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acrobatics

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acrobatics

Art of jumping, tumbling, and balancing. The art is of ancient origin; acrobats performed leaps, somersaults, and vaults at Egyptian and Greek events. Acrobatic feats were featured in the commedia dell'arte theatre in Europe and in jingxi (“Peking opera”) in China. The later use of apparatuses such as poles, tightropes, and flying trapezes made acrobatics a major attraction in circus performances. Its popularity increased in the 20th century with such performers as the Flying Wallendas (see Karl Wallenda).



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In 2005 a Chinese company, the Guangdong Acrobatics Troupe, attracted international attention with Zhao Ming's acrobatic version of Swan Lake, a dazzling blend of ballet and acrobatics.
The two-day show is scheduled for March 31 and April 1, with free admission and free parking, and headlined by the Air Force Thunderbirds jet acrobatics team, which decided not to perform at this year's event.
Hollywood media mogul Haim Saban, who hit it big with the fantasy TV superheroes the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, was grilled by a Senate committee about alleged tax acrobatics.
 
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