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Trapeze
Aerial circus or gymnastics apparatus / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the aerial apparatus. For other uses, see Trapeze (disambiguation).
"Trapeze artist" redirects here. For the racehorse, see Trapeze Artist (horse).
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]
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The name of the apparatus reflects the trapezoid shape made by the horizontal bar, ropes and ceiling support.[2]