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Actors fly through the air with the greatest of ease in thrilling new theatre trend

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Dancers practise during rehearsal for "Billy Elliot: The Musical" in Toronto.Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail

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Audiences want to see "a more television-, more movie-type of effect done on the live stage," says one proponent of stage-flying.Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail

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The Stratford Festival in Ontario used stage-flying in a production of "Peter Pan" last year.Stratford Shakespeare Festival /

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