Draft:Wire-flying

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Wire-flying is a theatrical stunt which involves suspending an actor from high-tension wires, normally with a harness concealed under the costume, to simulate the action of flying or falling, especially in the presence of other actors.{{Cite web |last=Ackerman |first=Naomi |date=2018-12-04 |title=New flying tech helps Park Theatre get Peter Pan off the ground |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/theatre/park-theatre-peter-pan-show-flying-a4007551.html |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=Evening Standard |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Theatre Beyond the Ground: Staging a Defiance of Gravity from Aeschylus to Živadinov |url=https://the-artifice.com/theatre-gravity-aeschylus-zivadinov/ |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=the-artifice.com |date=15 November 2016 |language=en}} When other actors are not in the scene, a visual effect would more often be used to simulate this for reasons of both safety and cost.

Wire-flying has been done in film, television, and occasionally live theatre for decades. As Superman, George Reeves was attached to wires for dramatic aerial exits.