Beijing Acrobatic Troupe - winners of the Gold prize at the 7th International Circus Festival of Budapest this year.
Right from the first move, this act is unbelievable, the skill level is incredible.
Via Catiecat on jugglingDB
A short film entitled “Sylvia” starring Antipodist Anne Weshinskey.
Film by Stasha Tomic. This film is rather nicely made 
If the video description is true, youtube user ‘99timshi’ has ‘packed in knees’ and so to ease the pain of walking, he walks around everywhere on his hands instead.
However, I don’t believe this to be 100% accurate, but even so, Still an excellent video! some amazing balance and stamina there, and a lovely heartwarming tale!
Thanks to MCP for the link
Swedish equilibristic artist Richardo performs an impressive feats of balance using lots of glasses.
Video is a little long at over 6 minutes, but I reckon we can forgive him that after seeing the impressive stack and final manipulation…
www.glassbalance.com
Greg Hamilton has just mailed the Ministry and tells us that his award winning film about Chinlone, Mystic ball the movie, is now available to buy on DVD
Last minute Christmas shopping, this could be the number 1 Contact Jugglers stocking filler of the year (Ok, forth place after a new ball and a copy of Multiball Contact, and the InIsolation DVD…but obviously, you’ve already got those, haven’t you).
The Ministry is now recommending DVDs that it hasn’t even seen! whatever next. We’ll get a review up in a couple of weeks - when our copy has arrived.
Drew - Who is very happy because he’s been waiting 2 years to see this film, which has never yet screened in the UK.
With English translation by Ed
No estoy en ninguna comunidad, de echo he aprendido casi siempre solo , nunca etsuve en ninguna escuela ni en ningun circo , la escuela ha sido el viaje y la calle.
I am not part of a community, I have always practised alone, never in a school or circus, the only school I have attended is that of travel, and the street.
Para mi el contac es una expresion del movimiento interno, mucha gente ahora practica contac pero pocos veo que no copien o imiten a alguien que han visto, siento este malabar perfecto para desarrollar muy personalmente el movimiento de tu cuerpo
For me, Contact is an expression that comes from inside. Many people nowadays practice contact, but I have seen few that do not copy or imitate somebody they have seen, I feel that this perfect form of juggling should develop from one’s own body’s movements, from within.
La mejor pieza que he visto probablemente sea la de un aleman que me encontre en la convencion europea en Carvin pero lo siento no recuerdo su nombre ni su contacto, me impresiono su forma marcial de practicarlo y tenia trabajados equilibrios multiples de hasta 9 bolas …. un monstruo.
the Best that I have ever seen is probably a German that I met at EJC in Carvin, but I’m sorry I can’t remember his name or contact details. He impressed me with his martial form of practice and he had worked balancing up to nine balls… A monster! [Ed: We think Kelvin {edit}]
El futuro del contac es el cambio ,creo que hay que mutar , transformarlo y retorcerlo hasta que sea tan personal ,que sea otra disciplina diferente.
The future of Contact is in The Change. I believe it is to mutate, transform and twist it until it is very personal, almost a completely different discipline.
En los videos que se ven en You Tube , poniendo Hipnopia , estoy representando el papel de un viejoto indio que cuando termina su funcion en la vida , abandona todo lo material y se marcha caminando a encontrar la muerte , asi que cuando lo relizo me vienen imagenes , olores y recuerdos de personas de ese magico lugar…..
In the videos on youtube, I am representing the role of an old Indian Man, that when he has reached the end of his function in this life, abandons all things material and begins upon a journey to find Death. In this way, when I perform this act, it conjures up images, scents, and memories of people of this magical place…
Gracias de nuevo por darme animos , al apreciar mi trabajo , a seguir tranbajando, da gusto saber que la gente disfruta de lo que a uno le cuesta tanto esfuerzo, respeto al trabajo que hacemos porque creo es un arma poderosa para abrir los corazones del mundo.
Thanks again [to the Ministry] for giving me the encouragement, by appreciating my work, to continue working. It pleases me to know that people enjoy that which one has given a lot of energy, and respect for the work that we do because I believe that it is a powerful weapon to open the hearts of the world.
http://www.juggling.tv/vaults/flvideo/98.flv
jtv - if you want some DVDs duplicated, they know your man…
A compilation of promos of that Jen and Howie Bailey have put together to promote www.videotraffic.co.uk another branch of JTV the worldwide global juggling media mega-corporation.
Hoop diving, Acrobatics, Equilibristics, Armchair Manipulation, Chinese Pole, Roue Cyr… this group does it all.
Thanks PK for the video
Levitating Man Draws Crowd At White House
Dutch magician Wouter Bijdendijk, also known as Ramana, said he couldn’t say much about his magic trick.
“This is an art,” he said. “And in India, they see it also as a science. I hope I make people wonder.”
A crowd gathered to watch the magician’s spectacle. Some took pictures, other videotaped and at least one man checked around Bijdendijk for props.
“I just wanted to show that reality is not all that you think that it is,” Bijdendijk said.
Very Nice
Ramana website
Video: Reuters and Photos: NBC4
YouTube - Markus - Strong Man Juggler
Pure Traditional Circus! With “canon balls” and “artillery shells”. Descriptions of Cardini’s act include similar feats, fantastic.
Thanks to Marco Pirro and his great archive.
Inspirational!
The Ministry have got 2 more RG compilation web-videos to edit, but in the meantime check these foot manipulations with hoop, clubs, ribbon and ball.
