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CIRQUE DU SOLEIL’S OVO ANNOUNCES METRO RADIO ARENA DATES

A LIVE NATION PRESENTATION 

OVO TO MAKE ITS UK DEBUT IN LONDON NEXT MONTH BEFORE EMBARKING ON HUGE UK ARENA TOUR 

16 AUGUST – 7 OCTOBER 2018

Tickets for Cirque Club Members on sale NOW

General Public On-Sale from 9am, Friday 15 December

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. Pre-sale tickets are available now via Cirque Club, with tickets going on sale to the general public on Friday 15 December 2017 via the Cirque du Soleil website or atwww.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.

The Creative Team behind the world of OVO is: Artistic Guides Guy Laliberté and Gilles Ste-Croix; Writer, Director and Choreographer Deborah Colker (first female director at Cirque du Soleil); Director of Creation Chantal Tremblay; Set and props Designer Gringo Cardia; Costume Designer Liz Vandal; Composer and Musical Director Berna Ceppas; Lighting Designer Éric Champoux; Sound Designer Jonathan Deans and for the first time at Cirque du Soleil: Rigging and Acrobatic Equipment Designer Fred Gérard; Acrobatic Performance Designer Philippe Aubertin; and Makeup Designer Julie Bégin.

Cirque du Soleil brings OVO to arenas around the UK from 16 August – 7 October 2018. Pre-sale tickets are available now via Cirque Club, tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday 15 December via the Cirque du Soleil website or atwww.livenation.co.uk. A full list of dates and venues is detailed below.

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