Modern London release thread on contactjuggling.org

In recent years, a new style of contact juggling has emerged which combines techniques from bodypopping and mime arts to create an ‘illusion based’ type of performance. Ryan Mellors released Modern London at www.contactjuggling.org in 2005, and it has proved to be an influential videos in the further development of the Modern contact juggling scene.

Quote: Colin

[Manipulation] …its not juggling, in nature its more subtle, so theres no big 5 club 3up piroettes. Theres still crazy skill and is well thought out but its working on a different asthetic.

Ryan Mellors - Modern/London (2005)
Ministry of Manipulation video production.

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Minimalist contact manipulation - isolations and bodypopping with balls and clubs from Ryan. This has been sneaked out in some places, so some of you may have seen this before, but today marks our official release.
Enjoy
Drew

Miss Frix joins Ayaco (Mr Om and Katanka)

Click for the video

A lovely promotional video for their new show, in keeping with the same style as their previous promo for ‘Metamorphose.’
Be sure to check the Ayaco homepage

Multi-ball contact and Ball Bouncing
High quality Production by discovery channel
The performer is Moon from the Italian ball contact scene
(Right click here & save as…)
We like Moons work, the guy’s got skill’s.
Big file, short clip, well worth watching.
Smiles
Drew

No way! Yes way. Now, you too can have your very own Ministry of manipulation Beaded Pin
I ‘heart’ MOM
Smiles
Dr Ew

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wooh oooh ooh its Magic.

81 Parachutist assemble into a great big formation.
It’s not really “manipulation” but it’s skilled people doing something cool, and fun to watch.
File this one under, ” the creativity of mankind never ceases to amaze me.”
Enjoy
Dr Ew

An oldie, but a goodie:
balancing point

Rock balancing has to go back to the beginning of time, even mother earth likes to play this manipulation game.
But Sensei Studios do it well, and the film it well, and they add an extra twist with reversing the video. So it’s definately worth a look.

It’s from:
Sensei Studios
Who have got a lot of videos and stuff.

Ryans likes Rock balancing, and I like Ryans Rock balancing - You might see a hint of this In the In-Isolation DVD.
Smiles
Drew

Pick your favorite:
Random:
Ministry of Manipulation Groove
The Ministry is your Friend

Hyping:
Ministry of Manipulation - Be Prepared
Ministry of Manipulation - The Revolution

Playing on the Ministry/religious connection:
Go to heaven with the Ministry of Manipulation
And on the 8th Day, the Lord Created The Ministry of Manipulation

good on a T-shirt:
I love MOM
MOM Live
MOM Man
MOM Loves you

Finally:
With a name like The Ministry of Manipulation, it has to be good.

Mostly created with Slogonizer

This Blog is manitained by Ryan and Drew and today is the first day that it’s actually been live and working, mind you, we haven’t actually lauched it yet, and there are no links to it so we don’t expect you to be reading this.

The observent amongst you might notice that there are a lot of posts preceeding this one. Mr Mellors has imported all of his past posts from his old blog on Tribe. But kept all their old dates.
I’m confused,
Drew

The Ministry of Manipulation
Hello.
My name is Ryan Mellors

I dont know how closely some of you have trolled through my blog info, but you might have noticed an image in my tribe.net gallery called ”my schedule: on paper” and on it, something about setting up a company for media and performance.
Well, I did that. And its ready. You can have a look.
www.ministryofmanipulation.com

Its my new little home on the web; sort of a virtual version of the real life I live.
I hope to move this blog there soon.
Some fun videos on the site.. worth a look. My friend Will was (wierdly enough) in a Kaiser Cheifs music video called Modern Way. Jea9 has a lovely promo in there. Drew has some wierd stuff, and i’ve got a lot of my older videos.
At the very least, watch Hangar Fun again. You love it, I know. Its special.

The big news is that Drew is writing the new contact juggling books. I’ve read them and they are good. Much more complete than Ernests old-school manifesto… Drew is the right person to be doing this; he has seen the last 10 years of London contact come and go and he’s actually pretty good at it!
Oh.. and its not called contact juggling anymore. The term ‘contact juggling’ was a lie created by James Ernest to make everyone into a moschen clone and to give everyone bad posture. I’m not sure what its called anymore, but I’ll let you know when drew decides.

Oooh. And I’m stating a juggling night at the hangar on thursday. So if you are ever bored, just hop on a plane and get here for 7pm. I’ll make you a cup of tea.

See you then
Ryan