Thousands of meters of ShowTex's inherently flame retardant Paris CS Velour line the entire building as acoustic masking. The main curtains are also made from the satiny 520gr/sq.m weight velvet. Drapes attached to custom curved Alu-Pipe tracks serve to mask all technical equipment, catwalks, grids, and wiring in the venue as well.
The House of Dancing Water is a show created and directed by Franco Dragone in the Li Chung (Sandi) Pei purpose built and designed Dancing Water Theatre at City of Dreams in Macau.
As one of the main features of Melco Crown Entertainment's leisure oasis City of Dreams, the 2,000 seat venue combines advanced technologies with a traditional black box theatre. The 270-degree theatre-in-the-round houses an approximately 160ft in diameter pool, with a depth of 26ft and holding 3.7m gallons of water, more than five times the volume of an Olympic-sized swimming pool.
Bim Cheung, ShowTex Hong Kong's managing director comments, "From the beginning, it was clear that this space would become one of the most iconic concept theatres in the world. The special effects are an intricate collaboration of technical specialists in the air and underwater who must remain invisible to the audience at all times.
"The drapes create an intimate atmosphere for the dramatic love story on stage while making sure what's going on backstage remains a secret. The House of Dancing Water will run for at least a 10-year period and welcome countless audiences, the ideal environment for our Paris CS velvet that withstands moisture and meets the strictest flame retardant standards."
(Jim Evans)
