Acrobat Maria Smetanova, 23, is in critical condition after plummeting 30 feet to the ground during a trapeze act gone horribly awry, as seen in a sickening video going viral online.

Exercise isn't alway fun, but swinging around on a trapeze one night a week is nothing short of exhilarating, writes Christina Ganim.

How do we learn to trust what our bodies tell us and express it to others? Aerialist Adie Delaney speaks on how communication, trust and safety in trapeze can provide valuable lessons on consent.

There's no need to run away with the circus, as schools teaching the art of trapeze, clowning, riding a unicycle and spinning plates are just a drive away.

A circus performer called LadyBEAST is free to practice aerial performances on the 20-foot-tall, trapeze-like, iron framework in her backyard in St. Roch, despite protests from her next-door neighbor.

Set up in a giant red and yellow tent in the parking lot north of the Mall of America, the Royal Canadian International Circus boasts an international cast of performers defying gravity.

Circus traditions have been embedded in Sarasota history since the Ringling brothers set up their winter quarters in the community nearly a century ago, attracting locals and tourists who wanted ...

But now they’re used to me. For the circus I wanted a swing trapeze in there and they were like: 'Sure – of course you do!' "My husband and children are completely used to it.

The Dallas Circus Center is taking fun to new heights, offering an incredible trapeze experience that will have you soaring through the air and defying gravity. There are aerial hoops, silk ropes ...

David Paasche is a flying trapeze instructor in Dallas who left consulting to do circus full-time. He was nearing a six-figure salary and now makes $15 an hour, but he's more fulfilled and happier ...

Footage shows six acrobats from China's Shanghai City Circus performing a flying trapeze act in which a performer jumps from one trapeze to another over a massive trampoline.