Philippe Petit, the high-wire performer famous for his death-defying walk between the Twin Towers of New York City’s World Trade Center in 1974, will appear at DC’s National Building Museum Thursday, March 23 and Friday, March 24.
—has been arrested several times for his often-illegal stunts, which also include crossing a gorge at Niagara Falls and the towers at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. His first-ever performance in DC, called “Wonder on the Wire,” is more legit. He’ll trek across an indoor
high wire about 50 feet above the museum’s Great Hall. And he’ll do it to the tune of a jazz clarinet player and guitarist, while guests have a seated dinner below. Philippe Petit crossing between the Twin Towers. Photograph courtesy of the National Building Museum. Anyone can attend the Thursday night dinner and show, which also includes cocktails and a meet-and-greet.
start at $300, and proceeds will go towards the museum’s engineering-focused “Building Stories” exhibition, which opens in November. Students from Title I schools will get to attend the Friday performance.
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