12-year-old “Flying Monkey” takes off in Variety production

"It was like gliding and I felt like I stood up by myself when they put me down on stage, and it was a dream come true for me," explained the 12-year-old from DeSoto. She's part of the cast of the Variety Children's Theatre production of "The Wizard of Oz," to be presented this weekend at the Touhill Performing Arts Center at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

Giving flight to fantasy: Las Vegas is home to Flying by Foy

For more than 70 years the company has been making people believe that men, women and lost boys can fly. These flight operations have been based in Las Vegas since the 1960s. (read full article)

Staging on Thin Ice

The 'Summer in Abu Dhabi' festival is keeping cool with Wheeler Productions' spectacular ice skating and magic show 'Fantasy On Ice', which is staged on a huge portable ice rink.

Taking to the stage – and air – as Peter Pan

They cuff each other with pillows, do somersaults and flips and embark on epic stage sword fights.

I simply hang, suspended from the sky, like a forlorn Christmas tree decoration...