Between showcasing his work at the Lakmé Fashion Week and meeting a group of students in the city, famed Canadian costume designer James Lavoie has another important to-do list on his itinerary - visiting Mumbai's bazaars. The word caught his fascination ever since he was roped in to design the costumes for Cirque du Soleil's first production in India, Bazzar.

For the audience here, it will be a first-of-its-kind exposure to the world's biggest entertainment theatrical, which will be running 64 shows of its latest act, across Mumbai and Delhi between this November and January. Those who've witnessed the marvels of Cirque du Soleil first-hand, would be familiar with this acrobatic game of order and disorder, that puts together an amalgamation of stunts ranging from teeterboard, portage, acrobatic bike, contortion, duo roller skate, duo trapeze, aerial rope, slackline and live music. But, what aroused Montreal-based Lavoie's curiosity was how the market scene here, could be used to ooze life into Cirque's magical universe. "The kind of energy [in the bazaars] and how it might feel to be in that environment is definitely what I want the audience to experience when looking at the 30-odd performing artistes," says Lavoie, in a telephonic interview.