Patricia Salber
Posted 4/10/12 on The Doctor Weighs In
TedMed 2012 has begun. And how! The opening event was “Traces-Urban Acrobats.” Urban Acrobats? It was mouth-droppingly over-the-top athleticism. One long sequence consisted of the members of the troup jumping, gliding, and soaring through hoops at varying heights–always landing on their feet and making it look easy. This was not circus stuff, this was, as our program book described it, “the human body…pushed to its limits.” Great way to start an long anticipated event. Take a look: