O’Ryan McGowan-Arrowroot is wearing colorful pants that are way too long with vertical stripes and a shirt with bold horizontal stripes. His polka dot socks are mismatched. He puts on a hat made from ...

Thanks to a grant from Spokane Arts, a local performance troupe is reaching new heights. Since August 2011, Spokane Aerial Performance Arts has provided local instruction in the circus arts, including ...

“Transcommunality: Laura Anderson Barbata, Collaboration Beyond Borders” at BRIC House (all photographs by the author for Hyperallergic unless noted) Laura Anderson Barbata started her international ...

Stilt walker Ariana Wells participated in Staunton's Happy Birthday America parade on July 4. Wells, who recently moved to Fishersville, has been stilt walking for 10 years. The parade featured 185 ...

In South Florida, there is an ancient Caribbean art form that still stands tall. Stilt walking, known as “Moko Jumbie” in parts of the Caribbean, has been associated with Caribbean Carnivals for over ...

MADISON - Three 10-feet-tall women draw plenty of attention. Sauntering along the sidewalk in front of their near East Side home, they slow traffic. One woman chats with a neighbor through his ...

Dakota Albritton field pitches and even bats for the Savannah Bananas while wearing stilts that make him nearly eleven feet tall! Savannah Bananas Dakota Albritton (14) pitches during the sixth inning ...