What is "saltimbanco"

Saltimbanco \Sal`tim*ban"co\, n. [It., literally, one who leaps or mounts upon a bench; saltare to leap + in in, upon + banco a bench.] A mountebank; a quack. [Obs.] [Written also santinbanco.]

Saltimbancos, quacksalvers, and charlatans.
--Sir T. Browne.

n. a quack doctor, a fraud.

Saltimbanco was a touring show by Cirque du Soleil. Saltimbanco ran from 1992 to 2006 in its original form, performed under a large circus tent called the Grand Chapiteau; its last performance in that form was in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on December 10, 2006. A new adaptation of the show started touring North America on July 31, 2007, with its first stop in London, Ontario, Canada. The new version was staged in arenas with fewer performances in each city it visited. The new version closed at the end of 2012.

The show was described by Cirque du Soleil as a celebration of life. Its creators say they developed it as an antidote to the violence and despair prevalent in the 20th century.

The show was filmed into a 78-minute DVD which was released in 1997, however since the release of the DVD (especially after the conversion into the arena format) the acts noticeably changed with acts both added and subtracted since it was filmed. Then in 2012, just before its retirement, a documentary version of the show was filmed titled "Saltimbanco Forever 20" which was directed by Miguel Henriques, however this DVD has thus far been unreleased, although a short clip was leaked in October 2013, and then in October 2015 another clip was leaked of an interview with boleadoras acrobat Adriana Pegueroles.

Saltimbanco was a Cirque du Soleil show which ran from 1992 to 2006 in its original form.

Saltimbanco may also refer to:

• Les saltimbanques 1899 comic opera by Louis Ganne
• Les Saltimbanques (Dumersan), an 1838 farce désopilante by Théophile Marion Dumersan
• La famille de saltimbanques, 1905 painting by Pablo Picasso
• "The Saltimbanques," a 2001 short horror story by Terry Dowling