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Cirque Du Soleil Ovo Takes Over Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall
See our behind the scenes interview during the setup of Cirque Du Soliel Ovo at Boardwalk Hall! WHAT: CIRQUE DU SOLEIL – OVO WHERE: ATLANTIC CITY BOARDWALK HALL WHEN: JUNE 22-26, 2016 TICKETS: STARTS at $37 Check out this overview written and directed by Deborah Colker: OVO is a headlong rush into a colorful ecosystem teeming with life, where insects work, eat, crawl, utter, play, ght and look for love in a non-stop riot of energy and movement. The insects’ home is a world of biodiversity and beauty lled with noisy action and moments of quiet emotion. When a mysterious egg appears in their midst, the insects are awestruck and…
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Bugging Out with Cirque du Soleil’s OVO Contortionists at Academy of Natural Sciences
Photos by Louis Perri, video by Cassie Hepler In anticipation of Cirque du Soleil’s upcoming insect-themed arena production, OVO from May 11-15 at the Liacouras Center, two performers, dressed in full costume and make-up as OVO’s black and white spiders, performed a jaw-dropping contortionist number from the show during a scrumptious “Bug Brunch” in the Tarantualas: Alive and Up Close exhibit at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. A tasty offering of edible insect entrees, including Cricket Pancakes, Mealworm Frittata, Homemade Granola Bars made with Queen Weaver Ants, Cricket Scones, and bug-inspired beverages including Beetle Juice, Bumble Bee Honey Lemonade, Slug Juice, Cockroach Coffee and Tarantula Tea were…