Dress rehearsal of Cirque du Soleil's OVO in London

BGUK_3455365 - The brilliantly restaged OVO, Cirque du Soleil’s joyful and acrobatic celebration of the insect world, will come to London’s Royal Albert Hall for a limited run from 9 January 2026, closing on 1 March. Last performed in its original form at the Royal Albert Hall in 2018, OVO returns to the Royal Albert Hall with reimagined set design, new acrobatic acts, original characters, added costumes and reinvented music. OVO dazzles more than ever with its fascinating insect colony, bringing together 53 acrobats and musicians in a show that delights both adults and children. Featuring over 100 cast and crew members, the show brings to life a colourful world of crickets, ants, butterflies, spiders, beetles, and more, set against a striking visual backdrop of giant flowers and a towering 19-meter climbing wall. Combining breathtaking acts like aerial silks, Chinese poles, trampoline wall, contortion, foot juggling, cradle, and slackwire, OVO celebrates biodiversity, community, and the joy of discovery through dazzling acrobatics, surreal costumes, and a high-energy Brazilian-inspired soundtrack. Acts and character photographed: - Diabolo ( Eisuke Saito ) - Clowns (Neiva Nascimento, Mateo Amieva & Robin Beer ) - Contortion ( Kanako Sato ) - Slackwire ( Qiu Jiangming ) - Foot Juggling - Orvalho ( handbalancing ) Cooper Yarosloski - Duo Straps ( Caitlin Quinn & Ernesto Lea Place ) - Aerial Cradle - Carte Postale ( Juliana Rosario & Robson Cerqueira ) - Chinese Poles - Creatura ( Sergiy Rysenko ) - Dancing Flowers - Trampowall and Tumbling