from a pole-shaped apparatus suspended from the ceiling. This act originated in China using bamboo poles, hence its name. Diabolos: A children's toy with a circus twist, four young and very talented girls threw hourglass-shaped, giant yoyos in the air with help of a long line of string connected to two sticks that they held in each hand. The children flipped, rolled, and even skipped with the string while the spinning diabolo plummeted to the stage to be caught at the last second. Up to two diabolos were manipulated by each performer in this game of dexterity. Cycles: Included one BMX cyclist and a mountain biker performing tricks on bicycles. Aerial cradle: The aerial cradle looked like a door and was the setting for a demonstration of equal-opportunity strength and agility. This display featured elements of traditional circus aerial cradle but added a unique twist: the male and female artists took turns supporting one another, above the stage. Aerial ballet in silk: A solo male performer dangled above the stage using incredible strength to create multiple poses, while four female artists wrapped themselves in the long column of silk and then unwrapped themselves by spinning and flipping in this sky high ballet. This was the most dangerous act in La Nouba as it used no wires or support, only the artists' concentration. Rola bola: A colorful performer built a tower of cylinders and pipes, all the while balancing on a board on top of it all. As his tower grew higher and higher, so did the risk and excitement; the acrobat juggled while on top of the shaky tower. Flying trapeze: Four pendulum-like swings, on two different levels, carried a team of perfectly synchronized aerialists above the stage. Power track and trampoline: This high-energy spectacle had performers literally bouncing off the walls and through the windows and roof of a three-dimensional building. This seven-and-a-half minute act included athletes performing 394 flips and 62 twists. Acts in rotation Cyr wheel: This act was a backup act for aerial bamboo and was not commonly performed in the show. Retired acts Balancing on chairs: Featured a solo performer who hand-balanced on eight chairs stacked on a table. The chair stack rose in the air. The area below the chairs and table rose via a platform raising the performer a full above the stage. This act was originally created and performed by Vasily Demenchukov,