空中絲帶

空中絲帶、直綢、綢吊、I型綢、V型綢（、Aerial Fabric、Aerial Tissu、Aerial Contortion、Aerial Ribbons、Ribbon或者Tissu）是一種表演類型，通過由一個或多個表演者懸掛在垂直絲帶上表演空中特技。表演者在沒有使用安全索的情況下爬上懸掛的絲帶，僅憑藉他們的訓練和技巧保證安全。表演者通過在絲帶上纏繞、懸掛、下墜、擺動、旋轉他們的身體做出各式各樣的姿勢。空中絲帶有時被使用於在空中飛行，表演者在飛行的過程中做出造型和動作。有些表演者會使用乾的松香或噴霧於他們的手部和腳部，幫助增加絲帶的摩擦力和緊握。

參考資料 
 Simply Circus: Aerial Silks Resource Page
 Simply Circus: Aerial Fabrics - FAQ for Aerialists [PDF, 137 KB]
 Aerial Silks Visual Glossary 
 Aerial silk hanging example and tutorial
 Simply Circus:  Aerial Arts FAQ
 Basic Circus Arts Instruction Manual: Chapter 2 - "Static Trapeze, Rope and Silks." [PDF, 6.2 MB] and Chapter 8 - "Manual for Safety and Rigging." [PDF, 3.3 MB] European Federation of Professional Circus Schools (FEDEC), 2008.
 FM 5-125: Rigging Techniques, Procedures, and Applications. [PDF, 3.6 MB] US Army, 1995.
 Steven Santos. Simply Circus:  "Rigging I." [Powerpoint presentation, 572 KB]
 Sharon McCutcheon, Geoff Perrem.  Circus in Schools Handbook. Tarook Publishing, 2004. (ISBN 0975687409)
 Hovey Burgess, Judy Finelli. Circus Techniques.  Brian Dube, 1989. (ISBN 0917643003)
 Carrie Heller.  Aerial Circus Training and Safety Manual. National Writers Press, 2004.  (ISBN 0881001368)
 Shana Kennedy. Aerial Skills Illustrated 2007. Project 630570 at Lulu.com, 2007.
 Jayne C. Bernasconi and Nancy E. Smith. Aerial Dance. United States: Human Kinetics, 2008.  (ISBN 0736073965) View at Google Books 
 Elena Zanzu, M.A. Il Trapezio Oscillante: Storie di Circo nell'Aria. (The Swinging Trapeze: Histories of the Circus in the Air.) Bologna University, Italy, 2004-2005. Language: Italian.
 Rebekah Leach. Beginning Aerial Fabric Instructional Manual. Project 7604664 at Lulu.com, 2009. View at AerialDancing.com
 Rebekah Leach. Intermediate Aerial Fabric Instructional Manual Parts 1 & 2. Publisher: Lulu.com, 2010. View at AerialDancing.com
 Kayla Dyches.  The Aerialist's Companion.  Publisher:  MagCloud.com, 2011.  View at RiotHooping.com

外部連結 

 Tango in the Air ; Laura Dasi (video)
  ; Aube Suspendue (video)

表演藝術
馬戲技能