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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.'''
  
  
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Latest revision as of 06:17, 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.


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

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