trapeze
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The agents booked them a trapeze class for early April.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026
"I did flying trapeze, acrobatics, and I absolutely loved the performance element of it all," she said.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
Flying trapeze artist Mariella Arata-Quiroga, daughter of Vargas owners and longtime friends of Cancro, Nelson Quiroga and Katya Arata-Quiroga, turns to smile at her grandfather, Victor Arata, a retired high-wire performer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024
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 moon casts the shadow of the trapeze rig away from 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
An act called Spicy Circus bounds atop twinned trampolines, and I took no notes as the Flying Tunizianis flung themselves toward their trapezes because it turns out I can’t write while I’m gaping.
From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2018
Normal chairs with legs and backs act as trapezes.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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