text: Since I have now left the Cirque du Soleil family I now have the ability to write the Yelp review that is more insight to someone who has adored and lived the product that I have always wanted to do So here goesnnThe beauty of Cirque du Soleil in general is that due to the variety of shows everyone has a strong favorite Mine is La Nouba in Disney and moreoften than not it is the first show that they have seen There is going to be a lot of reviews on here of Ka is betterZu is betterOMG GO SEE LOVE and it is just a matter of chocolate vs hazelnut vs vanilla They are all good but our tastes vary nnO is such a marvel unto itself It was Cirques most stressful project as all they knew about costumes and equipment had to be relearned and remanaged for dealing with the water Franco Dragone who designed Celine Dions show as well as Le Reve as well as the marvelous new water show in Macau suffered a heart attack while designing and sculpting It was that intense Before the Bellagio was finished O theater was in place and rehearsing nnAnd what a great place for a show that is pure elegance Bellagio the pinnacle of beauty and class well at least when Wynn was at the helm Whatever MGM you may own it but you would not know good service if it threw a pie in your face ahem the PINNACLE of beauty and class has a gem of a show Cirques crown jewel a show that people scream all over the globe is the must see show of Vegas years at this point with minor changes still selling out still financially supporting other shows still raking in millions of dollars still paid off its theater and when the show runs gives an enormous boost to Bellagios occupancy Seriously we are talking upper when Cirque is up and s when O is dark Time screams that O is forever How do you follow something like that Granted nothing is forever but O will be around for a long time It has no English save a brief intro speech of No phonesphotographyetc and it tells a simple story of a boy chasing the dream chasing the girl who represents the journey Aurora He is pulled into the world of O traveling through a lifetime nnThe acts Some classic of Cirque shows such as Contortion Banquine Washington Trapeze Russian Swing but with the water high dive feet the synchronized swimmers the incredible opening only can be done with a theater of this magnitude nnAnd the performers There is something about seeing a show where most of the cast is original Yes a lot of these performers have grown with the show they arrived in their early teens and even some of them have children of their own They own their roles and delight in doing them the performers are a family and treat the act as their own creation and put their heart and soul into every bit of it And they constantly work to improve the act make it more difficult add more tricks depending on what night you come you may see solo or duo trapeze or crazier versions of acts one act of the Washington Trapeze has the girl balance on her head on a swing go into a single handstand while spinning and then set herself down to start all over again One of the versions of highdive starts with a handstand or one diver holding up the other in an angel pose before they fall into the water together It is really somethingnnIf you are looking for something to get your blood pumping this is not the show for you I have friends who have fallen asleep I have had friends who cried The surreal imagery of the silhouettes of the carrousel horses at the end brought a lump to my thoat nnAnd a random note to those who like to fan the flames of the Le Reve vs O argument Dragone created BOTH shows A lot of costumes and elements in one are in another Same product different flavor O is supportive to Le Reve and vice versa to the point where both shows used to play soccer games against each other and train with each other Both shows have a element that strongly differs from each other and that okay O is the elegant older sister Le Reve is the crazy redhead sister Both have their own style and appeal