Leap of faith
- POSTED ON: 10 Aug, 2018
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The trapeze was invented in 1859 by a French performer named Jules Leotard. It comes from the Latin word trapezium — a geometrical four-sided figure that is mimicked by the shape made by the ceiling, ropes and bar, in a trapeze. Jules Léotard performed the first flying trapeze act at the Cirque Napoléon in Paris in 1859.
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Types of trapeze artists
Static trapeze is when a performer moves around the bar and ropes, performing a wide range of movements including balances, drops, hangs while the bar itself stays generally static.
Swinging trapeze is when the act is performed on a trapeze, swinging in a forward and backward motion.
Flying trapeze is when the artist grabs the trapeze bar and jumps off a high platform, or pedestal board, so that gravity creates the swing.
Double trapeze is a variation and features two performers working together on the same trapeze.