THOUSANDS OF COSTUMES
Kurios also has the most costumes for a Cirque du Soleil show.
Ms Perrine Chassagne, 30, assistant head of wardrobe, manages 6,000 costume pieces, which include everything from hats that blow "smoke" like chimneys to multiple moustache and eyebrow sets for each performer.
The costume for Nico the Accordion Man, for example, takes three weeks to make, with one week just devoted to stitching it by hand.
It is made of a type of carton and is "extremely fragile", says Ms Chassagne.
Another challenging piece to create is the 20kg costume for the pot-bellied Mr Microcosmos, who carries another character - the 1m-tall Mini Lili in his belly. It took 250 hours to build the belly, which is fitted with ventilation and lights as well.
Ms Rima Hadchiti, who plays Mini Lili, says: "It can be quite a confined space. When we started, it was quite claustrophobic. When Mr Microcosmos is moving, I cannot see, I can only feel the movement. So I treat it like a dance and we move as one."
Ms Lancaster adds: "This is where costume and set design is developed with the character.
"The rigging and acrobatic team have to find a way for Mini Lili to be inside, while Mr Microcosmos moves with that extra weight and not injure her or himself."
Just like how the Acro Net was developed, the costumes have evolved over the years.
For Klara the Telegraph of the Invisible, her antenna skirt made of fibreglass hula hoop-like rings - where she twirls and points her skirt in various directions to receive invisible electromagnetic waves - used to be made of wood.
Ms Chassagne says: "Now, with fibreglass, her skirt is much lighter. We also minimise the use of too many fabrics because we have to spend hours ironing the costumes. If they are not ironed properly, the creases are very obvious when the stage lights hit the costume.
"We make sure everything looks easy to wear, is pretty to look at, but also safe and comfortable for the actors."
TRADITIONAL ACTS WITH A TWIST
Cirque du Soleil has put a spin on some of its classic acts.
The Upside Down World is no ordinary chair-balancing performance, and the Rola Bola takes the stunt of balancing cylinders and planks to, quite literally, thrilling new heights.
While Kurios dishes out the larger-than-life performances that one has come to expect from the acclaimed theatre troupe, the show also zooms in on the minute details.
The Invisible Circus, for example, draws on the audience's imagination to join the invisible "cast" with visual and sound effects.
Ms Lancaster says: "Even though the technology is available and can be incorporated into the acts, we still return to human performance - that is the essence of circus and acrobatics.
"We're not the world's first chair act, but everything we do has a twist or surprise element. And our Big Top space maintains an incredible intimacy to not lose the small moments as well as audience interaction."
• The writer's trip was sponsored by Cirque du Soleil.