Trapeze

A trapeze is a short horizontal bar hung by ropes, metal straps, or chains, from a ceiling support. It is an aerial apparatus commonly found in circus performances. Trapeze acts may be static, spinning (rigged from a single point), swinging or flying, and may be performed solo, double, triple or as a group act.^[1]

The name of the apparatus reflects the trapezoid shape made by the horizontal bar, ropes and ceiling support.^[2]

^ "Circus Dictionary". National Institute of Circus Arts. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2009.
^ Jones, Paul Anthony (14 October 2019). The Cabinet of Linguistic Curiosities: A Yearbook of Forgotten Words. University of Chicago Press. p. 317. ISBN 978-0-226-64670-1. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.

[NICA-1] "Circus Dictionary". National Institute of Circus Arts. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2009.

[Jones2019-2] Jones, Paul Anthony (14 October 2019). The Cabinet of Linguistic Curiosities: A Yearbook of Forgotten Words. University of Chicago Press. p. 317. ISBN 978-0-226-64670-1. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.

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