39 years ago today, on August 7, 1974, street performer Philippe Petit traversed a tightrope between the Twin Towers in what many later called the “artistic crime of the century.” With no safety ...

Renowned French high-wire artist Philippe Petit marked the 50th anniversary of his famous walk between New York's Twin Towers with a performance in a Manhattan cathedral, accompanied by live music ...

'I'm looking at the end of my life and sometimes you want to redress wrongs for your own satisfaction' - Dan Callister As the end descends on another summer in the Hamptons, the Long Island resort ...

High-wire artist Philippe Petit marked the 50th anniversary of his iconic walk between the World Trade Center's twin towers with a recreation at Manhattan's Cathedral of St. John the Divine on Aug. 7 ...

"Man on Wire" challenges our conceptions of human capabilities and limitations, and it doubles as a fascinating portrait of the artist as the burglar, as Marsh uses blurred, black-and-white ...

In 1974, just a year after the Twin Towers were completed, French tightrope artist Philip Petit set out to achieve his ultimate goal: to string and walk a wire between the Towers. The original CBS ...

MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS -- French high-wire artist Philippe Petit is gearing up for the 50th anniversary of his historic walk between the World Trade Center towers. It is still considered the artistic ...

Philippe Petit marked the 50th anniversary of his walk between New York's Twin Towers with a performance in a Manhattan cathedral Renowned French high-wire artist Philippe Petit marked the 50th ...

The daredevil recreated the death-defying stunt that got him arrested in 1974. High-wire artist Philippe Petit marked the 50th anniversary of his iconic walk between the World Trade Center's twin ...