Cirque Du Soleil performing 'OVO' at ExtraMile Arena

Cirque Du Soleil is performing 'OVO' at ExtraMile Arena on the Boise State campus this week.

COMING TO TOWN!OVO FOLLOWS AGROUP OF INSECTSWHO BECOMECURIOUS ABOUT AMYSTERIOUS EGGTHAT APPEARS INTHEIR HABITAT --REPRESENTING THECYCLES OF THEIRLIVES.WE GOT A BEHINDTHE SCENES LOOK ATTHEIR REHEARSALTODAY... AND SO DIDMEMBERS OF BOISESTATE'S GYMNASTICSTEAM.TAKE A LOOK."I THINK IT WILLREMIND SOME OFWHY THEY DO WHATTHEY DO THAT THEYGET TO DO WHATTHEY LOVE AND FALLIN LOVE WITH ASPORT AS A YOUNGKID.

THIS JUSTSHOWS THEDEDICATION OF THEARTISTS THAT ARE INTHE CIRQUE SHOWAND THAT IT'S ANOPPORTUNITY FORTHEM TO PURSUEAFTER THERECAREER IF THEYWANT.

I THINK IT'SJUST NEAT TO BEINVITED TO BE UPCLOSE ANDPERSONAL BECAUSEWE KNOW HOWMUCH TRAINING ANDATHLETICISM ITTAKES TO GO INTOTHIS SO JUST TO BEABLE TO SEE IT UPCLOSE ANDPERSONAL ISEXCITING.""IT DEFINITELY TAKESBALANCE AND SKILLAND MENTALSTRENGTH.

IT'S ALSOABOUT THEPERFORMING WHICHYOU ALSO DO INGYMNASTICSESPECIALLY ONFLOOR.

I HAVE NEVERBEEN TO ONE SO THISIS REALLYINTERESTING.

IT'SCOOL TO SEE HOW ITRELATES TOGYMNASTICS TOO.""MY FAVORITE PART INBEING IN WARDROBEIS BASICALLY DOINGMY PART THAT ISBIGGER THANMYSELF.

AND WE GETTO DO THIS BIGAMAZING SHOW THATPEOPLE HAVE A LOTOF FUN SEEING ANDTHEY REALLY ENJOYIT.

THEY HAVE TOCOVER THEIR FACE.THEY HAVE TO COVERTHEIR HAIR.

SO, IT'SLIKE THEY HAVE TOCOMPLETELY ENGULFTHEMSELVES IN THECHARACTER OFBEING A BUG ONSTAGE.

WE HAVEWINGS WE HAVEHATS WITHMUSHROOMS ONTHEM.

WE HAVEANTENNAS.

WE HAVEEYEBALLS,FEATHERS, FUR,EVERYTHING SOTHERE IS A LOT OFMAINTENANCE THATGOES ON IN THESHOW