In pictures: Rush headlong into a new ecosystem as Cirque du Soleil's astonishing OVO opens at the Royal Albert Hall

Cirque du Soleil is back at the Royal Albert Hall in 2018 with its never before seen in the UK show, OVO!

Crawling with fun, OVO is a colourful carnival of acrobatic ants, daring dragonflies, soaring butterflies and crazy crickets, featuring many of Cirque du Soleil’s mind-blowing signature acts!

Scroll down to see stunning photos from the show, as OVO opened in London to huge acclaim:

Cirque du Soleil's OVO
Cirque du Soleil's OVO - foot juggling red ants

Have you really been to the circus if you haven’t been to see Cirque</a>?<a href="https://twitter.com/RoyalAlbertHall?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">RoyalAlbertHall #CirqueDuSoleil #OVO #OVOCirque pic.twitter.com/trdFmKEISM
— Jennifer Journo (@JenniferRDxo) January 11, 2018

Cirque du Soleil's OVO - balancing dragonfly

‘very family friendly, with foot-tapping music, singing and gentle comedy in between astonishing acts’
★★★★★
Broadway World

★★★★★
The Reviews Hub

Cirque du Soleil's OVO - aerial straps butterflies

A post shared by Temcsweeney (@temcsweeney) on Jan 10, 2018 at 2:31pm PST

Not over how insane Cirque</a> was last night <a href="https://twitter.com/RoyalAlbertHall?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">RoyalAlbertHall !! Best night in a long time absolutely phenomenal show !!
— Lucy Pond (@LucyPondFlute) 11 January 2018

Just seen #OVO RoyalAlbertHall</a> it was magnificent. Eye popping wondrous skills. Go!</p>— Kerry Godliman (KerryAGodliman) 10 January 2018

Cirque du Soleil's OVO - slackwire spider
Cirque du Soleil's OVO - characters

Amazing #OVOCirque – bouncing grasshoppers, balancing spiders and astonishingly flexible dragonflies…. awesome RoyalAlbertHall</a> <a href="https://t.co/ZQC4I6y5E6">pic.twitter.com/ZQC4I6y5E6</a></p>— louise_halliday (louisechalliday) January 10, 2018

Cirque du Soleil's OVO - contortionist spider
Cirque du Soleil's OVO - diabolo

Last time I saw Cirque</a> I thought they were ok. This new show, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ovo?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Ovo</a>, is the best thing I've been to or seen in ages. It's <a href="https://twitter.com/RoyalAlbertHall?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">RoyalAlbertHall and it's utterly spectacular. Thrilling in every sense of the world. Go go go go go go go.
— David Ellis (@dvh_ellis) January 10, 2018

Cirque du Soleil's OVO - russian cradle scarabs

A post shared by Cara Bray-Parry (@mrsbrayparry) on Jan 10, 2018 at 12:41pm PST

Cirque du Soleil's OVO - wall act crickets

A post shared by Tim Casson (@timcasson) on Jan 10, 2018 at 3:10pm PST

Had the BEST night at Cirque</a>’s <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OVOCirque?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OVOCirque</a> at the <a href="https://twitter.com/RoyalAlbertHall?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">RoyalAlbertHall tonight. Be sure to check it out pic.twitter.com/oNzICUaTV3
— heat & heatworld.com (@heatworld) January 10, 2018

Cirque du Soleil's OVO

CIRQUE DU SOLEIL – OVO
Until Sunday 4 March 2018
Crawling with fun, OVO is a non-stop riot of energy and movement featuring many of Cirque du Soleil’s mind-blowing signature acts including a stunning 14m high flying trapeze act – the biggest of its kind!
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Cirque du Soleil - OVO

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