The show was developed at Dragone's headquarters in La Louvière, Belgium.Performers began training in January 2009. The total duration of the show's creation was 19 months,due to delays in the construction of the 2,000-seat Dancing Water theatre, which was built over 5 years at a cost of US$250 million.
At the center of the theatre is a 3.7 million-gallon pool. Eleven automated stage lifts that fit neatly together can be raised a meter above the water's surface or dropped seven meters below it, creating a pool deep enough for a diver to leap from a 24-meter-high platform.
![]() About 70% of the artists in this show are trained to perform almost all of the acts in the show.Each performer must pass an intense swim test, along with weeks of training to obtain their scuba certification for aquatic shows.
The House of Dancing Water's cast comprises several different categories of performer.
The show's score was composed by Benoît Jutras. Franco Dragone and Benoît Jutras had previously worked together on several shows for Cirque du Soleil. The show's soundtrack album was released on June 10, 2011. ![]() |