aerialists

The aerialists ran through their dizzying sequence on the rings three times before collapsing limply on the mat.

Cirque du Soleil's Stunt Woman in Chief Alexandra Alter 2011

At the Olympics, aerialists have a semifinals contest where all competitors take two different jumps and add their scores together.

Nikki Stone: Focus: A Lesson Learned in Front of the World Nikki Stone 2011

Apparently the plan is for Spider-Man to swing over the audience, as Taymor worked with stunt designers from the Spider-Man movies and aerialists from Cirque du Soleil on "webslinger technology" for the production.

Spider-Man musical to be a ‘circus rock-’n'-roll drama’ | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment 2009

Sylvain Dumais for The Wall Street Journal Debra Brown, in Montreal In a large industrial building on the outskirts of Montreal, 14 Russian trapeze artists and six aerialists gathered for rehearsal in a studio the size of an airplane hangar.

Cirque du Soleil's Stunt Woman in Chief Alexandra Alter 2011

"We have wonderful aerialists, then great djsplaying great artists," said Mr. Cowie.

A Window Into Reality TV Scene Marshall Heyman 2011

The granular snow that had been brought by helicopter has been problematic on landing for some aerialists.

'Hurricane' may do the trick for USA's Jeret 'Speedy' Peterson 2010

As aerialists fly seemingly precariously overhead, are thrill-seeking theatergoers coming to see why love interest Mary Jane might deserve the nickname "Calamity" Jane?

IMAGE OF THE DAY: New Yorker cover artist sends Spider-Man to the hospital Michael Cavna 2011

While the other aerialists usually choose slow, lyrical songs for their routines, Mr. Barrett says his favorite music for performance is Australian hip hop, especially the group the Hilltop Hoods.

Dangling from hoops and ropes, in tights Christopher Shay 2011

Still, she said, "my biggest complaint about circus is that the gender roles are really traditional," elaborating that the display of a woman's skill and effort typically is masked whereas a man's is acknowledged, and that female aerialists tend to have a sexualized relationship with the rope rather than a virtuosic one.

Curtain Raisers: A Future for Circus in the Balance Lizzie Simon 2011

And how could you not pay attention to latex lingerie by Atsuko Kudo, lace looks by Carine Gilson and aerialists wearing Seven Bar's Y panty, a G-string with a heart-shaped knot at the center, flying through Cipriani 42nd Street.

Lingerie Priya Rao 2010