History Theatre / LeCirqueReinvente

* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins: In an offbeat way -- the Korean plank act had acrobats whose costumes gave them penguin-inspired appearances; the song for the act was titled "Les Pengouins". Perhaps with this trope in mind, this act was incorporated into both ''Fascination'' and the Circus Knie version of the show.

* GorgeousGarmentGeneration: The opening scene has the drably-dressed Ordinary Man slowly turned into the glamorous Ringmaster; once he's given the NiceHat he gains a suit to match it. He's changed back in the final scene.
* NiceHat: The magical blue top hat helps turn the Ordinary Man into the Ringmaster. At the end of the show, removing it changes him back.

* ManInWhite: The Ordinary Man is revealed to be this when his suit and mask are removed.

* CompletelyDifferentTitle: The [=TV=] special aired in the U.S. as ''Cirque du Soleil: We Reinvent the Circus''. The 2001 [=DVD=] release reverted to ''Cirque Reinvente''.

!!!This show contains examples of:

* WindUpKey: The clockwork clown has one in his back that the Ringmaster winds to start his segment.

The show's huge success meant growing pains for the company. After the initial Canadian/U.S. dates, Dragone and his team began developing a follow-up tour while ''Reinvente'' continued touring. ''Eclipse'' wound up withering on the vine and the quality of ''Reinvente'', as far as the creators were concerned, dropped without their oversight. The management shakeups that the company's expansion resulted in didn't help matters, and the 1990 leg of the tour, which took the show to London and Paris, proved disappointing. But from the ashes of these setbacks ultimately rose ''Nouvelle Experience'', and the company would soon be on a lengthy roll...

* ''Theatre/{{Fascination}}'' was a Japanese arena tour that used this show's plot but featured acts and performers from both ''Reinvente'' and ''Nouvelle Experience'' (plus a few new acts).
* Meanwhile in Switzerland, Circus Knie, one of many established circuses that the fledgling [=CDS=] was inspired and mentored by, collaborated with them for a production of ''Reinvente'' that included animal acts (which Cirque traditionally eschews) and toured the country.

This show was filmed for television and while the original tour ended in 1990, it had two variations mounted in 1992.

* ClockworkCreature: A wind-up clown who has a particular fondness for smashing pies in his face.

* CoveredInGunge: The clockwork clown winds up this way and the Ringmaster has to use a remote control to get him off the stage before he covers anyone else with it.

* ClockworkCreature: A wind-up clown who has a particular fondness for smashing himself in the face with pies.

CirqueDuSoleil's third tour, sometimes called just ''Cirque Reinvente'' or (in the U.S.) ''We Reinvent the Circus'', opened in 1987. It would be their first show to venture beyond its home country of Canada, via a make-or-break visit to an arts festival in Los Angeles, California; it did well enough that an out-and-out U.S. tour followed.

* ''Theatre/Fascination'' was a Japanese arena tour that used this show's plot but featured acts and performers from both ''Reinvente'' and ''Nouvelle Experience'' (plus a few new acts).

The show's huge success meant growing pains for the company. After the initial Canadian/U.S. dates, Dragone and his team began developing a follow-up tour while ''Reinvente'' continued touring. ''Eclipse'' wound up withering on the vine and the quality of ''Reinvente'', as far as the creators were concerned, dropped without their oversight. The management shakeups that the company's expansion resulted in didn't help matters, and the 1990 leg of the tour, which took the show to London and Paris, proved disappointing. But from the ashes of these setbacks ultimately rose ''NouvelleExperience'', and the company would soon be on a lengthy roll...

* ''Fascination'' was a Japanese arena tour that used this show's plot but featured acts and performers from both ''Reinvente'' and ''Nouvelle Experience'' (plus a few new acts).