For six years, he performed in partnership with
Jade Kindar-Martin in theatrical high wire acts for Camion Funambule. Pasquette and Kindar-Martin also became known for their dramatic
skywalks.
1999 – At midnight on December 31, 1999, Pasquette walked a high wire running along the
Greenwich Meridian in
Villers sur Mer as part of the
Millennium celebrations in France.
2001 – Pasquette successfully walked a high wire from the Rosenborg Drill Ground in
Copenhagen to the highest tower of
Rosenborg Castle. The only previous attempt was in 1827 when
Dutch tightrope acrobat Christian Roat was killed after the wire collapsed.
2005 – Pasquette walked on a wire stretched high above the
Stade de France in
Paris.
2007 – Pasquette performed a high wire walk at the
Red Road flat complex in
Glasgow between three
tower blocks 53 metres apart and 100 metres above the ground. Film of the attempt was incorporated into High Wire, a multi-screen film and video
installation by
Catherine Yass for the 2008 Glasgow International Festival of Contemporary Visual Arts.
2010 – On September 23, 2010, at 6:30 p.m., Pasquette successfully walked a 150-foot wire tied between two replicas of the Statue of Liberty atop the 23-story
Liberty Building in
Buffalo, New York. The feat took about three minutes. Pasquette twice stopped during his walk to wave to the crowd. Pasquette lifted his right leg and waved his cap the first time. The second time, he went to a knee and waved his cap again from side to side. The weather was approximately 70 degrees Fahrenheit with a slight breeze.
For six years, he performed in partnership with
Jade Kindar-Martin in theatrical high wire acts for Camion Funambule. Pasquette and Kindar-Martin also became known for their dramatic
skywalks.
1999 – At midnight on December 31, 1999, Pasquette walked a high wire running along the
Greenwich Meridian in
Villers sur Mer as part of the
Millennium celebrations in France.
2001 – Pasquette successfully walked a high wire from the Rosenborg Drill Ground in
Copenhagen to the highest tower of
Rosenborg Castle. The only previous attempt was in 1827 when
Dutch tightrope acrobat Christian Roat was killed after the wire collapsed.
2005 – Pasquette walked on a wire stretched high above the
Stade de France in
Paris.
2007 – Pasquette performed a high wire walk at the
Red Road flat complex in
Glasgow between three
tower blocks 53 metres apart and 100 metres above the ground. Film of the attempt was incorporated into High Wire, a multi-screen film and video
installation by
Catherine Yass for the 2008 Glasgow International Festival of Contemporary Visual Arts.
2010 – On September 23, 2010, at 6:30 p.m., Pasquette successfully walked a 150-foot wire tied between two replicas of the Statue of Liberty atop the 23-story
Liberty Building in
Buffalo, New York. The feat took about three minutes. Pasquette twice stopped during his walk to wave to the crowd. Pasquette lifted his right leg and waved his cap the first time. The second time, he went to a knee and waved his cap again from side to side. The weather was approximately 70 degrees Fahrenheit with a slight breeze.