Cirque Du Soleil's OVO Adds 18 Performance to Boston Engagement, 8/17-8/29

The first visible sign of the arrival of Cirque du Soleil and its latest live production OVO, in the city of Boston is the raising of the blue-and-yellow Grand Chapiteau (Big Top) and the set up of the Cirque du Soleil Village. This event took place this afternoon on Boston's New Waterfront at Fan Pier & Pier 4 where a team of 60-plus men and women hoisted more than 100 steel poles from the ground up.

A few technical facts on the Grand Chapiteau and the Cirque du Soleil Village:
The Grand Chapiteau stands 66 feet high and is 167 feet in diameter.
The 4 masts stand at 80 feet tall each.
550 pegs are required to hold the Grand Chapiteau firmly to the 4,500 square metres of asphalt.
The Grand Chapiteau can accommodate more than 2,600 people.
The entire site set-up includes installation of entrance, hospitality and rehearsal tents, box office, administrative offices and kitchen.
The Grand Chapiteau, the Tapis Rouge and Artistic tents are all climate control with air conditioning in warm season or heating for colder season.
OVO travels via 50 trailers carrying more than 1,000 tons of equipment for the tour.

Additional performances
Due to an overwhelming demand for tickets, 18 additional performances, from August 17 to August 29, 2010, will be added to the OVO engagement in Boston. Tickets for these added performances will be available for Cirque Club members as of July 14th at 11 a.m. at www.cirquedusoleil.com. Membership is free and registration is quick and simple. Cirque Club members receive advance access to the best seats under the Grand Chapiteau, ticket upgrades, partner promotions and insider information on the world of Cirque du Soleil. For the general public, these tickets will be on sale as of July 24th at 11 a.m.

Box office
Also as part of Cirque du Soleil village, a box office will be set up at the front of the Grand Chapiteau. As of Wednesday, July 21 between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., tickets for OVO may be purchased in person.

Regular box office hours are from 2 hours prior to show time to 30 minutes after beginning of the show and it is closed on Mondays.

Tickets can also be purchased at anytime online at www.cirquedusoleil.com/ovo or by calling 1 800 450-1480.

Performance schedule
Tuesdays thru Thursdays at 8:00 p.m.
Fridays and Saturdays at 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Sundays at 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.
No performances on Mondays.
Please note that only one performance will be held on Fridays July 27 and 30 at 8 p.m. and no performance on Tuesday, August 10.

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