The man perched on top of a 12-metre flexi-pole is The Great Fattini, or Thomas Stawicki, the only acrobat now performing the original Fattini Act.
Stawicki climbs to the top hamming it up along the way by pretending to be drunk or trying to light a cigar.
'Although I must concentrate very hard during performances, it's funny when I see some of the audience reactions.
'Some people are laughing, some are shouting, some are crying, and some are even scared to look at the top. My job is to make people laugh and I love having their attention.
'You can hear a pin drop sometimes. People stare at me, holding their breath. I become the centre of their world.
'The performance is dangerous not only because of the height, but also the swaying pole. There is no security cushion underneath. But people love the act because of the atmosphere,' Stawicki said.
Before he first performed the Fattini Act in Japan in 1985, Stawicki spent three years learning the climbing technique.