Aerial acrobatics are nothing new for Kenna Stevens, but taking flight as the new head of Santa Monica Trapeze School has been her most daring descent yet. In April, Stevens was handed the management ...

BRATTLEBORO — Local lawmakers may be used to the "circus" of politics but they welcomed coaches showing them the ins and outs of juggling, trapeze, pole and aerial silks at Swinging into Democracy.

You've heard of Cirque du Soleil's mesmerizing acrobatic feats: their signature hand-to-hand acrobatics, soaring trapeze displays, and performances interwoven with jumping, spinning, and flipping.