The new and exciting Cirque du Soleil show Saltimbanco has made its way to the United States, and we’ve got a wide selection of tickets for every show.  Below is more information about Cirque du Soleil’s Saltimbanco. 

The show
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 characteristic Cirque du Soleil 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.

The production features 47 artists, about fifteen of whom were part of the show’s last big top tour. The cast hails from Canada and 14 other countries.

An intimate arena setting
Restaging the show for the arena required a number of modifications. The stage on which the artists perform was raised, and the sound and lighting were
adjusted to reflect the venue’s size and the stage’s different position within it. Saltimbanco can now be presented to 4,000 to 5,000 spectators every night with the same feeling of intimacy as under the big top.