Officials from Cirque du Soleil announced Friday that they have canceled all their upcoming North Carolina shows over House Bill 2.The cancellations include their performances of OVO at the Greensboro Coliseum on April 20-24. Cirque performances in Raleigh in June and in Charlotte in July also were canceled.Ticket purchases made online and over the phone will be reimbursed automatically, while tickets bought in person will be refunded at the point of purchase.Cirque officials said in a statement that the bill "is an important regression to ensuring human rights for all....We behave as change agents to reach our ultimate goal of making a better world with our actions and our productions."Their statement continues below:"We sincerely hope that the customers that have purchased tickets for our performances in North Carolina will understand our motivation and we look forward to performing in North Carolina when this issue is addressed."

Officials from Cirque du Soleil announced Friday that they have canceled all their upcoming North Carolina shows over House Bill 2.

The cancellations include their performances of OVO at the Greensboro Coliseum on April 20-24. Cirque performances in Raleigh in June and in Charlotte in July also were canceled.


Ticket purchases made online and over the phone will be reimbursed automatically, while tickets bought in person will be refunded at the point of purchase.

Cirque officials said in a statement that the bill "is an important regression to ensuring human rights for all....We behave as change agents to reach our ultimate goal of making a better world with our actions and our productions."

Their statement continues below:

"We sincerely hope that the customers that have purchased tickets for our performances in North Carolina will understand our motivation and we look forward to performing in North Carolina when this issue is addressed."