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O (Cirque du Soleil)
O is a
Cirque du Soleil show. It is in permanent residence at the
Bellagio in
Las Vegas,
Nevada,
United States. O is Cirque's first aquatic show, which features
underwater acts such as synchronized swimming as well as above-ground
acts.
Trivia About O
- Every member of the cast is
scuba-certified.
- The
umbrella that the “guide” rides on the water is a fully motorized boat.
It has a
propeller in the bottom and is steered by rotating the handle portion of
the umbrella.
- The horses
that the “red guards” ride in the show are also motorized boats driven by a
joystick.
- During every show, some
performers have multiple sets of costumes
so they may reappear dry despite having been in the water.
- The costumes in “O” have a lifespan of 20 shows. With multiple costumes
per performer costing about $10,000 to produce, it is an expensive show to
maintain.
- You can always get stand-by tickets to “O” if you are the first few in
the standby line. The seat availability is due to the design of the show.
These standby tickets are full price.
- The surface of the “O” stage has thousands of tiny holes; this allows
the platform rise and fall freely in the pool.
- The musicians are shielded behind the glass due to moisture in the
theater. Some of the musical instruments used in the show are more than 100
years old.
- There is an invisible wall between the stage and the audience generated
by air jets; the goal is control the two temperature zones in the theatre.
The stage is kept at a higher temperature while the audience area is kept at
a lower temperature.
- There is a temperature sensor every few seats in the theatre to ensure
the audience is always comfortable.
- The strange string instrument in the soundtrack of “O” is an
Erhu, a
traditional Chinese violin.
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