{"id":1946,"date":"2018-01-10T06:10:29","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T06:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/middleeastevents.com\/blog\/?p=1946"},"modified":"2018-01-10T06:10:29","modified_gmt":"2018-01-10T06:10:29","slug":"dubai-landmarks-given-star-wars-spin-in-celebration-of-the-release-star-was-the-last-jedi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/dubai-landmarks-given-star-wars-spin-in-celebration-of-the-release-star-was-the-last-jedi\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai Landmarks Given Star Wars Spin In Celebration Of The Release Star Was: The Last Jedi"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-9181\" class=\"post-9181 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Two of Dubai\u2019s most iconic landmarks \u2013\u00a0 the Burj Khalifa and Burj Al Arab \u2013 have been given a Star Wars spin by Instagram artist Paperboyo (Rich McCor), who travelled to Dubai from London to create Star Wars architectural artwork, in celebration of the release of\u00a0<em>Star Was: The Last Jedi.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Rich\u2019s unique work \u2013 in which he turns ordinary landscape photographs into clever artwork with a simple\u00a0paper\u00a0cut-out technique \u2013 has earned him a large following across the world (326,000 at the time of writing) within just two years.<\/p>\n<p>In his artworks shot in Dubai, Rich created paper cut out\u2019s of\u00a0<em>Star Wars: The Last Jedi<\/em>\u00a0main character Rey, and much-loved droid BB-8, and positioned them against shots of the Burj Khalifa and Burj Al Arab to create the illusion (respectively) of Rey holding the Burj Khalifa as a lightsaber and walking with BB-8 along the beach by Burj Al Arab.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9182\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/burj-878x1024.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/burj-878x1024.jpg 878w, http:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/burj-257x300.jpg 257w, http:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/burj-768x896.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/burj-624x728.jpg 624w\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"729\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<footer class=\"entry-meta\">This entry was posted in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Uncategorized<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<a title=\"6:09 am\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/dubai-landmarks-given-star-wars-spin-in-celebration-of-the-release-star-was-the-last-jedi\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date\" datetime=\"2018-01-10T06:09:26+00:00\">January 10, 2018<\/time><\/a><span class=\"by-author\">\u00a0by\u00a0<span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" title=\"View all posts by admin\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/author\/admin\/\" rel=\"author\">admin<\/a><\/span><\/span>. <span class=\"edit-link\"><a class=\"post-edit-link\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=9181&amp;action=edit\">Edit<\/a><\/span><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"post-9178\" class=\"post-9178 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/spend-the-evening-with-your-favorite-legends-at-la-cantine-du-faubourg-2\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Spend The Evening With Your Favorite \u2018Legends\u2019 At La Cantine du Faubourg<\/a><\/h1>\n<div class=\"comments-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/spend-the-evening-with-your-favorite-legends-at-la-cantine-du-faubourg-2\/#respond\"><span class=\"leave-reply\">Leave a reply<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>La Cantine du Faubourg is inviting you for an immersive artistic experience and a chance to reconnect with some of the most iconic artists of the last decades such as: George Michael, Prince, Madonna, and Michael Jackson, many of which are still inspiring us today.<\/p>\n<p>Every Monday evening, the chic venue will dedicate one evening to one Legend. The elegant urban destination will be decorated with portrait pictures of the artists, lyrics of famous songs hand-written on the walls, and offering a themed menu for the occasion featuring for example: Truffle entree called \u201cCareless whisper\u201d, Gnocchi \u201cPapa don\u2019t preach\u201d, Foret noire \u201cPurple Rain\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Be ready to be quizzed by the staff who will be dressed for the occasion, while the DJ will be playing tracks from the anthology of the artist. The line-up features: George Michael (Jan 15), Prince (Jan 22), Madonna (Jan 29), and Michael Jackson (Feb 5).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9179\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/19-1024x683.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/19-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/19-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/19-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/19-624x416.jpg 624w\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"417\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two of Dubai\u2019s most iconic landmarks \u2013\u00a0 the Burj Khalifa and Burj Al Arab \u2013 have been given a Star Wars spin by Instagram artist Paperboyo (Rich McCor), who travelled to Dubai from London to create Star Wars architectural artwork, in celebration of the release of\u00a0Star Was: The Last Jedi. 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