{"id":68,"date":"2020-11-14T22:24:07","date_gmt":"2020-11-14T22:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emcirque.com\/blog\/?p=68"},"modified":"2020-11-14T22:43:03","modified_gmt":"2020-11-14T22:43:03","slug":"cirque-du-soleil-onod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emcirque.com\/blog\/cirque-du-soleil-onod\/","title":{"rendered":"Cirque du Soleil ONOD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left has-large-font-size wp-block-heading\"><strong>7th Annual\u00a0&#8220;<em>One Night For One Drop<\/em>&#8221;\u00a0Draws A-list Attendance For World-Renowned Show At the &#8220;O&#8221; Theater in The Bellagio Resort &amp; Casino<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LAS VEGAS<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 On Friday, March 8 2019, the seventh annual&nbsp;<strong><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/onenight.onedrop.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">One Night for One Drop<\/a><\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;event at the&nbsp;<strong>\u201cO\u201d Theatre<\/strong>, presented by MGM Resorts International and COLGATE, drew a star-studded crowd in support of the one-night-only soir\u00e9e benefiting the One Drop Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing access to safe water and sanitation around the globe. Imagined by&nbsp;<em>Cirque du Soleil,<\/em>&nbsp;One Night for One Drop mesmerized the sold-out audience with an emotional performance that took the spectators on an empathetic journey, drawing inspiration from human connection, friendship, beauty, nature, love and loss, in an aquatic ambiance.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/emcirque.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/x03_07_19_ONE_DROP_REHEARSE_KABIK-147-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"71\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/emcirque.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/x03_07_19_ONE_DROP_REHEARSE_KABIK-147.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/emcirque.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=71\" class=\"wp-image-71\" 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src=\"https:\/\/emcirque.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/x03_07_19_ONE_DROP_REHEARSE_KABIK-266-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"72\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/emcirque.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/x03_07_19_ONE_DROP_REHEARSE_KABIK-266.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/emcirque.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=72\" class=\"wp-image-72\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emcirque.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/x03_07_19_ONE_DROP_REHEARSE_KABIK-266-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emcirque.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/x03_07_19_ONE_DROP_REHEARSE_KABIK-266-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emcirque.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/x03_07_19_ONE_DROP_REHEARSE_KABIK-266-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emcirque.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/x03_07_19_ONE_DROP_REHEARSE_KABIK-266-1200x798.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/emcirque.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/x03_07_19_ONE_DROP_REHEARSE_KABIK-266.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Photo Credit: Erik Kabik Photography\/ erikkabik.com<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/emcirque.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/xDSC_0830e-1024x720.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"74\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/emcirque.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/xDSC_0830e.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/emcirque.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=74\" class=\"wp-image-74\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emcirque.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/xDSC_0830e-1024x720.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emcirque.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/xDSC_0830e-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emcirque.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/xDSC_0830e-768x540.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emcirque.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/xDSC_0830e-1536x1080.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/emcirque.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/xDSC_0830e-1200x844.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/emcirque.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/xDSC_0830e-1980x1392.jpg 1980w, https:\/\/emcirque.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/xDSC_0830e.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"557\" src=\"https:\/\/emcirque.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/xuntitled-147-2-1024x557.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"75\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/emcirque.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/xuntitled-147-2.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/emcirque.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=75\" class=\"wp-image-75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emcirque.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/xuntitled-147-2-1024x557.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emcirque.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/xuntitled-147-2-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emcirque.