equipment for the show weighed a total of and was transported and configured by 26 specialty technicians and 12 truck drivers. Approximately 140 people were hired locally in each city to set up and load out the show for the arena. Cast The 51-member performance troupe included multiple musicians, singers, acrobats, and characters. Characters mentioned in the show's promotional literature included: The Urban Worms The Multicolored Worms The Cavaliers The Baroques The Death The Ringmaster The Baron The Dreamer The Punks The Songbird (La Belle) The Blue Gypsy The Child Eddie The Angels Numerous performers had portrayed the Baron and Eddie over the years, including René Bazinet (1992–1996), Gordon White (1993–1994), Julien Cottereau (1994–1997, 1998, 2000, 2004-2005), Lee Ross (1999–2001), Jesko von den Steinen (2002–2005, 2006), Amo Gulinello (2005–2011), and Martin Pons (2011–2012). The 1993 Costa Mesa cast of 36 included; With Miguel Arias, Dimitrii Arnaoutov, Rene Bazinet, Alain Berge, Pawel Biegaj , Witek Biegaj, Martin Boisvert, Jean-Paul Boun, Jenny Clement, Andrea Conway, Vincent Cotnoir, Nicolas Dupere, Joscelyn Drainville, Alain Gauthier, Nui Guishan, Sun Hongli, Miguel Herrera, Galina Karableva, Guy Kaye, Brigitt Larochelle, Isabelle Larose, Jean-Francois Lemieux, Marco Lorador, Paulo Lorador, Daniel Olivier, Francois Dumais, Francine Poitras, Mathieu Roy, Karyne Steben, Sarah Steben, Sonia St-Martin, Zhang Shengli, Anton Tchelnokov, Nikolai Tchelnokov, Neomi Tamelio, Guennadi Tchijov, Huang Zhen. Acts The acts in Saltimbanco were a mix of traditional circus acts with more modern acts.Adagio trio: Three acrobats performed in an adagio that drew inspiration from acrosport.Chinese poles: Up to 26 performers performed in this act using four poles in the middle of the stage. They climbed up, dropped down, jumped between, hung from, and even spun on these poles. Balancing on canes: A handbalance artist performed feats of strength and various contortion poses, including the Marinelli bend, while balancing on high handstand supports.Juggling: A juggler used multiple balls in a display of increasing dexterity.Boleadoras: Two performers twirled boleadoras in this unique act. The bolas are a percussion instrument that is hit against the ground to produce a loud popping sound. The act later included the use of the Taiko by one of the performers while the other used the bolas to play a complementary beat.Russian swing: Multiple artists jumped off a large swing, performing twists, spins, and flips, before landing on human pyramids, a mat, and other props.Solo trapeze: A young artist swung a trapeze incredibly high, whenever the trapeze was