About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 119. Chapters: Unicycle, Juggling, Sideshow, Impalement arts, Balance board, Target girl, Magic, Ursari, Fire dancing, Animal training, Sword swallowing, Diabolo, Fire breathing, Devil sticks, Poi, Slacklining, Trampoline, Stilts, Acro dance, Poi tricks, Hooping, Knife throwing, Firewalking, Contortion, Meteor hammer, Tightrope walking, Cyclecide, Flying trapeze, Aerial silk, Fire eating, Mentalism, Horse riding stunts, Acrobatics, Theatrical seance, Lion taming, Cigar box, Human pyramid, Card manipulation, Acrobalance, Human cannonball, World Highwire Championships, Plate spinning, Aerial straps, Wheel of death, Perch, Bed of nails, Aerial hoop, Object manipulation, Russian bar, Hand walking, Urbanlining, Corde lisse, Aerial rigging, Trick roping, Wheel gymnastics, Static trapeze, Chinese pole, Professional regurgitator, Equilibristics, Hair hang, Spanish web, Adagio, Wall flip, Teeterboard, Cloud swing, Cradle, Cyr wheel, Danish pole, Globe of death, Skill toy, Isolation, Iron jaw, Multiple trapeze, Chair, Human firecracker, Risley, Rolling globe, Roman ladders, Triple trapeze. Excerpt: Impalement arts are a type of performing art in which a performer plays the role of human target for a fellow performer who demonstrates accuracy skills in disciplines such as knife throwing and archery. Impalement is actually what the performers endeavour to avoid - the thrower or marksman aims around the target rather than at him or her. The objective is to land the throw or shot as close as possible to the assistant's body without causing injury. Impalement arts are often found in circuses and sideshows as well as sometimes in variety, cabaret or burlesque shows. In addition, impalement acts have provided subject matter for literature, art, photography and film and television scripts. There are important distinctions between knife throwing or...
