Tightrope walking
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Tightrope walking, also called funambulism, is the skill of walking along a thin wire or rope. It has a long tradition in various countries and is commonly associated with the circus. Other skills sim
The feet of a tightrope walker
Tightrope walking, Armenian manuscript, 1688
Man Crossing the River balancing sculpture across the Brda River in Bydgoszcz, Poland
Pahlavan games, is a type of dance and performance that has come down to our days from the pagan period. It holds a unique place in the theatrical and dance heritage of the Armenian people.
Karl Wallenda
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Karl Wallenda was a German-American high wire artist. He was the founder of The Flying Wallendas, a daredevil circus troupe whose members performed dangerous stunts far above the ground, often without
Tightrope walking
…The Flying Wallendas, famous for their seven- and eight-person pyramid wire-walks Karl Wallenda, founder of the Flying Wallendas, died after falling from a wire on March 22, 1978, at age 73, while attempting to cross between the two towers of the…
Wallenda in Sarasota, Florida, 1960s
Wallenda (second from left), ca. 1965
Site marker at Tallulah Gorge State Park