“O”, a World of Surealism and Romance

Did you know that at every given point, there are as many as 30 people in the 1.5 million gallon pool that is the centerpiece of the “O” theater? It’s true! Geraldine Campbell from Reporter Insider magazine took a peek inside “O”‘s pool for Cirque Club:

Eight of the divers in the pool are the equivalent of stagehands in full scuba gear. There are “handlers”, whose task is to make shure the performers have access to air at all times; and safety divers, outfitted with full face masks. Those masks are equipped with with voice transmission and reception capability and are the main point of contact for the underwater world. Seventeen synchonized swimmers, executing perfectly orchestrated movements in tune to both the music and each other. These swimmers add an unexpected component of dance to this water world.

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{ SOURCE: CirqueClub }