aerialist

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She started out as the ultimate three-dimensional artist: She trained as a circus aerialist and spent 25 years doing that in her native England.

From Washington Post • Mar. 21, 2023

A dancer, stilt walker, fire performer and aerialist, Rosen has performed at venues ranging from the Seattle Art Museum to NFL games.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2022

There’s an aerialist, a ballerina, and a string quartet that plays, among other things, Pachelbel’s “Canon” and Europe’s “The Final Countdown.”

From The Verge • Apr. 28, 2022

Close to a Victorian era monument to a teenage girl who died in a carriage accident, an aerialist spun from a rope attached to the bun in her hair.

From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2021

I knew the routine by heart—at this very moment, the tail end of the Grand Spectacle was exiting and Lottie, the aerialist, was ascending her rigging in the center ring.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen