January 9, 2004

A New Engineering Curriculum Tries to Make Magic

By MICHAEL ARNONE

The jobs are out there for entertainment designers, but the new major faces some long odds

At the Bellagio hotel and casino, the curtain rises on Cirque du Soleil's "O" to reveal that the stage is a swimming pool. Looking down from tiered seats, the audience watches swimmers dive into the pool to perform a synchronized water dance.

Then another performer runs over the top of the water -- or magically appears to. In fact, the floor of the pool has risen 25 feet in seconds,

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