Acrobat

Acrobat may refer to:

Acrobat, one who practises acrobatics

In music:

"Acrobat" (song), from U2's album Achtung Baby

"Acrobat", a song from Maxïmo Park's album A Certain Trigger

Acrobat Records, an independent record company

In literature:

Acrobat (comics), a Marvel Comics character

In computers:

Adobe Acrobat, a family of computer programs

Acrobat.com, a suite of hosted document exchange services from Adobe Systems

In art:

The Acrobats (1927), a wood carving by Alan Durst

This page contains text from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia - https://wn.com/Acrobat

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Carnival Calabar: Projecting Africa through Dance, Drama

This Day 06 Jan 2019

The carnival attracted over two million tourists, who gathered in the city to be entertained by the African story the only way the carnival can ... The South Africans with their bold bare skin Zulu war dance held the expectant audience spellbound with their acrobatic display ... Governor Ayade, used the opportunity to promote the African narrative....

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Pittsburgh’s Annual First Night Celebration Celebrating Its 25th Anniversary

CBS Sports 29 Dec 2018

Follow KDKA-TV. Facebook . Twitter. PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s a Steel City tradition to ring in the New Year. Pittsburgh’s annual Highmark First Night celebration means parades, dancing, food, of course fireworks, and much more ... “Fire and Ice Plaza will be back again. We’ve got Zuzu African acrobats.” ... 31 ... Comments ....

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Jacquees Says He’s the King of R&B — He Might Be Right

Rollingstone 14 Dec 2018

In September, his Quemix — a combination of his name and the word “remix” — of Ella Mai’s “Trip” briefly eclipsed the original, thanks to the firestorm Jacquees stoked around it (and his acrobatic take on the hit)....

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Mestre Bimba: Who was the Brazilian martial arts guru and what is capoeira?

The Independent 23 Nov 2018

Developed in the 16th century by African slaves as a form of self-defence, capoeira incorporates elements of dance and acrobatics, which allowed its earliest practitioners to train in it without arousing suspicion among slave masters, who assumed the strange exercises being ......

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The L.A. Arboretum's first ever Moonlight Forest is a mile-long dazzle fest

The Los Angeles Times 09 Nov 2018

The Magical China area features classical Chinese culture, such as a 70-foot-long, 30-foot-high dragon “swimming” across the arboretum lake, and performances by dancers and acrobats. And in the Nature’s Treasures section, African animals roam a surreal Serengeti ......

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Here's what's under the big top at the UniverSoul Circus in Philly this year

Metronews USA 06 Nov 2018

... Latin, hip-hop, jazz and gospel.� The circus was founded initially by Cedric Walker, after researching African American entertainment from the turn of the century he had a vision of a show featuring talented acrobats, performers and more from all over with different backgrounds....

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Pet Bird Show in Liberty on Oct. 14

Daily Freeman 05 Oct 2018

... annual Pet Bird Show.�There will be scores of exotic birds from giant macaws to tiny parrotlets, from dancing cockatoos to singing canaries, from talkative African grey parrots to acrobatic Amazon parrots....

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Animals, not fried food, on this fairgoer’s agenda

White Rock Lake Weekly 04 Oct 2018

FOR THE LOVE OF THE ANIMALS. By Dr. Beth Leermakers ... Not surprisingly, my Fair outings focus primarily on the animals. Historically, state fairs originally emphasized agriculture and livestock ... in 1807 ... Livestock judging at state fairs dates back to the 19th century ... Mr ... Home on the Range ... The Zuzu African Acrobats and Vocal Trash round out my agenda....

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Cirque Zuma Zuma will perform at the Omak PAC

Gazette-Tribune 25 Sep 2018

Cirque Zuma Zuma is filled with non-stop action and African culture, including dance, acrobats, tumbling and music ... Zuma Zuma acrobats, Gabonese tumblers, percussionists from Zimbabwe and the African Lion dance....

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African acrobatic spectacle comes to Angels of the Wind Arena

Herald Net 20 Sep 2018

Cirque Zuma Zuma promises a blend of “mysticism, magic and excitement” at tonight’s show .......

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107 Stranger (Than Usual) Things To Do in Seattle This Week: Sept 18-23, 2018

The Stranger 19 Sep 2018

During the Ming Dynasty, two martial arts traditions compete in an acrobatic battle ... This African-style acrobatic spectacle embraces circus traditions from a variety of cultures, featuring a cast of dancers, pole acts, acrobats, comedians, and contortionists....

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Stranger (Than Usual) Things To Do This Week

The Stranger 19 Sep 2018

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Reflecting on KABAFEST Literary, Arts Fiesta

This Day 18 Sep 2018

An award-wining South African poet, KolekaPutuma, also performed for the audience. The audience also savoured Ogaba Ochai’s acrobatic dance, and a superb music rendition by renowned Jeremiah Gyang, who carressed his guitar like a lover would ... Why African Literatures Matter ... To him, the concept “African story” was limiting....