 Franco Dragone agreed to return—albeit reluctantly—but only if he had full creative control of the show's environment.One of the first things he did was to remove the curtain that separated the artist from the audience, so that they would both feel part of a larger show.Whereas in a traditional circus the artist could go past the curtain and drop his role, Dragone had created an environment where the artist had to remain in character for the full length of the production.