Luc Petit Au fil de l’homme 2003: A New Day..., for Céline Dion 2005: Le Rêve, at the Wynn Las Vegas Ma tête est ailleurs, for Saule et les Pleureurs, Mons, Belgium Zarabanda 2006: Décrocher la lune 3, La Louvière, directed by Luc Petit 2007: Carmen, the Musical, San Diego Othello, passeur, Mons, Belgium Fortissim’O, Vienna 2008: Le Potager des visionnaires, Quebec, for the 400th birthday of Quebec City 2009: KDO, Brussels Décrocher la lune 4, La Louvière, directed by Luc Petit 2010: 2010 South American Games opening show in Medellín, Colombia The House of Dancing Water at City of Dreams, Macau 2013: Story of a Fort, Legacy of a Nation, Abu Dhabi 2014 The Han Show in Wuhan, China 2015 Paris Merveilles at