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[[Tight Rope]] walking (or funambulism), is the well-known art of walking along a thin wire or rope. It has a long tradition in various countries and is commonly associated with the [[circus]], [[music hall]] and [[vaudeville]]. It is also a venerable form of extreme adventurism, with walkers attempting epic walks across the Niagara Falls, the Grand Canyon, up the Eiffel Tower, etc.  
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[[Tight Rope]] walking (or funambulism), is the well-known art of walking along a thin wire or rope, and an awe inspiring acrobatic skill. It has a long tradition in various countries and is commonly associated with the [[circus]], [[music hall]] and [[vaudeville]].  
  
An alternative version of it, called [[Slack Rope]] or Slack Wire walking,  is one where the support is flexible or 'slack' and thus requires other skills. Often used by clowns and comedians as a circus or vaudeville act.  It was particularly popular in the mid-1800s in South Africa. See for example [[Monsieur Dupree]] (1833),
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It is also a venerable form of extreme adventurism, with walkers attempting epic walks between high buildings, across the Niagara Falls, the Grand Canyon, up the Eiffel Tower, etc.
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'''See also [[Slack Rope]] walking.'''
  
  

Revision as of 06:11, 4 January 2016

Tight Rope walking (or funambulism), is the well-known art of walking along a thin wire or rope, and an awe inspiring acrobatic skill. It has a long tradition in various countries and is commonly associated with the circus, music hall and vaudeville.

It is also a venerable form of extreme adventurism, with walkers attempting epic walks between high buildings, across the Niagara Falls, the Grand Canyon, up the Eiffel Tower, etc.

See also Slack Rope walking.


Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tightrope_walking

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slacklining