Cirque du Soleil’s OVO is coming to San Francisco’s AT&T Park, opening Black Friday. Phil Robitaille, head of site, talks to the “View from the Bay” reporter about his crew: “There’s eight of us; there’s 17 specialized technicians that are flown from all over the world to come and help. And to that, we add 60 to 100 local people.” The team puts together the infamous blue and yellow big top in just one day; “Set up is seven days, and [about] 2 days and a half [to take it down],” Phil continues in his Irish accent. “I’ve been doing this eight years, still I love it. It’s my fourth time [in San Francisco], it’s one of my favorite cities in the USA; I’d move here, but I have a daughter back home, so I”m just glad to be here once again, it’s the fourth time.”
Ovo is about a colony of insects before seeing an invasion of an egg. “It truly is something for the whole family,” says Peter de Baaji, head of creation. “When you have teenagers, they love the acrobatics, they love the high powered acts with the guys and girls throwing each other around. We have so many costumes which brings a whole different level to it.”
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