Cirque Du Soleil Ovo
OVO (Egg in Portuguese) is described as a wild, colorful world, where insects work, eat, crawl, flutter, play, fight and look for love in anon-stop riot of energy and movement. A mysterious egg appears in their midst brought by a “foreigner,” the insects which include scarabs, fleas, ants, butterflies, spiders and crickets become awestruck and intensely curious about this iconic object that represents the enigma and cycles of their lives.
If you have seen any of the Cirque du Soleil shows, you know that they are wildly acrobatic, colorful and just plain amazing to watch and OVO is no different. The cast is comprised of 54 performing artists from 16 different countries and every segment is one “oh” and “ah” after another.
Cirque du Soleil Ovo (Egg)
What I liked about Cirque du Soleil’s OVO:
- The insect theme. How completely and utterly unique, right. I can’t even imagine another creative team bringing this to the stage and pulling it off.
- The staging was spectatular, as always. The show ranged from slapstick comedy to adorable love story (between the lady bug and the insect stranger) and of course, all the amazing acrobatic feats of each of the performers.
- The costumes in a word – Wow! Each insect’s costume was truly bright and colorful just like in nature. And when I mean colorful, I mean the colors just “pop” on stage. And how in the world, does somebody create a cricket costume without making it look ridiculous but fully formed and real without being creepy. Again, just phenomenal.
- Holds your attention from the opening scene (where the biggest egg just disappears) to the last song (and the waterfall of confetti coats the audience) with very little talking. In fact, the only person who talks or somewhat talks is the insect stranger. I don’t want to single out any one segment because I was impressed with every segment. My daughter was equally impressed and was completely engaged throughout the show. You can’t ask a show to do much more than to entertain a child.
- Equal blend of acrobatics and comedy. My daughter was laughing quite heartily throughout the comedic segments. As I mentioned, Cirque du Soleil comedy is very slapstick and kids like that.
- The choreography and the music combined were just captivating, engaging and well- thought out. I had to resist buying the CD but may break down and order it.
- The semi-circle stage. The company has gone to great lengths so that no seat is a bad seat, of course, being closer is better but if you are ten rows back, it’s still a good seat.
What I did not like Cirque du Soleil’s OVO:
- Nothing
Cirque Du Soleil Ovo Mask
And finally, for those who like to be pampered there is the VIP Tapis Rouge package which includes the best seats in the house and access to the VIP suite one hour before the show and during the intermission, food and drinks and much, much more. (Note to VIP Tapis Rouge company, – you should include more kid-friendly food, the food was incredible for adults but not much there for kids to nosh on other than fruit.)
For more details on what is included in the VIP package, visit cirquedusoleil.com
Disclosure: OVO tickets and VIP Tapis Rouge Access were provided by Cirque du Soleil for review purposes only.
