THE world renowned Cirque du Soleil’s arena tour reaches Manchester in September.

Latest show, Ovo, is a celebration of nature and co-existence and the family-friendly spectacle will be at Manchester Arena from September 26 to 30.

The cast is made up of 50 performing artists from 17 countries specialising in many acrobatic acts.

This includes Alanna Baker from the United Kingdom who plays the role of the Black Spider in the show.

She was crowned gymnastics European Champion in 2011 and won Bronze in the World Championships in 2012.

Alanna, who has been training since she was five, has travelled around the world with Ovo to countries as far as Japan and Australia and is now looking forward to her homecoming when the UK tour starts in August.

Ovo takes place in a world of insects. When a mysterious egg appears in their midst, the creatures are awestruck and intensely curious about the object that comes to represent the enigma and cycles of their lives. For tickets visit livenation.co.uk