Once again, it's hard for me to understand how even a circus performer could do this. Difficult to see because of the color of the lights but the performer's hair is pulled upward into something that looks like a braided ball of artificial hair. There is a hook inserted into that, attached to a cable suspended from the rafters. In a sense, she is dangling by the hair follicles on her scalp. She did some swoops and turns with no expression of distress.
We temporarily interrupt the circus for a bad hair day. The kid had no school on Friday for some reason so she wheedled me to take her to our children's museum, The Magic House. One small room has a Van de Graaff generator, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_de_Graaff_generator, which pumps out very high voltage and very low wattage static electricity charges. You can buy one online if you like.
It produces this effect, making it a mandatory photo stop. Better Ellie than me. I don't have enough hair to make it worthwhile.