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/xuntitled-147-2-768x417.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emcirque.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/xuntitled-147-2-1536x835.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/emcirque.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/xuntitled-147-2-1200x652.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/emcirque.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/xuntitled-147-2-1980x1076.jpg 1980w, https:\/\/emcirque.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/xuntitled-147-2.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">ONOD &#8211; &#8220;O&#8221; Theater (Cirque du Soleil Show 2019)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The performance was co-written and directed by&nbsp;<strong>Andr\u00e9 Kasten<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Leah Moyer<\/strong>, performed by&nbsp;<em>Cirque du Soleil<\/em>&nbsp;artists as well as celebrated performers including&nbsp;<strong>Keone and Mari<\/strong>&nbsp;from \u201cWorld of Dance\u201d and Las Vegas headliner&nbsp;<strong>Blue Man Group<\/strong>, presented alongside Academy Award-winner &amp; world-renowned score composer&nbsp;<strong>Hans Zimmer<\/strong>&nbsp;and featured intricate choreography created by&nbsp;<strong>Alexander Ekman<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Andrew Winghart<\/strong>. Highlights from the dramatic acts were three spectacular arrangements performed live by Hans Zimmer, including a specially adapted piece from the award-winning film \u201cInterstellar.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year\u2019s event was taped for the new entertainment special ONE NIGHT FOR ONE DROP: IMAGINED BY CIRQUE DU SOLEIL, set to air on Saturday, March 16 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET\/PT) on the CBS Television Network. The limited commercial experience is made possible by presenting sponsor COLGATE, which is committed to raising awareness of water scarcity with a \u201cturn-off-the-faucet-while-brushing\u201d message because #EveryDropCounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The exclusive evening started out with One Night for One Drop\u2019s traditional blue carpet with notable attendees including: director and producer\u00a0<strong>Nigel Lythgoe;<\/strong>\u00a0star of \u201cCelebrity Big Brother\u201d season two\u00a0<strong>Jonathan Bennett<\/strong>; host of CBS\u2019 \u201cThe Talk\u201d\u00a0<strong>Eve;<\/strong>\u201cEntertainment Tonight\u201d co-host\u00a0<strong>Kevin Frazier<\/strong>; American figure skater and sports commentator\u00a0<strong>Tara Lipinski;<\/strong>\u00a0Academy Award-winner &amp; world-renowned score composer\u00a0<strong>Hans Zimmer\u00a0<\/strong>and internationally recognized singer<strong>\u00a0Czarina Russell<\/strong>; water conservationist and marathon runner\u00a0<strong>Mina Guli<\/strong>; former professional tennis player\u00a0<strong>Andrea Jaeger<\/strong>; star of \u201cSecond Wives Club\u201d\u00a0<strong>Shiva Safai<\/strong>; star of \u201cGeneral Hospital\u201d\u00a0<strong>Lisa LoCicero<\/strong>; Amy Saunders aka\u00a0<strong>Miss Behave<\/strong>; model\u00a0<strong>Constance Jablonski<\/strong>; Vegas Golden Knights players\u00a0<strong>Erik Haula\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>William Carrier<\/strong>; celebrity poker player\u00a0<strong>Daniel Negreanu<\/strong>; television host and actress\u00a0<strong>Amanda Leatherman<\/strong>; Las Vegas headliners\u00a0<strong>Marie Osmond<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Xavier Mortimer<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Tape Face<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Carrot Top<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Blue Man Group<\/strong>; cast members from Las Vegas Strip productions\u00a0<strong>ABSINTHE<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>MAGIC MIKE LIVE<\/strong>,<strong>\u00a0FANTASY<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>OPIUM, Chippendales, WOW \u2013 The Vegas Spectacular\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Legends in Concert<\/strong>; and the\u00a0<em>One Night for One Drop<\/em>\u00a0creative team\u00a0<strong>Andr\u00e9 Kasten<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Leah Moyer,<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Keone and Mari,<\/strong>\u00a0among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many EMCirque artists were part of these shows. If you are interested in booking talent, acts or shows like these, please reach out to us and we will make it possible. contact@emcirque<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Original article<\/em><\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/prn.to\/3ndnmRR\">https:\/\/prn.to\/3ndnmRR<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>For high-res blue carpet photos, click here:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2CfoLSZ\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/2CfoLSZ<\/a><\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Credit: Pat Gray \/ Kabik Photo Group<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>For high-res show photos, click here:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2TtqIpe\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/2TtqIpe<\/a><\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Credit: Erik Kabik \/&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/erikkabik.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">erikkabik.