tightwire
Stretched performance cable
A tightwire is a taut wire stretched between two points, used by acrobats and performers for walking or balancing acts.
Unlike a tightrope, which is made of rope, a tightwire is metal and offers less give: The performer crossed the tightwire without a safety net.
The term sometimes appears figuratively for precarious situations.
Traveling entertainment with performers
- actDeed or performance
- spectacleVisually striking event
- big topMain circus tent
- spotlightConcentrated illumination source
audience · applause · routine · showmanship · daring · entertainment · feat · ovation
Exposure to harm
- perilSerious threat of harm
- hazardSource of potential harm
- fallDescend under gravity
- netFinal amount remaining
safety · precariousness · vulnerability · height · exposure · jeopardy · nerve · courage
Heavy-duty woven line
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- tensionStretched or strained state
- tautnessState of being pulled firm
- spanDistance between endpoints
platform · pole · turnbuckle · anchor · setup · rig · strand · steel
State of balance
- poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
- steadinessState of being constant
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- centeringPositioning at midpoint
footing · counterbalance · stability · proprioception · alignment · agility · dexterity · precision
circus
Traveling entertainment with performers
spotlight · audience · applause · routine · showmanship · daring · entertainment · feat · ovation · choreography
danger
Exposure to harm
net · safety · precariousness · vulnerability · height · exposure · jeopardy · nerve · courage · daring
cable
Heavy-duty woven line
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- tensionStretched or strained state
- tautnessState of being pulled firm
span · platform · pole · turnbuckle · anchor · setup · rig · strand · steel · suspension
equilibrium
State of balance
- poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
- steadinessState of being constant
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
centering · footing · counterbalance · stability · proprioception · alignment · agility · dexterity · precision · control
walking
Locomotion on foot
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- traversingMoving across an area
- slippersSoft indoor footwear
barefoot · steps · posture · arms · core · microadjustments · recovery · dismount · mount · turns
tightwiresolid ground
Stable surface beneath
floor · ground · stable platform · terra firma · ground wire
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