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On a recent morning, she bounded around Cirque du Soleil's international headquarters, dressed in black yoga pants and a long black scarf that dragged on the floor.

Cirque du Soleil's Stunt Woman in Chief Alexandra Alter 2011

"Buggy" is the collective noun for clowns, so it makes perfect sense that Cirque du Soleil's arachnid extravaganza, "Ovo," at the Santa Monica Pier, is peopled insected? with a dazzling array of bugs.

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

Garou, born Pierre Garand, has played the central character Zark in in Cirque du Soleil's latest visionary spectacle Zarkana since it opened in New York City in June, and while he's taking a break when the show travels to Spain later this month, he'll be back in full force when it opens in Moscow.

Jon Chattman: Garou Bids Adieu to Zarkana in NYC Jon Chattman 2011

Garou, born Pierre Garand, has played the central character Zark in in Cirque du Soleil's latest visionary spectacle Zarkana since it opened in New York City in June, and while he's taking a break when the show travels to Spain later this month, he'll be back in full force when it opens in Moscow.

Jon Chattman: Garou Bids Adieu to Zarkana in NYC Jon Chattman 2011

Garou, born Pierre Garand, has played the central character Zark in in Cirque du Soleil's latest visionary spectacle Zarkana since it opened in New York City in June, and while he's taking a break when the show travels to Spain later this month, he'll be back in full force when it opens in Moscow.

Jon Chattman: Garou Bids Adieu to Zarkana in NYC Jon Chattman 2011

Which is why they recruited Guy Caron -- Cirque du Soleil's first creative director -- to come direct this "Mammoth Adventure."

Jim Hill: Will Holiday Specials, Theme Park Attractions and Arena Shows Extend Fox's Ice Age? Jim Hill 2011

"Buggy" is the collective noun for clowns, so it makes perfect sense that Cirque du Soleil's arachnid extravaganza, "Ovo," at the Santa Monica Pier, is peopled insected? with a dazzling array of bugs.

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

Robert Lepage brings Cirque du Soleil's giddy acrobatics into focus with a breakneck take on the story of evolution, writes Kate Kellaway

The Liverpool gang that empowered Peter Postlethwaite 2011

"Buggy" is the collective noun for clowns, so it makes perfect sense that Cirque du Soleil's arachnid extravaganza, "Ovo," at the Santa Monica Pier, is peopled insected? with a dazzling array of bugs.

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

Garou, born Pierre Garand, has played the central character Zark in in Cirque du Soleil's latest visionary spectacle Zarkana since it opened in New York City in June, and while he's taking a break when the show travels to Spain later this month, he'll be back in full force when it opens in Moscow.

Jon Chattman: Garou Bids Adieu to Zarkana in NYC Jon Chattman 2011