Stellar Acrobatics

Cirque du Soleil cracks open egg-themed show at hot Fort Worth venue

Cirque du Soleil: OVO will be at Dickies Arena, April 30-May 3, 2020.

Photo courtesy of Cirque du Soleil

Cirque du Soleil's egg-themed show Ovo makes its Dallas-Fort Worth debut at the area's hottest new venue: Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, where it will offer six performances between April 30 and May 3, 2020.

Ovo, which has played around the world for over 10 years, is described in a release as "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."

When a mysterious egg appears in their midst, the insects are awestruck and intensely curious about this iconic object that represents the enigma and cycles of their lives," the release says. "It is love at first sight when a gawky, quirky insect arrives in this bustling community and a fabulous ladybug catches his eye – and the feeling is mutual."

The show has made prior stops in Texas, including Houston in 2011, and Austin in 2017 — but never Dallas-Fort Worth.

Cirque du Soleil has come through Dallas twice in 2019, with Crystal in Frisco in June, and Amaluna in Grand Prairie, in January; but Ovo marks the Canadian troupe's first appearance in Fort Worth since they presented Varekai at the Fort Worth Convention Center in 2017.

The cast is comprised of 52 performing artists from 14 countries. It features over 10 different high-level acrobatic acts such as foot juggling & Icarian games, hand balancing, contortion, aerial straps, slackwire, Russian Cradle, and a signature final act mixing trampoline, tumbling, and rock-climbing.

Advance tickets are available now online to Club Cirque members. Tickets for the general public will be available starting Monday, October 21 at www.cirquedusoleil.com/ovo. Tickets will start at $45 for adults and $31.50 for children. There will also be senior, military, and student discounts, as well as family packs available.

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Editor's note: The biggest cultural event of the year in Fort Worth was also our most-read arts coverage: The 2025 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Readers clamored for news of each round and then celebrated along with the winners. Other popular arts & entertainment stories of 2025 included everything from an auction of Hollywood guns to the State Fair Big Tex food awards to a breathtaking royal photo exhibition.

Here are our hottest Fort Worth arts & entertainment stories of 2025:

1. Pianist from Hong Kong wins 2025 Cliburn Competition in Fort Worth. Aristo Sham, a 29-year-old pianist from Hong Kong, China, won the Seventeenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth. Second place went to Vitaly Starikov, 30, of Israel/Russia; and third place went to Evren Ozel, 26, of the United States. The winners worked their way through the preliminary round, quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals to be crowned June 7 at Bass Hall. They were then celebrated with a fireworks display in Sundance Square.

2. Bedford company to auction guns from Clint Eastwood and Frank Sinatra. A Bedford auction house was offering a passel of celebrity guns including a trio of weapons used in the 1985 film Pale Rider. Three on-screen Remingtons used by Clint Eastwood in the film were offered in an auction hosted on December 5-7 by Rock Island Auction Company, a Bedford company famous for selling historic arms.

Frank Sinatra gun Gun presented to Frank Sinatra. RIAC

3. Fort Worth music venue the Post to reopen in former Lola's Saloon. A popular music venue in Fort Worth was making a comeback: The Post, the intimate listening room that had become a staple for music lovers, announced it was reopening for business at 2736 W. 6th St., in the address previously occupied by Lola's Saloon, the longtime music venue.

4. Dallas Mavericks to play first-ever game at Dickies Arena Fort Worth. Dallas Mavericks fans in Fort Worth would have the first chance to see No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg right in their backyard when the basketball team played the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday, October 6 at Dickies Arena.

5. Fort Worth Parade of Lights 2025 postponed a week due to weather. The GM Financial Parade of Lights, originally scheduled for Sunday, November 23 in downtown Fort Worth, would be postponed one week to Sunday, November 30 at 6 pm due to the forecast of heavy rain and storms during the original event time, organizers announced on November 20.

6. Breathtaking new photos of Princess Diana coming to Arlington museum. A new exhibition at the Arlington Museum of Art showcased one of the most-loved and most-photographed women in the world: Princess Diana. "Princess Diana: Accredited Access Exhibition," featuring photos by the late official royal photographer Anwar Hussein, opened January 17 and ran through April.

Princess Diana, Anwar Hussein "Princess Diana: Accredited Access," featuring photos of Anwar Hussein, ran January 17-April 6, 2025, at Arlington Museum of Art. Getty Images

7. Amusement park Malibu Jack's makes Texas debut in North Richland Hills. A new mega indoor theme park with go karts and a rollercoaster was rolling into North Richland Hills: Called Malibu Jack's, it's a chain from Kentucky that opened in a former At Home space at 8651 Airport Fwy.

8. State Fair of Texas selects 4 far out winners for Big Tex food awards. The 2025 State Fair of Texas revealed the winners for the 21st Annual Big Tex Choice Awards, the State Fair's annual competition of new over-the-top foodstuffs from concessionaires. A panel of judges convened on August 21 to taste and evaluate the 15 finalists before arriving at the four winners.

Cookies Chaos Milkshake at Big Tex Choice Awards The Cookies Chaos Milkshake is a winner. Photo courtesy of State Fair of Texas

9. Fort Worth Symphony reveals fate of Concerts in the Garden on '25-26 season. The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra would take audiences to Paris, Finland, and Alice’s Wonderland in its 2025-26 season - just not to the lawn of the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. For the second year, the FWSO pressed pause on its beloved summer-picnic concert series as it awaits the completion of an outdoor stage at the Botanic Garden. The FWSO hosted the alternative Mercedes T. Bass Sounds of the Summer Series.

10. Sherlock, Shakespeare, and singing cats: 16 DFW shows for June. We had all sorts of creatures and characters roaming Dallas-Fort Worth stages in June, from dancing cats and lions to Greek muses, heavenly workers, and Spanish-speaking puppets. You also got the choice of glorious air conditioning or spreading out your picnic blanket to see Shakespeare under the stars.