Film backdrop image for Chinese Acrobats (2020)

20202 minPGexplainer

Performance Arts

Chinese Acrobats

20202 minPGexplainer

This video features an incredible balancing act with seven acrobats performing amazing stunts.

Performance Arts

Genres

Channel: Best Documentary

Chinese Acrobats

2020• 2 minPG

Synopsis

This video features an incredible balancing act with seven acrobats performing amazing stunts.

Synopsis

This video showcases an incredible balancing act featuring seven acrobats performing one-handed handstands on a stack of upright chairs. The great visual stunts highlight their amazing skills and precision, captivating audiences with their daring feats. Viewers express nostalgia, recalling similar performances from the late 80s and early 90s, and share their appreciation on social media platforms like Facebook. The performance is part of the series 'AMAZING AND OUTRAGEOUS PEOPLE,' emphasizing the extraordinary talent displayed by these acrobats.

Comments

What are people saying?

Play More Like This

One Of The Most Technically Challenging Airshows Ever - Aerobatics - Extreme Sport Documentary (2021)

One Of The Most Technically Challenging Airshows Ever - Aerobatics - Extreme Sport Documentary

A dance instructor collaborates with two air force pilots to choreograph a complex aerial performance, showcasing the technical demands of aerobatics.

One Of The Most Technically Challenging Airshows Ever - Aerobatics - Extreme Sport Documentary

Fire Jammers (2024)

Fire Jammers

A troupe of pyrotechnic experts and acrobats in France faces challenges as they prepare for an ambitious performance combining science, technology, and art.

Celebrating Street Performers in Paris - With A Bird Flying Over Paris (2024)

Celebrating Street Performers in Paris - With A Bird Flying Over Paris

Street performers in Paris, including magician Oussama Chazi, dancer Femi, and singer Anne Sophie Guerrier Breakeurs, showcase their diverse talents in vibrant public spaces.

Celebrating Street Performers in Paris - With A Bird Flying Over Paris

The Cirque: An American Odyssey (2017)

The Cirque: An American Odyssey

In 1988, Cirque du Soleil's tour in the United States culminated in a landmark performance under its big top in New York City, receiving widespread acclaim.

The Cirque: An American Odyssey

Magic Tricks Gone Deadly! - When Magic Goes Horribly Wrong - Documentary (2024)

Magic Tricks Gone Deadly! - When Magic Goes Horribly Wrong - Documentary

A 45-year-old escapologist named Michael Anthony Mooney, known as the Great Mudini, nearly drowned during a dangerous stunt involving handcuffs and a water tank.

Magic Tricks Gone Deadly! - When Magic Goes Horribly Wrong - Documentary

Street Theatre (2026)

Street Theatre

Street performers from around the globe, including Alakazam and The Silly People, showcase their talents in a feature documentary highlighting the art of busking.

The Science Behind This Insane Trickshot (2022)

The Science Behind This Insane Trickshot

This episode of Stunt Science features daring stunts by a gutsy woman and a stunt family.

The Science Behind This Insane Trickshot

Pushing the Limits of Humanity (2026)

Pushing the Limits of Humanity

In Southeast Asia, Brazil, and the Arctic Circle, David Blaine meets extraordinary individuals pushing the limits of human capability through fear, art, and endurance.

Pushing the Limits of Humanity

Solving A Rubik's Cube While Water Skiing! (2022)

Solving A Rubik's Cube While Water Skiing!

A skydiver jumps from 25,000 feet without a parachute, aiming to land safely in a net below during a high-stakes stunt.

Solving A Rubik's Cube While Water Skiing!

Most Dangerous Jobs: Giant Crane Operators & Stuntmen (2024)

Most Dangerous Jobs: Giant Crane Operators & Stuntmen

An average of 100 deaths occur each year worldwide among tower crane operators, who work at heights of up to 900 feet for over 10 hours daily.

Most Dangerous Jobs: Giant Crane Operators & Stuntmen

Black Inventors Who Changed the World (2025)

Black Inventors Who Changed the World

A recent study linked violence towards African Americans and a lack of legal protection from 1870 to 1940 to perceptions of lower contributions in science and technology.

Black Inventors Who Changed the World

Duncan Sheik on Spring Awakening and musicals (2014)

Duncan Sheik on Spring Awakening and musicals

Six Tony Awards were won by Spring Awakening, a musical adaptation of Frank Wedekind's 1891 play about repressed German teens.

Duncan Sheik on Spring Awakening and musicals

Explore Chinese Acrobats

Where else to watch

David Blaine: Vertigo (2002)

David Blaine: Vertigo

2002•1h•★7.8TMDB

For two days, David Blaine stands on a pole in New York City that appears to reach ten stories high without any safety harness or support.

