Flying Trapeze (the aerial act)

The flying trapeze is an aerial act where performers, called flyers, swing on a horizontal bar suspended by ropes or cables from a high platform. As they soar through the air, they often perform acrobatic tricks and catchers, or trapeze artists, swing out to catch them mid-flight. The act combines strength, timing, and coordination, with flyers swinging back and forth before launching into a jump or trick, and catching or being caught by partners. It creates a dramatic, graceful display of aerial skill, thrilling audiences with its precision and sense of weightlessness.