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* [[Real Life Writes the Plot]] / [[Values Dissonance]]: As discussed in the book ''20 Years Under the Sun'', these are partial explanations for why this show isn't as character/theme-driven as most. Franco Dragone's style involved workshops with performers that got them in touch with their creative sides and from which characters emerged. Caron and his creative team quickly realized that the highly-disciplined Chinese performers brought over for this show weren't comfortable with this, so they decided to focus on the quality of the acrobatic acts instead.
* [[Real Life Writes the Plot]] / [[Values Dissonance]]: As discussed in the book ''20 Years Under the Sun'', these are partial explanations for why this show isn't as character/theme-driven as most. Franco Dragone's style involved workshops with performers that got them in touch with their creative sides and from which characters emerged. Caron and his creative team quickly realized that the highly-disciplined Chinese performers brought over for this show weren't comfortable with this, so they decided to focus on the quality of the acrobatic acts instead.
* [[Self-Parody]]: The final clown act is a threadbare parody of all the serious acts.
* [[Self-Parody]]: The final clown act is a threadbare parody of all the serious acts.
* [[Set Switch Song]]: "Spiritual Spiral".
* [[Set-Switch Song]]: "Spiritual Spiral".
* [[Singing Simlish]]
* [[Singing Simlish]]
* [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]]: Idealist all the way.
* [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]]: Idealist all the way.