Le Rêve conjures up the unexpected
In French, Le Rêve means “The Dream.” And what a dream!
In Le Rêve, an aquatic spectacle in-the-round presented at Wynn Las Vegas, more than 80 athletes and entertainers from 17 countries conjure up an imaginary world where visions float and twirl in the air and dive and dance in a 1.1 million-gallon, 27-foot pool.
Fluid movement, outrageous antics, daring feats of strength and agility, live music and elaborate special effects immerse the audience in a microcosm of fantasy, adventure and intrigue.
Audiences will have a cleart view of this one-of-a-kind spectacular. In the 1,608-seat circular domed theater, the farthest seat is just 42 feet from the water.
Le Rêve comes courtesy of Wynn Las Vegas and the DRAGONE Group, a theater company led by Belgian director Franco Dragone, best known for his work with Cirque du Soleil. Le Rêve is Dragone's fourth production on the Las Vegas Strip.
The show traces the variations of one person's dream, populated, among others, by comedic angels and a guide, Morpheus, the god of dreams in Greek mythology. Like a dream, Le Rêve flows from soft and lethargic to playful and spritely to sharp and malevolent. And as with any dream, you'll face the unexpected!
Making Le Rêve a reality requires 91 performers, including musicians and a crew of 138 technical staff members. A sophisticated network of divers, cameras, breathing systems and lights allow the artists to feel comfortable underwater.
Sixteen divers spend the entire 75 minutes of the show underwater, aiding performers and changing elements of the show.
Altogether, there are 2,000 costumes, head pieces and other elements, including gloves and shoes, in Le Rêve. Fourteen technicians do maintenance and repair on the costumes, wigs, masks and on 282 pairs of shoes a day.
Because they perform over 400 times a year, each artist goes through a dedicated evaluation of nutrition and previous injuries. Still, there are 20,100 pounds of ice given out every 300 shows; 3.7 miles of tape is given out every 200 shows, and 12,000 ibuprofen pills are used every 300 shows.
Some dreams are obviously bigger than others.
- by Bobbie Katz, Las Vegas Reporter for HelloMetro
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