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DaveM
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Germany
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Posted: Feb 26, 2012 6:49am
Came across this street performer while downtown yesterday. Some aspects of his routine were SO smooth that my first thoughts were "GIMMICK!!", but I think I was mistaken.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYfBwaU_yZ4
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magicians
Inner circle
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Posted: Feb 26, 2012 8:57am
Contact juggling is beautiful and skill at its best.
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rmann
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Posted: Mar 22, 2012 2:19pm
In the US there was a mass-marketed item towards the end of 2011 called the 'Fushigi Ball'. It is still in Walmart and a few other places I have seen. It is a contact juggling prop, sold with a DVD to explain a few basic handling techniques. Years ago, the musician David Bowie made a movie called 'Labyrinth' in which his character did a contact juggling scene. The interesting thing is that Mr. Bowie did NOT do the juggling himself. It was done by one of the pioneers of the art, standing BEHIND him, with his arms sticking out of the costume. He did the routine totally by feel, blind to his hands, making it appear as if Bowie was doing the work! Now if that is not talent, I don't know what is.
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Harry Murphy
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Maryland
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Posted: Mar 22, 2012 8:33pm
And that pioneer and probably the inventor of contact juggling as we know it is the wonderful Michael Moschen.
The artist formally known as Mumblepeas!
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rmann
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Posted: Mar 23, 2012 3:53pm
@Harry Murphy YES! I found an interesting and informative clip about the making of that scene. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3U8fTAHxjdo
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Ray
"...to Him who alone does great wonders, His love endures forever." Ps 136:4
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SpellbinderEntertainment
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West Coast
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Posted: Mar 26, 2012 12:12am
I beleive that is artist, is perhaps evern more 'magical' in his approach! Wow...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHDHkMrVNFY&feature=related
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yin_howe
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Malaysia
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Posted: Mar 26, 2012 8:27am
Japanese juggler Okutanpe
http://youtu.be/CtztrcGkCBw
"Talent without passion is talent wasted.."
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yin_howe
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Malaysia
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Posted: Mar 26, 2012 8:29am
http://youtu.be/-lUAunHu4CY
"Talent without passion is talent wasted.."
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parmenion
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Switzerland/Zürich
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Posted: Apr 10, 2012 4:07pm
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On 2012-02-26 06:49, DaveM wrote:
Came across this street performer while downtown yesterday. Some aspects of his routine were SO smooth that my first thoughts were "GIMMICK!!", but I think I was mistaken.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYfBwaU_yZ4
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When it' good magician think gimmick ! Lol
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Ray Bertrand
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Posted: Apr 18, 2012 11:20pm
Looks awesome!
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Dale J. O'Neill
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Posted: Apr 19, 2012 3:24pm
I guess In need to get out more. That is only about 2 hours from me. I was out last week during Spring Break but saw no performers.
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DaveM
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Germany
754 Posts
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Posted: Apr 20, 2012 1:19am
Dale, it's always hit-n-miss in Heidelberg with regards to the Hauptstrasse street performers. That was the only time I ever saw this particular artist perform.
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