Crazy Horse Paris opens its Dubai Edition at Zabeel Theatre on 12 November
The Paris cabaret's only permanent show outside its home city starts on Thursday in a rebuilt 200-seat room at Jumeirah Zabeel Saray, with dinner packages from Dh900.
Crazy Horse Paris, the cabaret founded in Paris in 1951, opens The Dubai Edition on Thursday 12 November at Jumeirah Zabeel Saray on Palm Jumeirah. It is a new permanent show made for Dubai, and the company says it is the only permanent Crazy Horse show anywhere outside its original Paris cabaret.
The show takes over the former Zabeel Theatre, which has been rebuilt as an intimate cabaret of 200 seats. The room recreates the Paris stage and adds four more performance areas, a foyer with private boxes, a French-style bar and a space called The Legacy Hall that tells the company's history in pictures and archive material.
Twelve dancers perform each night, drawn from a cast of 18 chosen in auditions around the world and trained for several months in Paris. They are joined by specialty artists and acrobats, a master of ceremonies and a DJ, who keeps the evening going after the final number. The programme mixes signature pieces from the Paris repertoire, including choreography by Philippe Decouflé, with new work, and more than 500 costume pieces were made to measure in the company's Paris workshop. Andrée Deissenberg, the company's chief creative and brand officer, is the artistic director. The Dubai venue is run by 111 Management, the local hospitality group behind Kaspia and Kiara.
There are two formats each night. The show on its own opens its doors at 6pm and starts at 7pm, and lasts about 90 minutes with light bites. The show and dinner opens at 8.15pm, starts at 9.30pm and runs for about three hours, with a three-course menu by chef Dejan Cirovic.
Tickets are sold on lecrazydubai.com, through Fever. On the booking page for the opening dates, show and dinner seats start at Dh900 a person, with Signature, Privilege and VIP tiers at Dh1,300, Dh1,800 and Dh2,300; the higher tiers were already sold out for the first date shown. Entry is strictly for guests aged 21 and over, and ID may be checked at the door. The dress code is elegant: no shorts, sportswear or flip-flops. Parking is available at the resort, and tickets can be refunded or moved to another date up to 48 hours before the show. A private suite for up to 14 guests is booked by reservation only.