{"id":11866,"date":"2022-12-09T01:17:38","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T01:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dragone.com\/?p=11866"},"modified":"2024-06-28T14:25:59","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T14:25:59","slug":"francos-70th-birthday-celebration-of-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dragone.com\/francos-70th-birthday-celebration-of-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Franco\u2019s Seventieth Birthday Celebration of Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>December 12, 2022, will be Franco Dragone\u2019s 70th birthday.\u00a0 In his honor we will be gathering to remember and celebrate his life and legacy at the Dragone office in the Las Vegas Arts District.<\/p>\n<p>Please join us in celebrating our visionary founder at a relaxed and intimate event with light refreshments in our office and rooftop.\u00a0 We will begin at 2:30 pm, make a toast at 5:00 pm, and screen Lucas Dragone\u2019s film <i>The Black Box<\/i> at 6:00pm.\u00a0 If you haven\u2019t seen <i>The Black Box<\/i>, it\u2019s a candid look at the early stages of the creation of <i>The House of Dancing Water<\/i>.\u00a0 It\u2019s a beautiful and loving capture of Franco Dragone at work on one of his greatest masterpieces.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dragone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/screen-shot-invite-578x1024.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dragone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/screen-shot-invite-578x1024.png 578w, https:\/\/dragone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/screen-shot-invite-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/dragone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/screen-shot-invite-768x1360.png 768w, https:\/\/dragone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/screen-shot-invite-867x1536.png 867w, https:\/\/dragone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/screen-shot-invite-1157x2048.png 1157w, https:\/\/dragone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/screen-shot-invite-7x12.png 7w, https:\/\/dragone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/screen-shot-invite.png 1492w\" alt=\"\" width=\"578\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>About Dragone<\/h2>\n<p>Perhaps best known for reinventing a genre of spectacle theatre that forever changed the face of live entertainment around the world (<em>A New Day<\/em>, <em>Le R\u00eave<\/em>, <em>House of Dancing Water<\/em>, <em>La Perle<\/em>, etc.), Dragone\u2019s creations play to sold-out houses and receive standing ovations each and every night.\u00a0 Creating shows of all shapes across continents, Dragone continues to humbly embrace local cultures to entertain and wow global audiences. Its vast portfolio includes permanent shows in tailor made spaces, and other signature experiences.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dragone.com\">www.dragone.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/general-inquiries\/\"><strong>Media Inquiries<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 12, 2022, will be Franco Dragone\u2019s 70th birthday.\u00a0 In his honor we will be gathering to remember and celebrate his life and legacy at the Dragone office in the Las Vegas Arts District. 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