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''O'' is a water-themed stage production by Cirque du Soleil, a Canadian circus and entertainment company. The show has been in permanent residence at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, since October 1998. ''O'', whose name is pronounced the same way as ''eau'', the French word for "water", takes place in, around and above a pool of water, featuring water acts such as synchronized swimming as well as aerial and ground acts. The ''O'' theatre, which is designed to resemble a 14th-century European opera house, has 1,800 seats, thus allowing the performance to be watched by 3,600 people a night since the performance usually plays twice in a given day, also designed to meet the special demands of the show.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Press Releases - Cirque du Soleil - O, 4/10/2014 )〕 ''O'' was inspired by the "infinity and elegance of water's pure form," which pays tribute to the beauty of the theater. A group of 150 stage technicians assist in the production of the show, the cast of which is 85 performers: international acrobats, synchronized swimmers, and divers. Some of them are former Olympic athletes.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Press Releases - Cirque du Soleil - O, 4/10/2014 )〕 ==History== Since late October 2010, Cirque du Soleil has offered backstage tours of the ''O'' theatre. The experience allows visitors to see the backstage wings, training rooms, costume workshop, break area, underwater lighting area, and go up to a catwalk into the sound and lighting booths. Not every experience will be the same as the tour is conducted around a "regular day", so performers may or may not be training, rehearsing, or even working out.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Best of Vegas )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cirque: Backstage Pass )〕 As of early 2011, ''O'' has grossed over a billion dollars since the show opening in 1998. ''O'' has received many awards, including the following: * Entertainment Design Award, best production show, 1998〔 * Las Vegas Review-Journal, best production show, 1999-2006〔 * THEA, live show category, 1999〔 * Prix Italia, creativity in high definition, 2009, for the documentary ''Flow''〔 ''O'' had its 6,000th performance on 22 May 2011. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「O (Cirque du Soleil)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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