City of Dreams saw a star-studded evening at the TABOO 2013 - Grand Opening Night. Nearly two hundred stars and celebrities explored their deepest desires and had their adrenaline pumped up by a sexy, provocative and sensual experience, brought to them by TABOO the Show of Secret Fantasies.

 

Once again City of Dreams collaborated with Franco Dragone, the mastermind behind The House of Dancing Water, to put together more mind-blowing elements of pure sensuality for an inspirational new cabaret experience, in the space of just a year. Performed by top-notch artists around the world, the all-new TABOO is a feast of sexy cabaret and sensual choreography with all-new stage music, lighting and interactive elements. It leads the audience through an eye-opening experience of sensuality that teases your sexual senses. TABOO has been on stage at Club CUBIC since April. Shortly subsequent to the first weeks of shows, it has quickly become the talk of the town with overwhelming praises and unleashed numerous secret fantasies.

 

The 70-minute seductive show brings down the house, as evidenced by the guests' unanimous applause and their cry of bravo. Highlights include Talia Marino, the Cuban American dancing goddess, who leads the audience into the fantastic realm of strip clubs with suggestive and feminine pole actions; Martin Charret and Valeria Chyzhevskaya's passionately sensuous act tells the story of a man and a woman who meet and are instantly drawn into a forbidden encounter.  They embrace, their bodies mingling creating shapes that only two lovers can imagine. Lucky Hell from Finland brings a mesmerizing number with the 21-inch sword that stabs unexpectedly and the fire that threatens your life; while the Moldova-born Ivan Zubkevych enjoys a relaxing sauna on the stage that is transformed into an exotic sauna room.

 

Before going on their seductive journey into the secret fantasy world of TABOO, the glamorous crowd took their turn on the hot pink carpet to show their fashionable take on the Johanna Ho X Ground Zero T-shirt specially designed for TABOO. They included Christy Chung, Lynn Xiong, Jennifer Tse, Mr. & Mrs. Kasey Lin, Mr. & Mrs. Calvin Choi, Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Hung, Alice b, Uny Chiu, Mr. & Mrs. Hiroki Uchimoto, Nicola Cheung, Gigi Chao, Sean Yeung, Helen Rong, Pauline Yam, Almen Wong, Vinci Wong, Jonathan Young, Albert Wong, Edwin Ing, Mr. & Mrs. Otto Chan, Rosemary, Mark Ryan, Kennis Tai, Veronica Lam, and etc.

 

Ms. Carina Lau said at the presentation ceremony took place in the afternoon: "TABOO entices its audience with sensual elements and flair. It also ignites my passion for the stage, an aspiration I have yet to realize. Performing live for an audience takes vision, courage, passion and wits, qualities I witness from the show, its creators and the performers. I am really impressed by the high caliber of the team. TABOO truly is entertainment at its best."

 

Ms. Christy Chung said: "It is exciting to see how entertainment has flourished in Macau in recent years. One just did not expect to find such a world-class cabaret experience - something very European - in an Asian city like Macau. I really enjoyed the sexiness infused in the choreography throughout the show, and the little storylines hidden in each scene have really woken some of my secret fantasies!"

 

Ms. Lynn Xiong said: "I really enjoyed watching the female artists dancing in their glamorous costumes. They were all so sexy and designed to show off the curves of a female body, especially the ones on Lucky Hell, at first she looked like another sexy pretty girl in her costume, and suddenly she pulled out the long sword and performed the breathtaking act!  It was also enjoyable to see men experience the love and hate for high heels!"

 

Ms. Christine Ng said: "I like every one of the scenes, they are all very sensual and suggestive, they are like the little voice that whispers into your ear, revealing everyone's secret fantasies without being vulgar. The creators of TABOO dance around this fine line beautifully. I surely learned something from the scene with the couple in love."

 

Ms Jennifer Tse said: "My favorite was Talia, she is such a versatile dancer! One moment she was the wild seductress on the pole, the next she was the untouchable ballet princess on the hoop in the middle of the air. Both acts were equally mesmerizing and gripping!"

 

TABOO has been on stage at Club CUBIC, City of Dreams Macau on Tuesday to Saturday evenings since April 13, 2013. Come join this eye-opening experience of sensuality and let loose your deepest secret fantasies. Tickets and hotel packages are now available from HK$580 and HK$1600 respectively.

 

For enquiries, please call +853 8868 6767 now or visit the City of Dreams website http://www.cityofdreamsmacau.com/taboo. Toll free hotlines: (Hong Kong) 800 900 783; (China) 400 616 3120; (Taiwan) 008 0187 6037.

 

Secret desires in full bloom now.