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>For broadcast quality video of the blue carpet and after party, click here:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2CpS19J\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/2CpS19J<\/a><\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Credit: One Drop<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All proceeds from the event benefit One Drop\u2019s global water efforts, with a portion of the proceeds going to the Las Vegas Community. For more information about One Drop\u2019s global water initiatives, please visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onedrop.org\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.onedrop.org<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Media Contacts<\/u><\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Tawny Strelic \/ Hannah Gornto<br>Kirvin Doak Communications<br><a href=\"mailto:tstrelic@kirvindoak.com\">tstrelic@kirvindoak.com<\/a>&nbsp;\/&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:hgornto@kirvindoak.com\">hgornto@kirvindoak.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pien Koopman<br>One Drop Communications Manager<br><a href=\"mailto:Pien.koopman@cirquedusoleil.com\">Pien.koopman@cirquedusoleil.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em><u>ABOUT ONE DROP<\/u><sup>\u2122<\/sup><\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;<br>One Drop<sup>\u2122<\/sup>&nbsp;is an international foundation created by Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Lalibert\u00e9 with the vision of a better world, where all have access to living conditions that allow empowerment and development, today and forever. Our mission is to ensure sustainable access to safe water and sanitation to the most vulnerable communities through innovative partnerships, creativity and the power of art. Together with its partners, One Drop brings its unique Social Art for Behaviour Change<sup>\u2122<\/sup>&nbsp;approach to promote the adoption of healthy practices around water, sanitation and hygiene through locally inspired social art programs, empowering the communities to take ownership of the projects over time. For this to be possible, One Drop puts together novel fundraising initiatives supported by a visionary community of partners and donors. One Drop counts over 10 years of turning water into action with projects that will transform the lives of over 1.4 million beneficiaries around the world.&nbsp; The foundation was recognized by Charity Intelligence as one of the 2018 Top 10 Impact Charities in Canada.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about One Drop, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onedrop.org\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.onedrop.org<\/a>&nbsp;<br>Interact with One Drop on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ONEDROP\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/onedrop\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>&nbsp;at @onedrop, or on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/1night1drop\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>&nbsp;@1dropwater&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em><u>ABOUT CIRQUE DU SOLEIL ENTERTAINMENT GROUP<\/u><\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group is a world leader in live entertainment. On top of producing world-renowned circus arts shows, the Canadian organization brings its creative approach to a large variety of entertainment forms such as multimedia productions, immersive experiences, theme parks and special events. It currently has 4,500 employees from nearly 70 countries. Going beyond its various creations, Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group aims to make a positive impact on people, communities and the planet with its most important tools: creativity and art. For more information about Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group, please visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cirquedusoleilentertainmentgroup.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">cdsentertainmentgroup.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>7th Annual\u00a0&#8220;One Night For One Drop&#8221;\u00a0Draws A-list Attendance For World-Renowned Show At the &#8220;O&#8221; Theater in The Bellagio Resort &amp; Casino LAS VEGAS&nbsp;\u2013 On Friday, March 8 2019, the seventh annual&nbsp;One Night for One Drop&nbsp;event at the&nbsp;\u201cO\u201d Theatre, presented by MGM Resorts International and COLGATE, drew a star-studded crowd in support of the one-night-only soir\u00e9e [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":70,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[27,8,10,26],"class_list":["post-68","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-show-reviews","tag-bellagio","tag-cirque-du-soleil","tag-las-vegas-entertainment","tag-onod2019"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/emcirque.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/emcirque.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/emcirque.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emcirque.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emcirque.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/emcirque.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79,"href":"https:\/\/emcirque.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68\/revisions\/79"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emcirque.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/emcirque.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emcirque.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emcirque.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}