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South China Morning Post
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Macau's House of Dancing Water returns with 3.7 million gallons of spectacle
Macau's biggest indoor spectacle is making a splash yet again, as it returns to City of Dreams after a nearly five-year hiatus. House of Dancing Water, which debuted in 2010, made waves regionally and beyond for its ambitious scope and scale that required a boundary-pushing 2,000-seat theatre for what was the world's largest permanent water-based show at the time. Advertisement Directed by Franco Dragone , the show was forced to shut down in 2020 due to Covid-19. After Dragone's death in 2022, his long-time collaborator, Giuliano Peparini, took up the mantle, working with veteran martial-arts choreographer Jaden He Jingde to relaunch the production. Now, the show goes on, with a fresh narrative, cutting-edge technology and a world-class 300-strong cast. The House of Dancing Water, Macau's biggest indoor spectacle, is back. Photo: The House of Dancing Water The story will be familiar to those who have visited previously: a brave stranger embarks on a quest to rescue Princess Aani, who is being held captive by the Dark Queen, with water serving as a recurring motif throughout the 80-minute run time. To balance the show's dramatic intensity, a new character, the Sailor, injects moments of comic relief. The purpose-built Dancing Water Theatre features a pool holding 3.7 million gallons of water, more than five times the volume of an Olympic-sized swimming pool. The venue has been refurbished to improve sightlines, accessibility and seating comfort, while technological enhancements allow for a more immersive experience, including a stage capable of transforming from a dry platform to a vast aquatic arena in under a minute. The show features a pool holding 3.7 million gallons of water, more than five times that of an Olympic-sized swimming pool. Photo: The House of Dancing Water One of the show's most arresting moments is the revamped Golden Boat sequence. This set piece has been re-engineered with a state-of-the-art water-hydraulic system allowing the massive ship to glide across the water, in a spectacle that feels both grand and intimate. Complementing this is the Human Chandelier 2.0, an act in which acrobats perform gravity-defying manoeuvres on flying chandeliers, pushing the boundaries of physical artistry and technical precision.
The Standard
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- Entertainment
- The Standard
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Dive into magic: The spectacular return of House of Dancing Water at City of Dreams Macau!
South China Morning Post
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
House of Dancing Water show returns to Macau
A reboot of House of Dancing Water premiered at the City of Dreams casino resort in Macau on May 7, 2025, followed by its public debut two days later. The show's first run started in 2010, but was forced to close a decade later when the pandemic severely cut tourism in the city. Now it is back with world-class stage performances by actors performing aerial ballet and 25-metre (82ft) high dives. Their watery stage is the size of more than five Olympic-sized swimming pools and is spiced up with effects, including curtains of water.
