swung high the artist would spin up multiple times, and would catch the bar of the trapeze with her legs.Hand-to-hand: A duo used an incredible amount of body strength in this act as one would balance in a handstand on the other.Bungee: Four aerialists suspended from bungees flipped, swung, and bounced in synchronization with each other. Rotational acts Aerial straps: A performer swung on these straps and would use upper body strength to create many dangerous poses. Retired actsTight rope (double wire): An acrobat ascended a wire as two more tightropes, one three feet higher than the other, were revealed. She performed various tricks including flips, spins, and splits. She even backflipped from one rope to the other, and then jumped back. This act was removed from the arena version due to rigging issues.Contortion: This act featured four female contortionists from a previous Cirque du Soleil show, Nouvelle Expérience. It replaced the hand-to-hand act for several years, but did not continue after the 1998 revival.Diabolo: This was a solo diabolo act using Western-style diabolo tricks.Vertical rope: This was one of the original Saltimbanco acts, a Spanish web act originally performed by the adagio troupe. This act was not seen outside of the North America/Japan tour.Manipulation: This act featured three women manipulating ribbons and hoops. It replaced the boleadoras act.Artistic bicycle: A bicycle artist wheeled around the stage, all the while playing the guitar, hand balancing, swinging and dancing on wheels.Duo trapeze''': This act featured two female artists who would swing on a trapeze, one would leap off and would be caught at the last minute by the other performer and be brought back onto the trapeze for the next trick. Costumes The costumes in Saltimbanco were bright and vivid in color to accentuate the dynamism of the urban city. The colors used in the costumes were all primary colors: cyan, yellow, magenta, and green. The Baron, clad in black, red, and white, wore a cape, length-arm gloves, and tights. The Multi-Colored Worms wore jumpsuits that covered everything but their faces. The Urban Worms's masks were made of a polyester resin base which was both hypoallergenic and permeable to air. Music The Saltimbanco score was written and composed by René Dupéré, and was released as a studio album on October 9, 1992. The music has a range of musical influences from the classical to the modern. The original soundtrack features the