“0” – Cirque du Soleil Fluid Theater at
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“O”, Cirque Du Soleil at
Bellagio Hotel and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada is a fluid theatrical gift from
goddesses.
This stirring experience resuscitated my spirit and quenched my imagination’s thirst for divine beauty. It is an aquatic tapestry of surreal romantic theatre inspired by
elegance of water’s pure form. The images, performers, sounds, sets, costumes, lighting, and makeup submerged my senses into an innovative and breathtaking master piece that shown with illusory splendors.
At
heart of
production is a large 1.5 million-gallon pool of water center stage that emerges and disappears supplying
85 cast of characters with a set that is liquid beauty. The fluid choreography of 17 world-class synchronized swimmers provided
necessary link between
elements of fire, earth, air, and water, and pushed for me
creative envelope of what beauty could be!
As I watched
performance unfold before me I gasped in astonishment! I realized that “O” was a true visual for what I imagined divine beauty to be. There was
Duo-Trapeze, performed by two aerialists who danced in
air with a single trapeze. Their breath-taking maneuvers and feet-to-feet catches emulated
beauty of harmony and complete trust.
The aerialist in
Solo Trapeze was a gymnastically challenging routine that mesmerized me. The spectacular dismount at
end as she flew threw
air and dove flawlessly into
water validated that beauty can be found when
elements of air and water are linked together as one.
Then
beauty found in strength and fearlessness emerged when a team of talented acrobats performed atop a floating raft in
Barge act. There were eight world champion women who had a background in sport acrobatics. They combined innovative gymnastic performances with
traditional circus act of banquine and
balletic prowess of adagio. The Olympic divers and
synchronized swimmers blended their skills with this act that validated beauty is discovered by balancing fearlessness with strength.