Cirque du Soleil Premiers in San Francisco

Cirque du Soleil's latest production, OVO, will make its U.S. premiere in San Francisco Nov. 27, 2009, the Friday after Thanksgiving Day. OVO, which means "egg" in Portuguese, utilizes the symbol of the life cycle and adapts it to a colony of insects who are awestruck when a mysterious egg appears in their midst. A cast of 54 performing artists from 13 countries will make the teeming world of these quirky critters come alive. A stunning trapeze act employing the skills of six flyers is the biggest of its kind ever presented under Cirque du Soleil's distinctive blue and yellow Grand Chapiteau (Big Top).