After an absence of nearly five years, popular residency show The House of Dancing Water (HODW) at City of Dreams will return to Macau in May with a brand-new show.
First staged in September 2010 and running around 4,000 performances over the next decade, HODW was temporarily closed in June 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Melco explained at the time that the show would be “re-imagined”, originally planning for a 2021 return before circumstances deemed a quick turnaround was unfeasible.
Five years later, Melco held a press conference at Morpheus at City of Dreams on Thursday to announce the show’s long-awaited return in May.
Boasting a team of nearly 300 cast, crew and behind-the-scenes personnel, the re-imagined production will feature a 270-degree circular performance theater with a cutting-edge technological pool stage in the center and a water-powered elevator that will be utilized in conjunction with a sophisticated lighting and sound system, the company explained.
The new-look HODW is designed by Peparini Studios Artistic Director Giuliano Peparini and produced by Our Legacy Creations. It will retain original content but with a new narrative format that Melco explained is more relevant to the current artistic context.
“With the highly anticipated return of The House of Dancing Water to City of Dreams, we are proud to be able to offer visitors to Macau a unique and extraordinary world-class entertainment experience, which is vital to the development of our resort as an in-depth multi-day destination, as well as assisting the Macau SAR Government in reinforcing its positioning as a World Center of Tourism and Leisure,” said Melco Chairman and CEO, Lawrence Ho.
“Today’s news further demonstrates Melco’s commitment to presenting a diverse range of entertainment experiences and exciting arts and cultural programs to our guests, and we look forward to extending this commitment to our integrated resorts in Macau, China and around the world.
“With the re-imagined water show to be unveiled in May, Melco is looking forward to sharing the must-see water show of a lifetime with guests in Asia and around the world, and is confident that this unprecedented production will become a model for global entertainment.”
