Ovo

Exhibit A in evidence of Brazil's continuing leap to global power: Giant bugs in jellybean colors juggling corncobs under the big top at National Harbor, where Cirque du Soleil's "Ovo" is ensconced for another week.

Climb to the top: 'Ovo' creator Deborah Colker fearlessly crosses borders Sarah Kaufman 2010

"Ovo" is Portuguese for "egg," and the whole show in its Carnival-channeling, samba-shaken splendor is the work of Brazilian choreographer Deborah Colker, a blue-eyed blonde with a toothy smile and a waif's physique.

Climb to the top: 'Ovo' creator Deborah Colker fearlessly crosses borders Sarah Kaufman 2010

That's what we feel in 'Ovo,' a lot of energy coming out of it.

Climb to the top: 'Ovo' creator Deborah Colker fearlessly crosses borders Sarah Kaufman 2010

The name Ovo means "egg" in Portuguese, and the production is described by the company as being "a headlong rush into a colorful ecosystem teeming with life, where insects work, eat, crawl, flutter, play, fight and look for love in a non-stop riot of energy and movement."

TheaterMania.com 2010

The name Ovo means "egg" in Portuguese, and the production is described by the company as being "a headlong rush into a colorful ecosystem teeming with life, where insects work, eat, crawl, flutter, play, fight and look for love in a non-stop riot of energy and movement."

TheaterMania.com 2009

"Ovo" is Portuguese for "egg," which is a perfect, platonic shape -- a blank slate -- though its graphic value suggests a nose sandwiched Kilroy-was-here style, between two large eyes.

James Scarborough: "Ovo," Cirque du Soleil, Santa Monica Pier James Scarborough 2012

"Ovo" is Portuguese for "egg," which is a perfect, platonic shape -- a blank slate -- though its graphic value suggests a nose sandwiched Kilroy-was-here style, between two large eyes.

James Scarborough: "Ovo," Cirque du Soleil, Santa Monica Pier James Scarborough 2012

"Ovo" is Portuguese for "egg," which is a perfect, platonic shape -- a blank slate -- though its graphic value suggests a nose sandwiched Kilroy-was-here style, between two large eyes.

James Scarborough: "Ovo," Cirque du Soleil, Santa Monica Pier James Scarborough 2012

"Ovo" is Portuguese for "egg," which is a perfect, platonic shape -- a blank slate -- though its graphic value suggests a nose sandwiched Kilroy-was-here style, between two large eyes.

James Scarborough: "Ovo," Cirque du Soleil, Santa Monica Pier James Scarborough 2012

"Ovo" is Portuguese for "egg," which is a perfect, platonic shape -- a blank slate -- though its graphic value suggests a nose sandwiched Kilroy-was-here style, between two large eyes.

James Scarborough: "Ovo," Cirque du Soleil, Santa Monica Pier James Scarborough 2012