# The journey across the high wire

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2012
- Speaker: Philippe Petit
- Year: 2012
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/philippe_petit_the_journey_across_the_high_wire)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Even a death-defying magician has to start somewhere. High-wire artist Philippe Petit takes you on an intimate journey from his first card trick at age 6 to his tightrope walk between the Twin Towers.

## Lectures

1. [The journey across the high wire](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/philippe_petit_the_journey_across_the_high_wire/b7f243b10701), 19 min (TED's player)