Fireworks, drone shows, and a theatrical performance over the water's surface
1.55 million working hours to hold the 50th Union Day celebrations in Hatta
Issa al-Sabousi.
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Sheikha Al Ketbi and Ez Devlin.
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Saeed Al Suwaidi.
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The UAE Golden Jubilee Celebrations Committee revealed that the preparations for the fiftieth Union Day celebrations, which are scheduled to be held on the second of next December, in the Hatta region, took 142 continuous working days, approximately 1.5 million hours at the celebration site, with a labor capacity of 1,400 individuals. From more than 100 nationalities.
The committee explained, in a media briefing broadcast yesterday morning, that the celebration this year will be exceptional, and will include dazzling displays of portable fireworks using “drone” technology, to be at great heights in the air, while reducing the use of explosive materials, which creates new dazzling visual forms, Light projections will also be used in the air, through water dividers, to present a floating theatrical experience to the audience in the Hatta Dam and between the Hajar Mountains.
In detail, the Committee for the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the United Arab Emirates announced the details of the official celebration of the state on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of the union, which is scheduled to be held on the second of December in the Hatta region, during a media briefing that was broadcast yesterday morning, on its official pages on social media platforms, and "YouTube". With the participation of a large number of officials and members of the executive team of the celebration.
The briefing began with a speech by the Director of Communications for the Executive Team of the Fiftieth Union Day, Issa Al-Saboosi, during which he presented the various aspects that were addressed in the video, starting with the official identity of the celebration, and the role of distinguished Emirati personalities, who shaped the history of the UAE, to festive music, folklore and the special paragraphs of the official celebration. .
While the Director of Research from Bani Wal Culture Company - the 50th Union Day Task Force, Saeed Al Suwaidi said: “The celebrations will focus on the relationship between man and his homeland by focusing on aspects related to the agricultural, desert, mountain and marine environments of the United Arab Emirates,” noting that the show will include tales It tells for the first time about distinguished personalities, including prominent women, who had a role in the history of the Emirates.
With regard to the construction operations and management of the official celebration, the Director of Operations from the Executive Team for the 50th Union Day, Butti Al Muhairi, said: “The preparations for the celebrations began in the Hatta region 142 days ago, as 1,400 people from more than 100 nationalities worked continuously for nearly 1.5 million and 500 thousand. hour on site. Regarding the concert's music, the composer, Mohammed Al-Ahmad, stated that traditional Emirati music has been combined with international music, as this year's celebrations will include orchestral performances and the "Scar and Rawah" arts, which are usually shown on national and festive occasions. He added that the music of the celebrations will also include folk arts, such as Al-Ayyala, Al-Harbiyeh, and others, as well as poems and poems that play a prominent role during the celebration, due to their distinguished position in the Emirati culture.
Executive Creative Producer, Rawda Al Qubaisi, and Creative Director, Sheikha Al Ketbi, confirmed that the show will be held on a floating stage in the middle of the Hatta Dam in the scenic landscape, using the latest technologies. In the briefing, Sheikha Al Ketbi and Eze Devlin also indicated that the show will include unprecedented advanced technologies, for example, this year's fireworks displays use the technology of "drones", to raise fireworks to great heights in the air, while reducing the use of explosive materials. , which creates dazzling new visual forms, and light projections will be used in the air, through water separators, to present a floating theatrical experience to the audience in the Hatta Dam and between the Hajar Mountains.Identity designer from Tanaka - the 50th Union Day team, Kholoud Sharafi, talked about the design journey to create the official identity of the 50th Union Day of the United Arab Emirates, and said that the team was inspired by various archival materials, such as postage stamps, television recordings, and letters. The festivity published in newspapers, and even street signs and decorations in various parts of the country. The official identity of the fiftieth anniversary of the union highlights the symbols of Emirati culture.
An artificial lake above the waters of Hatta
The creative director of the executive team for the fiftieth Union Day, Ez Devlin, stated that the decision to hold the official celebration of the country's fiftieth anniversary, in the Hatta region, required hard planning, construction and technology work, to come out with an appearance befitting the UAE, noting that this celebration will include exceptional performances that are not related to Being in the middle of the deep Hatta Dam and the scenic nature of this area, but mainly focused on light and water projections, and modern fireworks techniques.
Devlin revealed that the work team built a floating lake above the surface of the water in the deep area of the Hatta Dam, to display many sculptural elements and modern methods and techniques for crackers, all of which will be floating above the water.
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