 

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About Melco Crown Entertainment Limited

Melco Crown Entertainment, with its shares listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Hong Kong Stock Exchange") (SEHK: 6883) and its American depositary shares listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market (NASDAQ: MPEL), is a developer and owner of casino gaming and entertainment casino resort facilities in Asia. Melco Crown Entertainment currently operates Altira Macau (www.altiramacau.com), a casino hotel located at Taipa, Macau and City of Dreams (www.cityofdreamsmacau.com), an integrated urban casino resort located in Cotai, Macau. Melco Crown Entertainment's business also includes the Mocha Clubs (www.mochaclubs.com), which comprise the largest non-casino based operations of electronic gaming machines in Macau. The Company is also developing the planned Studio City Project, a cinematically-themed integrated entertainment, retail and gaming resort in Cotai, Macau. In the Philippines, MCE Leisure (Philippines) Corporation, a subsidiary of Melco Crown Entertainment, has been cooperating with SM Group's Belle Corporation to develop and operate a casino, hotel, retail and entertainment integrated resort in the Entertainment City complex in Manila. For more information about Melco Crown Entertainment, please visit www.melco-crown.com.

 

Melco Crown Entertainment has strong support from both of its major shareholders, Melco International Development Limited ("Melco") and Crown Limited ("Crown"). Melco is a listed company on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and is substantially owned and led by Mr. Lawrence Ho, who is Co-Chairman, an Executive Director and the CEO of Melco Crown Entertainment. Crown is a top-50 company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and led by Executive Chairman Mr. James Packer, who is also Co-Chairman and a Non-executive Director of Melco Crown Entertainment.

 

About City of Dreams

City of Dreams is developed by Melco Crown Entertainment Limited, an entertainment company listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Hong Kong Stock Exchange") (SEHK: 6883) and the NASDAQ Global Select Market (NASDAQ: MPEL). It is an integrated entertainment resort that has established itself as a premier leisure and entertainment destination in Macau. Located in the heart of Cotai in Macau, it combines electrifying entertainment, a diverse array of accommodation, regional and international dining, designer brand shopping and a spacious and contemporary casino. The resort brings together a collection of world-renowned brands including Crown, Grand Hyatt, Hard Rock and Dragone to create an exceptional entertainment experience that aims to appeal to a broad spectrum of visitors from around Asia and the world. City of Dreams features a 420,000-square-foot casino with approximately 400 gaming tables and approximately 1,300 gaming machines; over 20 restaurants and bars; an impressive array of some of the world's most sought-after retail brands; and Dragon's Treasure, an iconic and spectacular audio visual multimedia experience. 'The House of Dancing Water', the world's largest water-based extravaganza showcased in the purpose-built Dancing Water Theater, represents the live entertainment centerpiece of City of Dreams' overall leisure and entertainment offering.  A comprehensive range of accommodation options at City of Dreams include Crown Towers offering approximately 300 guest rooms, Hard Rock Hotel offering approximately 300 guest rooms and Grand Hyatt Macau offering approximately 800 guest rooms. A second planned phase of development at City of Dreams will feature an apartment hotel consisting of approximately 800 units. For more information please visit: www.cityofdreamsmacau.com (Official Website) and www.cityofdreamsmedia.com (Medial Portal). For The House of Dancing Water information, please visit www.thehouseofdancingwater.com (Official Website) and www.thehouseofdancingwatermedia.com (Media Portal).

 

About Franco Dragone Entertainment Group

Franco Dragone, the world famous Artistic Director and Director, founded his company in 2000: Franco Dragone Entertainment Group. It is his belief that entertainment is a fundamental artistic gesture that consists of changing the way people view the world, and the way the world views people. Each of his events constitutes a major innovation and pushes back the boundaries of the performing arts. Among his most outstanding creations of the last ten years: Céline Dion, A new Day; Le Rêve (in Las Vegas); The House of Dancing Water (at City of Dreams, Macau), Taboo (at City of Dreams, Macau); Story of a Fort Legacy of a Nation (in Abu Dhabi). The Company has more than ever a worldwide ambition with future projects in Dubaï, Indonesia, Brazil and Mainland China.

 

To date, over 85 million people have seen a show created by Franco Dragone.

 

 

For media enquiries, please contact

City of Dreams
Jessie Kuan
Senior Manager, Public Relations
Tel: +853 8868 7556

       +853 6693 8047
Email: JessieKuan@melco-crown.com

 

 

Louisa Wong
Senior Manager, Public Relations

Tel : +853 8868 7554

        +853 6268 4179

Email : LouisaWong@melco-crown.com

 

Collaboration Group

Cara Chan

Tel           : +852 3996 7651

                  +852 9029 6283

Email      : cara.chan@collaboration.com.hk

 

 

Annie Lau

Tel      :  +852 3996 9305

              +852 6252 5450

Email   : annie.lau@collaboration.com.hk