Currently Playing: At Bellagio, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Wednesday through Sunday at 7:30 and 10:30 p.m.
Welcome to a place where all the world is water and the stage is all the world.
Franco Dragone, Writer and Director
"O" pays tribute to the magic of the theatre—from the simplest street performance to the most lavish of operas—where anything is possible and where the drama of life plays itself out before our very eyes.
The name of the show, which was inspired by the concept of infinity and the elegance of its pure form, is also (phonetically speaking) the French word for water, spelled "eau." Written and directed by Franco Dragone, who created 10 of Cirque du Soleil's productions, "O" has brought a new level of performance to the Las Vegas Strip.
With an international cast of 85 acrobats, synchronized swimmers, divers and characters performing in, on, and above a 1.5 million-gallon pool, "O" tells the tale of theatre through the ages and frees us to lose ourselves in a world without limits.
"O" Quick Facts
Premiered in: October 1998
Number of spectators since opening: Over 8 million
Number of artists: 85
Number of countries represented in cast: 23
Did you know…
- "O" required more than three years of development, including 12 months of intensive rehearsals.
- Nearly a dozen performers from "O" have taken part in the Olympic Games; some are gold medalists.
- All of the 150 technicians and 85 cast members have scuba certification; 14 technicians work underwater during every performance.
- The water is kept at a comfortable 88 degrees. The pool takes 12 hours to fill and the sophisticated filtering system cleans all 1.5 million gallons of water three times a day.
