who had previously performed a similar act in the Nouvelle Expérience. The act was then taken over by Rokardy Rodriguez in 2002, who kept performing until the entire act was replaced with Anthony Gatto's juggling act in 2010. German wheel: Featured two performers inside of large double-hoops, manipulated by shifting their center of gravity. The performers would roll around obstacles, fall over spinning until they were almost flat on the ground then stand back up, and perform tricks with both performers in one wheel. This act was replaced by the jump rope act in 2010. Juggling: Anthony Gatto juggled clubs, rings and balls. This act was replaced by the rola bola act in 2014. Jump rope: A rebooted version of the young children's game, two expert skipping soloists were the centre of attention in this speedy act. In 2015, this act made way for the B-boys. High wire: The entire act took place on a -long high wire. Wire walkers ascended to a height of above the stage, supported by a half-inch steel wire. This act was replaced by the aerial bamboo act in 2015. Costumes Costume designer Dominique Lemieux created thirty different costume concepts and drew up at least ten different designs for each concept. Lemieux mixed historical and traditional circus ideas with contemporary fashions in her designs, and ten special technicians were employed in order to custom dye fabrics, real and synthetic hair, feathers, horsehair, and leather materials used on the various costumes. In the eight weeks, she was given to design the costumes (October 24 to December 23, 1998), she created two drastically different styles to separate the urban people from the circus people. The circus people donned bright, neon colors while the urbanites were represented by black, gray, and muted tones. Lemieux used natural, textured fabrics such as hemp to epitomize the urbanites. Many of the performers underwent a metamorphosis indicated by often dramatic costume changes; for instance, the urbanites' outfits began in dark, muted blues, reds, and greens and ended in white, fairy-like outfits. In the German wheel costumes, Lemieux accented dark colors with fluorescent fabrics to provide a high contrast with the black lights used during this act. The performers were designed to appear as marionettes and to emphasize human anatomy. The costumes designed for the flying trapeze act were tribal and androgynous. They were elaborated with complex collars, head ornaments and tutu skirts