French ship Soleil-Royal (1692) French ship Soleil-Royal (1692) The Soleil Royal ("Regal Sun") was a First Rank ship of the line of the French Royal Navy. This ship was originally planned to be a 2nd Rank two-decker to be built at Brest, but - following the loss of fifteen major French warships by Anglo-Dutch attacks at Cherbourg and La Hogue during the first few days of June, 1692 (N.S.) - she was ordered in the same week to be built instead as a First Rank three-decker of 104 guns. On 21 June she was given the name "Foudroyant" to replace the previous ship bearing
Ovo (Cirque du Soleil) Ovo (Cirque du Soleil) Ovo is a touring circus production by Cirque du Soleil that premiered in Montréal, Canada, in 2009. "Ovo"'s creator and director, Deborah Colker, took inspiration from the world of insects. The idea for "Ovo" was not to be about the acts, nor dancing, nor insects, but about movement. The movement of life permeates the entire show with creatures flying, leaping, bounding, and crawling. Composer Berna Ceppas brought additional life to "Ovo" with a score inspired by the music of Brazil. "ovo" means "egg" in Portuguese and represents the underlying thread through the show. Graphically, inside the