Mirage Resorts / Cirque du Soleil Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Inauguration : 1998
Area : 155,300 square feet
Cost : US$ 54 M
Type : Theatres & Concert Halls
Capacity : 1800 seats
The Bellagio Theatre is part of the casino-hotel of the same name, the most romantic and luxurious in Las Vegas. The theatre, designed for Cirque du Soleil’s aquatic show O, is absolutely unique, from its baroque-inspired architecture, to its aquatic stage and dragonfly-wing cupola.
Outstanding features
The stage is a deep pool equipped with 5 hydraulic elevators that allow it to be modified from a conventional stage to a 1.4 million gallon pool.
The immense metallic trellis of the cupola roof permits infinite lighting possibilities.
A large opening in the centre of the cupola makes it possible to present acrobatics directly over the heads of the audience.
Securing the stage equipment in a damp and corrosive environment was an enormous challenge, requiring the invention of numerous breakthrough strategies, mechanisms and procedures to ensure that the artists could work safely during this arranged marriage of water and electricity.
Mandate
Definition of design criteria, in collaboration with Michel Crête, Cirque du Soleil’s scenographer
Planning and design of technical infrastructures and stage equipment systems
Follow up during construction: architecture, engineering and stage equipment systems
