Janet Jackson on Saturday returned to the stage after a four-month
hiatus for mysterious health reasons, bringing her energetic dance show
to Dubai.
The pop superstar performed in
the Gulf emirate as the entertainer to close the Dubai World Cup, the
world’s most lucrative horse race.
She
went ahead with the show following a series of cancellations which
included an abrupt delay of the entire European portion of her
“Unbreakable” tour.
With a troupe of choreographed dancers
gliding behind her, Jackson put on a medley of hits including her
classic “Control” and the more recent and funkier “All Nite (Don’t
Stop).”
Jackson wore an arms-length black jumpsuit with an oversized necklace.
Jackson
last year released “Unbreakable,” her first album since the death of
her brother Michael Jackson in 2009, and embarked on a major tour.
But
until Dubai, she had not performed since November 22 in Japan. On
Christmas Eve, she announced a delay in her North American tour, saying
that she needed an urgent operation.
The
49-year-old revealed no other details about her health but later issued a
statement to deny speculation that she was suffering from cancer.
With her European tour off, she is not due
to perform again until May 14 in Las Vegas as she resumes performances
in North America.
Jackson has ties to the Gulf as she married Wissam Al Mana, a billionaire businessman from Qatar, in a private ceremony in 2012.
Her
late brother moved temporarily to Bahrain at the invitation of a prince
as the King of Pop tried to evade the media glare following his 2005
acquittal on child molestation charges.
Janet
Jackson helped reshape the concert landscape in the late 1980s with her
“Control” and “Rhythm Nation” tours, considered landmarks for their
elaborate dance routines and messages of empowerment.
Janet Jackson at the Dubai World Cup. (AFP)
The 49-year-old revealed no other details about her health but
later issued a statement to deny speculation that she was suffering from
cancer. (AFP)
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