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Con Colleano (born Cornelius Sullivan; 26 December 1899 – 13 November 1973) was an Australian tightrope walker. He was the first person to successfully attempt a forward somersault on a tightrope and became one of the most celebrated and highly paid circus performers of his time. He was known as "The Wizard of the Wire" or "The Toreador of ...
The feet of a tightrope walker. Tightrope walking, also called funambulism, is the skill of walking along a thin wire or rope. It has a long tradition in various countries and is commonly associated with the circus. Other skills similar to tightrope walking include slack rope walking and slacklining.
Charles Blondin (born Jean François Gravelet, 28 February 1824 – 22 February 1897) was a French tightrope walker and acrobat.He toured the United States and was known for crossing the 1,100 ft (340 m) Niagara Gorge on a tightrope.
Wallenda said every show he’s produced, from circus productions to his daredevil stunts like walking a tightrope over the Grand Canyon, Times Square and Niagara Falls, “has an inspirational ...
The Tightrope Dancer; Tightrope Walker (sculpture) W. The Walk (2015 film) World Highwire Championships This page was last edited on 15 September 2015, at 14:09 (UTC
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A circus performer has been hospitalized with serious injuries after falling from a tightrope. The woman sustained "serious injuries" while performing an act during a circus show held at Glyne Gap ...
He began issuing tightrope challenges to Charles Blondin, the preeminent tightrope walker. [1] After his hometown debut, Farini began performing at several fairs in Ontario. He joined Dan Rice's Floating Circus and performed at various places on the Mississippi River as a tightrope walker and strongman. In the spring of 1860, he returned to ...