"Delirium" was the first of Cirque du Soleil's productions designed to be presented in arenas outside Japan (first was "Fascination" in 1992, which was only presented in Japan); all the company's previous stage productions outside Japan had been toured with their own large, custom-built tent (referred to as the 'big top' or 'grand chapiteau') or were permanent shows performed in specially designed theatres. "Delirium", as Cirque du Soleil's first significant experiment with arena venues, eventually helped pave the way for the company's subsequent show-by-show conversion of its older big top productions (e.g. "Saltimbanco", "Alegría", "Quidam", "Dralion", and "Varekai") to a more cost-effective arena format.