Bellagio Theatre, Mirage Resorts / Cirque du Soleil

Bellagio Theatre

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