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.