Philippe Petit appears in the following:
360 Extra: Philippe Petit, Man on Wire
Sunday, September 11, 2016
'Man on Wire' Star Schools Us on the Keys to Creativity
Tuesday, September 02, 2014
Risk & Rebellion: The Keys to Creativity?
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Guest Picks: Philippe Petit
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Philippe Petit was on the Leonard Lopate Show recently to talk about how knots have made all the difference in his famous tightrope-walking performances. He also told us what he's a fan of!
Philippe Petit Ties Knots
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Philippe Petit, who performed on a wire illegally rigged between the New York World Trade Center’s twin towers on August 7, 1974, talks about how knots have been indispensable throughout his celebrated career. His new book Why Knot? How to Tie More Than Sixty Ingenious, Useful, Beautiful, Lifesaving, Secure Knots! is a guide to tying his essential knots.
"Man on Wire"
Friday, April 13, 2012
Due to a computer mix-up, we mistakenly reran a 2008 interview with French high wire artist Philippe Petit and filmmaker James Marsh about the documentary "Man on Wire," about Petit's incredible high wire walk between the World Trade Center towers in 1974. The film is available on DVD, and even though we didn't plan to run the interview today, it's a great conversation.
Philippe Petit, Man On Wire
Friday, September 02, 2011
Man on Wire
Friday, February 20, 2009
Philippe Petit's unauthorized walk on a high wire between the World Trade Center towers transfixed the world in 1974. The Oscar-nominated documentary "Man on Wire" depicts how an acrobat and a rag-tag team of friends pulled off this extraordinary feat. Kurt visits the site of the ...
Best Documentary Feature: James Marsh
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
It had all the glamor, conspiracy, and danger of a classic heist movie, but it was real –- and the hero was wearing slippers. Philippe Petit’s unauthorized walk on a high wire between the World Trade Center towers transfixed the world in 1974, and it’s the subject of ...
The Greatest High Wire Walk in History
Friday, July 25, 2008
High Wire Act
Friday, July 25, 2008
Man On Wire
Friday, July 25, 2008
It had all the glamor, conspiracy, and danger of a classic heist movie, but it was real –- and the hero was wearing slippers. Philippe Petit’s unauthorized walk on a high wire between the World Trade Center towers transfixed the world in 1974, and it’s now the ...