David Blaine: Vertigo

Shaolin: Wheel of Life (2016)

Shaolin: Wheel of Life

2016•1h16m•★8.0TMDB

A young acolyte performs astonishing handstands on his index fingers during a 2001 performance in London by China's legendary Shaolin monks.

Shaolin: Wheel of Life

Bizarre: A Circus Story (2016)

Bizarre: A Circus Story

2016•1h3m•★6.0TMDB

Master Lu Yi, a key figure in American circus culture, collaborates with performers to maintain traditional acrobatics in a changing environment.

Bizarre: A Circus Story

Kung Fu Stuntmen (2021)

Kung Fu Stuntmen

2021•1h32m•★7.2TMDB

Over two decades, kung fu stuntmen executed thousands of high-risk stunts that defined Hong Kong's action cinema from the 1960s to the 1980s.

Kung Fu Stuntmen

Kings of the Sky (2004)

Kings of the Sky

2004•1h8m•★7.0TMDB

Adil Hoxur performs tightrope walks in the Taklamakan desert for four months to preserve the heritage of the Dawaz artists.

Kings of the Sky

Dangerfreaks (1987)

Dangerfreaks

1987•1h30m•★6.5TMDB

Grant Page and his team perform a variety of extreme stunts across multiple countries, showcasing their skills and daring feats.

David Blaine: Frozen in Time (2000)

David Blaine: Frozen in Time

2000•1h•★8.4TMDB

David Blaine stands encased in a block of ice in Times Square for over 63 hours during his "Frozen in Time" stunt, facing extreme cold and isolation.

David Blaine: Frozen in Time

Browse more like this

One Of The Most Technically Challenging Airshows Ever - Aerobatics - Extreme Sport Documentary (2021)

One Of The Most Technically Challenging Airshows Ever - Aerobatics - Extreme Sport Documentary

A dance instructor collaborates with two air force pilots to choreograph a complex aerial performance, showcasing the technical demands of aerobatics.

One Of The Most Technically Challenging Airshows Ever - Aerobatics - Extreme Sport Documentary

No digital watch option in your country

Magic Tricks Gone Deadly! - When Magic Goes Horribly Wrong - Documentary (2024)

Magic Tricks Gone Deadly! - When Magic Goes Horribly Wrong - Documentary

A 45-year-old escapologist named Michael Anthony Mooney, known as the Great Mudini, nearly drowned during a dangerous stunt involving handcuffs and a water tank.

Magic Tricks Gone Deadly! - When Magic Goes Horribly Wrong - Documentary

No digital watch option in your country

The Science Behind This Insane Trickshot (2022)

The Science Behind This Insane Trickshot

This episode of Stunt Science features daring stunts by a gutsy woman and a stunt family.

The Science Behind This Insane Trickshot

No digital watch option in your country

Pushing the Limits of Humanity (2026)

Pushing the Limits of Humanity

In Southeast Asia, Brazil, and the Arctic Circle, David Blaine meets extraordinary individuals pushing the limits of human capability through fear, art, and endurance.

Pushing the Limits of Humanity

No digital watch option in your country

Cirque du Bizarre (2008)

Cirque du Bizarre

2008•1h18m•★10.0TMDB

Five unique performers, including a fire devil and a pony girl trainer, take the stage in a circus that celebrates fetish and erotic artistry.

Cirque du Bizarre

Cirque du Soleil: La Nouba (2004)

Cirque du Soleil: La Nouba

2004•1h30m•★7.3TMDB

A BMX bicycle act adds an exhilarating twist to the 90-minute performance featuring clowns, ballerinas, and trapeze artists at Disney World.

Cirque du Soleil: La Nouba

Voices from the Abyss (2025)

Voices from the Abyss

2025•23m•★10.0TMDB

Divers leap 100 feet from cliffs into the ocean in Acapulco, demonstrating skill and bravery in a tradition that captivates locals and tourists alike.

Voices from the Abyss

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer (2002)

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

2002•1h27m•★7.8TMDB

Aired on PBS's American Masters in 2002, this film profiles Gene Kelly's innovative dance style and his influence on Hollywood choreography.

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

NFL Explained: Super Bowl LIX Apple Music Halftime Show (2025)

NFL Explained: Super Bowl LIX Apple Music Halftime Show

A nationwide search for the iconic 1987 GNX car was part of the planning for Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show at Super Bowl LIX.

NFL Explained: Super Bowl LIX Apple Music Halftime Show

Is this your film?

If you made this film or hold the rights to it, we'd like to talk. We can license it and pay you a share of what it earns.

License it with us →