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Wynn Las Vegas - 2016 - Issue 2 - Fall

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in a brilliant display of light and color, like a sculptural mime. Theatrical show kitchens enhance the guest experience at Andrea's as well as 99 Noodles, where amidst an illuminated display of rainbow colored resin bowls on white open-shelved bookcases and modern lantern sculptures dangling from above, diners can watch master chefs hand-pulling different varieties of noodles to order— including the favorite of Chef Shi Wei Dong, a noodle dramatically whittled from a massive ball of dough with a saber-sharp knife. Perhaps the keenest examples of performance effortlessly integrating into every aspect of Wynn Palace are the restaurants Wing Lei Palace and Café Fontana. Both occupy the hotel's most important real estate: directly facing the 8 -acre lake where fountains, choreographed to music, dance up to 200 feet in the air every 20 minutes. The restaurant's rooms are stepped so that no table's view of the show will be blocked by other diners. In fact, Wing Lei Palace's private dining rooms were inspired by opera boxes, with a proscenium providing a frame and curtains that can be drawn when the show concludes (all that's missing are opera glasses). At Café Fontana, the French marketplace-inspired space feels like a set from Gigi or An American in Paris, yet it offers subtle but important design concessions to the show. "Look at all the ref lective surfaces," says Wynn Design & Development Creative Director Alex Woogmaster, one of the project's lead designers. "There's not just gold, but mirrors, high polishes, and marbles. It's so that even if you're not facing the lake, we can bring that vision to you just the same: As the fountains are exploding, they're pulled into the room with little glimpses here and there." Wynn Resorts has emphasized immersive experiences from the outset, but today they're a genuine cultural trend. "We're always talking about interactivity and breaking the fourth wall now in theater these days," says Curry, "but Mr. Wynn has gotten that for 30 years. Walking into a resort like Wynn Palace, it's no less fantastic than a Hollywood movie." Such immersive experiences are manifestations of an increasing global trend toward involving the audience in the production—a trend longtime producer Vance Garret attributes partly to a fundamental change in consumers."In the Internet age," he says, "where people feel like they can participate in, or comment on, almost anything, this is what modern audiences want." Needless to say, that's something that Steve Wynn understands intuitively. "Walk ing into a resort lik e W ynn Palace, it's no less fantastic than a holly Wood Movie." —michael curry

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