Mykonos at nightfall.
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Lío is a component cabaret, half supper membership, half decadent efficiency. Nobody night time is similar, and the celebrated nightlife model that began in Ibiza, now has an outpost in Mykonos and is making ready to open a present in London and a pop-up in Dubai. It’s seductive and fascinating—having attracted the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, David Guetta, Anne Hathaway, Gerard Butler and Idris Elba as visitors to sit down below the dim lighting or within the open-air, downing truffle mac and cheese alongside tender Wagyu beef.
How do the reveals differ between Ibiza, Mykonos and now London? A Lío present is all the time enjoyable, attractive and interactive, irrespective of the place it’s. That mentioned, the present adapts to its completely different venues. For instance, in Mykonos now we have created an oasis in an open air backyard within the heart of Mykonos city; whereas in London we’ll open in a 97- year-old cabaret venue—the previous Café de Paris. It will be important that every venue has a way of place, and that’s the actual level of distinction. We’re all the time evolving and no two nights of the present are ever precisely the identical as now we have 50 acts, and we use 25 every night time. We even have 4 or 5 visitor acts showing in every present. Even in Ibiza, which has been going for over a decade, I’ve been numerous occasions and I by no means get bored!
The place and the way do you discover your performers? The performers are the center of our present and we’re all the time searching for the best possible. We audition yearly in places round Europe and primarily based on the success of Lío, individuals come from everywhere in the world to audition.
That mentioned, castings are by no means sufficient, and we’re all about uncovering hidden stars, so we’re all the time checking and scouting by means of social media, contacts and visits to different reveals world wide.
A performer for Lío.
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I do know there was a “proper place, proper time” second—however are you able to inform me a bit bit about how Lío first started? Lío was created throughout a time when the primary leisure supplied in Ibiza was digital music night time golf equipment. We needed to create one thing that was utterly distinctive, and that allowed visitors to mix a eating expertise with leisure in order that their entire Ibiza expertise might begin sooner than the membership.
How has the present and the general idea grown and adjusted over time? The standard of the present has elevated exponentially for the reason that launch. We’ve invested in higher casts, choreographies, wardrobe, lighting, results and every kind of inventive and technical manufacturing. We’ve additionally been capable of entice new and thrilling acts to affix the troupe, so the variability has improved. By way of our viewers, this has positively turn out to be extra numerous over time. We now see all ages having fun with the reveals—and by the tip everyone seems to be dancing.
Lio Ibiza.
Tatiana Chausovsky
The menu has been described as “decadent Mediterranean-inspired fare”—who’s behind the meals at Lío? In Ibiza now we have two Spanish cooks, Pau Barba and Adrián Marín; and in Mykonos now we have a a Greek chef, Alkis Vardaramatos, bringing a neighborhood sensibility to the dishes. We’re lining up an thrilling identify for Lío London too. As with the present, we wish to preserve our menus contemporary, evolving them 12 months on 12 months.
Do you design the present after which search for performers who can fulfil sure roles, or do the particular skillsets of performers affect the way you choreograph and develop the present? We first create the present and the idea, after which we search for the expertise to match the roles now we have created. To benefit from every artist, as soon as now we have all of the solid, we additionally take into consideration creating bespoke acts for every performer. At Lío each artist within the troupe is given a solo act throughout, to allow them to showcase their greatest expertise.
Lío is completely immersive, and interactivity with the group is essential, all of our performers perceive the significance of this and share the identical mindset. There’s a particular je ne sais quoi about our performers. Sure, we will train them the dance strikes, and so they can study the acts, however all of them have an intrinsic star high quality that may’t be taught.
Singers acting at Lio Ibiza.
Tatiana Chausovsky
I like this concept of ‘turning dinner into a celebration”—inform me about that? And why was it necessary to serve dinner within the first place? Dinner in Spain is all the time a celebration ambiance, so we thought why not mix the 2 and create one thing spectacular. Initially, Lío was extra of a restaurant, however we’re Pacha and partying is in our DNA, so we felt that’s wanted to supply extra. We needed to create one thing that displays the Pacha spirit, which is all about creativity, enjoyable, glamour and music. “Have enjoyable to make others have enjoyable,” is Lío’s motto.
