aerialist

US /ˈer.i.əl.ɪst/
UK /ˈer.i.əl.ɪst/
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Luftakrobatin

a person who entertains people by doing difficult and skillful physical acts high above the ground, for example on a high wire or a trapeze (= a short bar hanging from two ropes):

:
The aerialists performed a breathtaking show above our heads.