Cirque du Soleil announces brand-new UK arena tour with OVO
By Joshua Haigh
Cirque du Soleil is delighted to announce a brand-new UK arena tour with OVO.
Next summer OVO, a celebration of nature and co-existence will bring its fun-filled production for the whole family to arenas around the country.
Making its UK debut in London in January, the arena tour will then start in Liverpool on 16 August 2018, and the show will then visit Sheffield, Newcastle, Glasgow, Nottingham, Leeds, Manchester and finally Birmingham, ending on 7 October 2018. Tickets are on sale now via the Cirque du Soleil website or at www.livenation.co.uk.
The cast of OVO is comprised of 50 performing artists from 17 countries specializing in many acrobatic acts. This includes Alanna Baker from the United Kingdom who plays the role of the Black Spider in the show. She was crowned gymnastics European Champion in 2011 and won Bronze in the World Championships in 2012. Alanna, who has been training since she was five years old has travelled around the world with OVO to countries as far reaching as Japan and Australia and is now set for a return to her home here in the UK.
Having thrilled more than 5 million people worldwide since the show premiered in Montreal in 2009 as a Big Top show, OVO embarks on a journey, offering the same captivating production as the Big Top performances, but on a larger scale now, visiting major arenas and venues, including those around the UK.
OVO, meaning “egg” in Portuguese, is a headlong rush into a colorful ecosystem teeming with life, where insects work, eat, crawl, flutter, play, fight and look for love in a non-stop riot of energy and movement.
When a mysterious egg appears in their midst, the insects are awestruck and intensely curious about this iconic object that represents the enigma and cycles of their lives. It is love at first sight when a gawky, quirky insect arrives in this bustling community and a fabulous ladybug catches his eye – and the feeling is mutual.
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL ‘OVO’ UK ARENA TOUR
16 August Liverpool Echo Arena
17 August Liverpool Echo Arena
18 August Liverpool Echo Arena (matinee)
18 August Liverpool Echo Arena
19 August Liverpool Echo Arena (matinee)
19 August Liverpool Echo Arena
22 August Sheffield Fly DSA Arena
23 August Sheffield Fly DSA Arena
24 August Sheffield Fly DSA Arena
25 August Sheffield Fly DSA Arena (matinee)
25 August Sheffield Fly DSA Arena
26 August Sheffield Fly DSA Arena (matinee)
26 August Sheffield Fly DSA Arena
29 August Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
30 August Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
31 August Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
01 September Newcastle Metro Radio Arena (matinee)
01 September Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
02 September Newcastle Metro Radio Arena (matinee)
02 September Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
05 September Glasgow SSE Hydro Arena
06 September Glasgow SSE Hydro Arena
07 September Glasgow SSE Hydro Arena
08 September Glasgow SSE Hydro Arena (matinee)
08 September Glasgow SSE Hydro Arena
09 September Glasgow SSE Hydro Arena (matinee)
09 September Glasgow SSE Hydro Arena
12 September Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
13 September Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
14 September Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
15 September Nottingham Motorpoint Arena (matinee)
15 September Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
16 September Nottingham Motorpoint Arena (matinee)
16 September Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
19 September Leeds First Direct Arena
20 September Leeds First Direct Arena
21 September Leeds First Direct Arena
22 September Leeds First Direct Arena (matinee)
22 September Leeds First Direct Arena
23 September Leeds First Direct Arena (matinee)
23 September Leeds First Direct Arena
26 September Manchester Manchester Arena
27 September Manchester Manchester Arena
28 September Manchester Manchester Arena
29 September Manchester Manchester Arena (matinee)
29 September Manchester Manchester Arena
30 September Manchester Manchester Arena (matinee)
30 September Manchester Manchester Arena
03 October Birmingham Arena Birmingham
04 October Birmingham Arena Birmingham
05 October Birmingham Arena Birmingham
06 October Birmingham Arena Birmingham (matinee)
06 October Birmingham Arena Birmingham
07 October Birmingham Arena Birmingham (matinee)
07 October Birmingham Arena Birmingham