rom the dreamlike and serene to the relentless and high octane, the 9th edition of the Sharjah Light Festival is a mix of spellbinding spectacles. Featuring worldclass pyrotechnics and lazers that light up the night sky, the event includes 20 shows, dotted across 17 locations for 11 nights. In all, the festival is expected to attract around million visitors.
A 200-metre-long water parade by French group Ilotopie is one of the many shows on offer. This show is a fairy tale on the water, a delicate prologue tickling eyes and curiosity and drawing the audience to the beautiful lagoon. An aquatic muse dressed in blue gown opens the dance, a dozen glowing silhouettes emerge from a mysterious mist and follow her as a colony of servants. After come the fairy's luggage, carried by giant floating horses and their rides, loaded with trunks and shimmering fabrics. What follows is a captivating show with mythic aquatic heroes, fire and petals swirling in the sky spreading sparkles.
his ballet on water was intertwined with a pyrotechnics show called Journey Through Light by Group F. The troupe have enlightened the skies of Olympic Games, Football World Cups, New Year’s Eves at iconic monuments like the Eiffel Tower, the Burj Khalifa and more. Their fireworks combine technicality and art at the same time. When Groupe F takes possession of a building or an event, the sky becomes their paper and fire is their pen.