It’s a filmmaker’s nightmare. With its Indian zoo scenes, tiger antagonist, and Pacific Ocean vistas, Life of Pi requires a big special effects budget.

ILL-Abilities is a five-man crew of outstanding dancers living with disabilities: “Redo” from Holland is missing a few joints, fingers, and a right hip; L.A.’s “Kujo” is mostly deaf; Oakland's "TommyGuns" has an amputated leg; Montreal's "Lazylegz" walks on crutches and Chile’s “Checho” was born with his feet at his knees.

Getting dumped inspires great art—that’s nothing new. But Circkus Cirkör’s Undermän, which premieres in North America at Montréal Complètement Cirque, is likely the first show documenting the particular heartbreak of the acrobatic base.