Saltimbanco -from the Italian "saltare in banco", which literally means "to jump on a bench"-explores the urban experience in all its myriad forms: the people who live there, their idiosyncrasies and likenesses, families and groups, the hustle and bustle of the street and the towering heights of skyscrapers. Between whirlwind and lull, prowess and poetry, Saltimbanco takes spectators on an allegorical and acrobatic journey into the heart of the city.

Saltimbanco is a Cirque du Soleil signature show inspired by the urban fabric of the metropolis and its colorful inhabitants. Decidedly baroque in its visual vocabulary, the show's eclectic cast of characters draws spectators into a fanciful, dreamlike world, an imaginary city where diversity is a cause for hope.

Adagio (based on acrosport), Chinese poles, juggling, boleadoras (percussion instruments), Russian swing, hand to hand, bungees and trapeze are the language the characters of Saltimbanco use to assert their identities.

The cosmopolitan and allegorical characters epitomize the diversity of groups that make up the city. The spectator journeys with them at the heart of an imaginary city brimming with optimism.

The Vers multicolores (or multi-colored worms) are symbols of conventionality. They all look the same in their unadorned costumes. The Vers masqués (or masked worms) are faceless and nameless. They are followers who never question the rules. The Baroques are independent, daring, a touch anarchistic and are true urbanites. They revel in all the city has to offer and live for the moment.

This colorful group of characters, including the Baron, Eddy and the Sleeper, interact with one another under the eye of the Ringmaster who guides the spectator on this whirlwind journey into the heart of the city.

Chinese Poles
Multi-coloured beings slip onto the stage and climb on Chinese poles, which symbolize the sky-scrapers of Saltimbanco. Leaping from pole to pole the acrobats soar through the air in a breathtaking display of agility, power and speed. This act is inspired by a Chinese discipline and features the house troup performing acrobatic moves over 25 feet above the stage.

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