Ovo Reviews

Washington Post- Highly Recommended

"...Likewise, the energy -- keyed by likable Brazilian music from composer Berna Ceppas -- ranges from delightfully laid-back to dangerously understated, until an exciting, near-ecstatic finish involving trampolines and a climbing wall. Magnificence is the standard for Cirque du Soliel, and "Ovo" is not consistently glorious. It's awfully good, though, thanks to some brilliant, highly disciplined people who excel at turning stunts into art."

WeLoveDC- Highly Recommended

"...Oh, I adore Cirque du Soleil. Who doesn’t, though? Endearing characters, costumes from the minds of the best designers, ridiculous feats – everything. So when I was invited by Infiniti, a sponsor of Cirque’s, to check out OVO, I took the lovely Wonkabout, and headed over to National Harbor to the Grand Chapteue. The climate-controlled blue and white circus tent seats more than 2,500 people, measures 165 feet and the infrastructure costs roughly $1.6 million. It’s not some podunk tent in the middle of nowhere, it is GRAND."

Washington Blade- Highly Recommended

"...The return of Cirque du Soleil to the D.C. area — the OVO show at the Plateau at National Harbor through Oct 24 — is a stunning one. It wows the senses and defies the imagination with dazzling displays of this Montreal-based company’s technical magic of sound-and-light projections and imagery deployed to fool the eye."

DCTheatreScene- Highly Recommended

Suspended some 45 feet in the air, under the Grand Chapiteau (Big Top) at National Harbor, a silky, cream-colored cocoon is undulating gracefully. The butterfly (aerialist Inna Mayorova) is making her escape. Kept aloft only by a rope, she’s joined by another butterfly (Maxim Kozlov). The pair fly and leap in a playful dance, like figure skaters gliding in unison—only their sheet of ice is thin air, as a giant flower blooms nearby.