MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS -- French high-wire artist Philippe Petit is gearing up for the 50th anniversary of his historic walk between the World Trade Center towers. It is still considered the artistic ...

On August 7, 1974, French highwire artist Philippe Petit walked a VERY high wire illicitly strung between the Twin Towers of New York City's World Trade Center. He talks with correspondent Martha ...

Philippe Petit will walk the Cathedral of St. John on 50th anniversary of WTC high-wire walk.Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Philippe Petit, the man who stunned the world by tightrope-walking ...

There’s a battle behind the scenes of “The Walk” — about Philippe Petit’s midair balancing act between the Twin Towers — with one of the movie’s subjects saying Petit walked a tightrope to fame and ...

'I'm looking at the end of my life and sometimes you want to redress wrongs for your own satisfaction' - Dan Callister As the end descends on another summer in the Hamptons, the Long Island resort ...

Melena Ryzik visits Philippe Petit's studio in upstate New York. Advertisement Advertisement 47:05 Latest Video Visual Investigations Diary of a Song Magazine T Magazine Op-Docs Opinion ...

Philippe Petit has performed on the high wire more than 80 times around the world; he is also a magician, street juggler, visual artist, builder, lecturer, writer and subject of the Academy ...

Philippe Petit, the 73-year-old French tightrope walker, continues to dazzle audiences with his high-wire stunts, including a recent 50-foot act in Washington, D.C. French daredevil and tightrope ...

You may think that a wire-walker has little or nothing to do with jazz or art. But to me, wire-walking is all about rhythm, balance and expression. In the case of Philippe Petit—perhaps the world's ...