This review is specifically about the new show OVO.\n\nAlmost too late, I remembered that Montreal is home to the world-renowned Cirque du Soleil. Fortunately for me, when I checked the website a few days prior to my trip to Montreal, I saw that the new production OVO was playing during my trip and a few tickets were still available.\n\nWhen I was shown to my seat, I was amazed at how close I was to the stage--just two rows, and maybe 12 feet separated me from some of the world's best acrobats. I was so close that I could see the details of their makeup and costumes, like the seemingly two-inch-long eyelashes on the women.\n\nOVO tells the story of a world of insects, including a flirtatious ladybug, a bugtown mayor, and an intriguing stranger who arrives in town carrying a large egg. As a romance develops between the ladybug and the stranger, an equally intense battle over the egg ensues between him and the mayor.\n\nAs the story unfolded over the course of two hours, I was treated to an amazing spectacle of vibrant costumes, stirring music, and astonishing athleticism and artistry. Group by group, the various acrobats took center stage to perform their magic. The troupe of Asian girls costumed as red fire ants wowed the audience, followed by the women dressed as black widows dancing on a rope web, and the couple who created a beautiful and touching mating dance while twisting through the air on ropes.\n\nThere were also the shiny bronze scarab beetle men who performed a more traditional flying trapeze, and the lone acrobat who commanded attention for his tightrope act and even managed to balance himself by one hand above the rope. But one of the most visually amazing feats was the interaction of the artists with the climbing wall backdrop. Certainly with the aid of trampolines, the acrobats bounced several feet up the wall and clung to the handholds with the easy tenaciousness of  flies on a wall, before bouncing back down again.\n\nI can hardly do justice to OVO by describing the performance with just words, so I encourage people to visit the website for a video preview. If you're in Montreal, this is a must-do event. Otherwise, wait until OVO travels to your town on tour.