SHENGFANG, China — The once-endangered folk tradition of stilt walking has staged a dramatic comeback in China, where it is being embraced by young performers eager to find community and ...

The first dance session focus on practising and performing circus skills. These include juggling, walking on stilts, walking on stilts while juggling, tightrope walking and jumping on a trampoline.

In the earliest stage of sarumawashi (monkey performance) training, baby monkeys are taught to sit on tiny stools. Gradually they learn to walk on stilts and vault over hurdles. After patrons in ...