U.S.A: Cirque Du Soleil Vegas

If you remember, I'm a BIG BIG fan of Cirque Du Soleil and had been to Kooza back in San Francisco last year.

I'm lucky because my eldest sister sponsored all of us to another Cirque show in Vegas. So we surveyed around and Candy and I decided to go for 'O' in Bellagio.



"O". Inspired by the concept of infinity and the elegance of water's pure form, "O" pays tribute to the beauty 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. World-class acrobats, synchronized swimmers, divers and characters perform in, on, and above water to create a breathtaking experience. Only at Bellagio, Las Vegas.


#1We bought the tickets few days before the show. The hall is packed so we bought the upper deck seats and it's USD$130 per seat. The 'O' ticket counter is right outside the theatre in Bellagio.


#2 We went to visit the theatre at noon before the show. There're souvenier shop and some deco outside the theatre.


#3 Dad and mum with the Art of Richard MacDonald.


#4 They have all these Richard MacDonald all the way from the entrance of the theatre all the way into the hall.


#5 We had Auntie Anne's opposite Bellagio as dinner. My parents havent tried Pretzel before so we wanted to introduce them coz I think quite nice la but end up they didn't like it at all. They even had trouble finishing 1 pretzel coz it's so not nice like that.


#6 The hall. The Kooza stage last time was 360 means the stage is in the centre and all around are seats. But 'O' is just like 180 deg.


#7 When we reach half an hour before the show starts, the hall is already 80% packed.


#8 This is the hall ceiling. It's O. And when the show starts, people actually come down from the spiral thing. And as usual, there're 2 clowns making jokes before the show starts and in between each scene to keep you entertained while the casts change clothes and change the stage scene. I actually find these clowns quite irritating.


#9 Dad and mum's seat is in front of Candy's.

I have no more photos of the show because we're actually not allowed to bring camera or video cam into the theatre hall.

Overall, I think the show is very impressive with the stage deco and scene change. The stage when opened is like a pool underneath, deep enough for the divers to jump into from many many feets above ground. O, sounds like the french word 'eau', meaning water, is the theme of the show. The swimmers did all the acrobatics in the pool.

Kooza is better in terms of acrobatics because it's more of a classic circus show hence lots of acrobatic performances. But O is different. Some may find the acrobatic very boring but it's a really beautifully-staged show.

The stage Cirque du Soleil created for O could almost be numbered among the show's stars. On minute it's dry land and the next it's all water, deep enough to catch the divers who launch themselves from high up in the stage rigging.

I think dad actually finds it boring. He has been to China and watched all the Chinese acrobatic shows and because O's acrobatic stunts are quite limited, hence he thinks that the China shows are way better. But China show where got stage deco wan...


#10 I wore my newly bought 20 ringgit dress from Thailand hurhurhur.

If you have the chance, I highly recommend you at least go for one of Cirque shows. They have many more in Vegas in different hotels. But I also heard that they're going to do 1 extra show in Singapore. Don't know true or not!