Captured lightning: memoir of a bullwhip artist

"A bullwhip cracks when its tip breaks the sound barrier, creating a tiny sonic boom. Robert Dante spent years learning to control that explosive force-and eventually set four Guinness World Records for speed and accuracy with the bullwhip. In Captured Lightning, Dante recounts his unlikely journey from journalist to master whip artist. What begins as curiosity at a Houston leather event draws him into the demanding world of whip performance, where precision, rhythm, and relentless practice are required to command the single-tail whip. His path leads from local leather venues to international stages, where whip artistry intersects with performance culture, discipline, and spectacle. Along the way, Dante encounters a community of performers dedicated to mastering one of the most misunderstood tools of performance art. Part memoir and part exploration of a rare craft, Captured Lightning reveals the obsession and discipline required to command a whip moving faster than the speed of sound"--