“O” By Cirque Du Soleil

Just got back from our short Vegas getaway and as usual, our Vegationing wouldn’t be complete without seeing a Cirque show. So, after an hour of discussion and brainstorming, we decided to see “O” at the Bellagio. And here, ladies and gentlemen, is what I think about it.

“O”, which is Eau (n.water) simplified and Americanized, is an okay Cirque du Soleil show. It has its wow moments and of course, those moments when you feel like a slow learner, trying to figure out if you should pay more attention to the show because you just don’t get it. And at the very end of the show, you get to realize that there is nothing to GET. Period.

For one, “O” does not have a storyline for crying out loud, no dialogue or even gibberish vocalization that you can at least decipher yourself (depending on how good your imagination is), and no coherence whatsoever. It’s a conglomeration of various scenes all depicting the wonderful world of H2O. And it’s okay because it does not take a quantum physicist to realize that the show is all about water. Now if you came to see it for tigers and lions, then you’re in the wrong show.

Technically speaking, it is awesome. There’s a stage that transforms into a massive body of water in just mere seconds and transforms back to a flat surface without you even noticing it. The depth of that body of water can be manipulated by water portals that are invisible to the blurry eye. One minute actors will be diving on it, the next minute they’d be walking on water. There is a bunch of acrobats that float, sink, dive, squirm, go airborne and plop in the water giving Greg Louganis a run for his money. Synchronized swimming plays a big part as well as airborne somersaults and clown acts. And of course, Cirque shows will not be complete if there are no random, weirdly clad beings of all kinds parading on the stage to distract the viewers from the next scene preparation.

So here’s my take on it. Good but not spectacular. Ka still reigns supreme. And it’s not even comparable to Ka in so many aspects. It’s worth seeing once but it won’t leave any lingering feelings of happiness and joy. My recommendation? If you’re really itching to see “O” and you want to at least appreciate it, man up, shell out some cheese, grab the seats up front, get wet and be refreshed.