trapeze

“I’ve never trained in acrobatics or circus or anything,” says Severin, who had to learn a trapeze act for her part as Marlena.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

The agents booked them a trapeze class for early April.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026

The circus is still in town, but the trapeze artists, tightrope walkers and other eye-catching acts are no more.

From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2025

Navigating this period as a journalist and sole parent feels like being a trapeze artist without a net—each day teetering on the edge of madness.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2024

The telltale flutter of trying a new trapeze skill stirs within you.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Out of both necessity and the desire to preserve what they call the "Africanness" of their shows, Sencirk uses locally found materials to make its equipment, such as trapezes, safety mats and juggling balls.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2021

In this event, two-person teams, like the one described above, perform near-acrobatic feats on literal trapezes to zoom around a racecourse, almost like wind-powered NASCAR.

From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2021

Over the course of the three-hour show, BTS’ members were lifted on trapezes over the crowd.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2019

Speaking of flying trapezes, had everyone seen his recent report card?

From The New Yorker ● Jun. 25, 2018

She went on to regale them with stories about circus life—hanging from trapezes, leaping through flaming hoops, getting shot from cannons—until gradually Sticky cheered up, and the matter of parents was dropped.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart