Acts
O has eleven acts in total, which are performed both in, out, and above of the water.
- Synchronized swimming: A group of synchronized swimmers perform in the pool.
- Duo trapeze: Two aerialists perform on a single trapeze above the water.
- Barge: A unique combination of banquine and adagio is performed on a floating raft on top of the water.
- Bateau: A group of acrobats perform a combination of aerial cradle and parallel bars on a swinging boat-shaped apparatus high above the water.
- Fire: A group of artists perform fire dancing.
- Russian swing: Acrobats propel themselves high into the air with three sets of Russian swings and dive down into the water.
- Cadre: A group of acrobats perform on a suspended frame high above the water in an artificial rain storm.
- High dive: A group of four world-class divers leap from 60 feet above the stage into a 20-foot-deep (6.1 m) triangular section of the pool.
- Washington trapeze: An artist performs on a fixed trapeze that swings in a long pendulum motion and is raised and lowered.
- Contortion: Four young women with extreme balance and flexibility create graceful and lithe figures and movements.
- Aerial hoops: A group of performers perform on hoops attached to the ceiling to perform various tricks both in and above the water.
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