Cécile Ardail. The track of the Fil de Fer act is the only one which was not recorded on the album. Nouvelle Expérience marked the first time Cirque du Soleil's music used an invented language for the lyrics (for song "Havi vahlia"), a tradition that has persisted in most of the company's subsequent musical scores. Fanfare (Character Parade) Méandres (Contortion) Boléro (Finale) Bascule (Korean Plank) Fixe (Intro to Solo Trapeze) Ballant (Solo Trapeze) Baleines (Interlude) Havi Vahlia (Chair Balancing) Suite Chinoise (Foot Juggling) Éclipse (Russian Bar/Trampoline/Korean Cradle) (1990-1991) L'Oiseau (Aerial Straps) Azimut (Trapeze) Sanza (Trapeze) Grosse Femme (Opening) Additional songs in the show not included on the album: Cinéma (Clown act) (1990-1991) Danse à 3 Jambes (Clown act) (1991) Cloches (Clown act) (1991-1993) La Clarinette (Clown Act) (1992-1993) Marche de Fil (Fil de Fer) Trapeze (Trapeze) (Premiere Only) Bars (Russian Bar/Trampoline/Korean Cradle) (Premiere Only) Vocalists Cécile Ardail - From 8 May 1990 (Montréal) to 21 November 1993 (Las Vegas) Other vocalists Francine Poitras (album only) Tour Nouvelle Expérience began its grand chapiteau tour of North America in Montreal on 8 May 1990 and ended it in Las Vegas on 21 November 1993. The following colorboxes indicate the region of each performance: North America Grand Chapiteau tour 1990 schedule Montréal, QC - From 8 May 1990 to 17 Jun 1990 Seattle, WA - From 5 Jul 1990 to 22 Jul 1990 San Francisco, CA - From 1 Aug 1990 to 19 Aug 1990 San Jose, CA - From 12 Sep 1990 to 30 Sep 1990 Santa Monica, CA - From 12 Oct 1990 to 16 Dec 1990 1991 schedule San Diego, CA - From 26 Jan 1991 to 10 Feb 1991 Costa Mesa, CA - From 22 Feb 1991 to 24 Mar 1991 New York, NY - From 11 Apr 1991 to 2 Jun 1991 Sainte Foy, QC - From 20 Jun 1991 to 14 Jul 1991 Toronto, ON - From 26 Jul 1991 to 1 Sep 1991 Chicago, IL - From 13 Sep 1991 to 13 Oct 1991 Washington, DC - From 25 Oct 1991 to 27 Nov 1991 Atlanta, GA - From 29 Nov 1991 to 21 Dec 1991 1992 schedule Las Vegas, NV - From 10 Nov 1992 to 31 Dec 1992 1993 schedule Las Vegas, NV - From 1 Jan 1993 to 21 Nov 1993 (final show) References Cirque du Soleil touring shows