The Ministry of Manipulation » Interviews

Cie Ea Eo at Cirque de Demain

Ryan — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:52:50 +0000

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Breathtakingly awesome juggling show from Cie Ea Eo with Jordaan De Cuyper, Sander De Cuyper, Bram Dobbelaere and Eric Longequel. Half of this video is behind the scenes stuff, show starts in the 2nd half.

www.cieeaeo.com

Robin Jäderfeldt (Bobbo) – MY POV (english subtitle available)

Ryan — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:41:14 +0000

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Bobbo talks about his early years as a juggler, his experiences within the WJF ‘sport juggling’ culture (nearly losing his motivation to continue training) and how he found new inspiration in creative ideas.

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MRL #3

Wes — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 16:30:45 +0000

get it before it’s gone!!!!

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The third and final MRL took place in Stockholm, Sweden, on March 22-25, 2010, with Jay Gilligan, Wes Peden, Luke Wilson, Erik Åberg, Matias Salmenaho, Ron Beeri and Patrik Elmnert.

Over four days we explored tricks, and the objects we do them with. What habits of creation did we have? What props were good for what things? How does choice of material change the technique?

The video goes offline November 30th! you snooze you loose!

you can check out the info and buy the full download on http://shoeboxtour.com/mrl

About manipulation

Moon — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 05:40:38 +0000

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“About Manipulation” is a project wanted, created and directed by Moon and Ministry of Manipulation. We’ve tought there a lot of videos with people playing, and so few videos with people talking about their experiences and ideas in contact juggling. So we’ve tried to show you what’s behind a contact juggler, and what he lives with this amazing art.

Ejc was the perfect moment to do this full length (19 mins.) movie; we are sorry because there were so much great contact jugglers we’ve missed at Ejc (Okotanpe, Richard Hartnell, Kyle Johnson..just some big names)..but as you probably know weather was terrible and time wasn’t so much. We’ve chosen some interesting, new and old, personalities in contact juggling world, and ask them what’s contact juggling, how’s changing and where is going. So, this is a gift for the contact juggling community and for the new wave of contact jugglers. Hope you’ll like it…Please feel free to share it wherever you want. Big thanks to Stefano Ricci and Federico Tasso for the patience and help.

And obviously..thank YOU for watching!

Felipe Mansilla – “Subterranio”

Ryan — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:20:09 +0000

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Wavey dubstep contact flow from Felipe Mansilla. He is currently celebrating a great day on facebook because many people are responding to his recent video post. He writes in the chat:

i remember

one day i saw mom

and i say

one day i will be there

i remember that in this moment

aragorn talk to me today

and say that he saw moving with emotion

and that i break the technique and touch something that many jugglers are looking for

and became a state of mind

Check out his youtube profile here
http://www.youtube.com/user/esferadecristal

Masaki Hirano @ Audi Quattro event

Ryan — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 19:49:56 +0000

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Superstyled contact isolations and great concepts from Masaki. Some epic ‘Oooohs’ and ‘Aaaaaaahhhhs” from the crowd too. JAPAN!!!!!

Chris Anderson: How web video powers global innovation

Ryan — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 23:50:37 +0000

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“TED’s Chris Anderson says the rise of web video is driving a worldwide phenomenon he calls Crowd Accelerated Innovation — a self-fueling cycle of learning that could be as significant as the invention of print. But to tap into its power, organizations will need to embrace radical openness.”

Does a nice job of explaining the phenomenon that we’ve all been watching, the explosion of online video = the explosion of awesome new juggling styles and techniques.

5 years, 1000 posts, 1 000 000 views

Drew — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:43:03 +0000

Five and a half years after starting MoM, we have; 1 book, 2 weddings, several MoM workshops, and over 1 000 000 unique visitors (according to our stats counter).
And this is MoM’s 1000th blog post.
Phew.
Thanks for reading, and here’s to the next 5 years.
The above image is from theFlickr acrylic balls pool. by Maido of Japan.
Smiles
Drew

Documentary: GOPLAY!!! (now with english subtitles)

Ryan — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 04:16:12 +0000

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Quote from CaffeineKid on Vimeo

My final film project for university…
…experimental combination of documentary and clip-style-action-parts, exploring juggling and beyond! Soundtrack by myspace.com/kollegeschnuerschuh

Interview and Video – German

Ryan — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:56:17 +0000

'German' contact juggling photo by Jorge Gera

I remember when a short clip of german street performing at La Rambla was first posted on www.contactjuggling.org. Everyone on the forums watched in awe of his super-tight isolations, moving the isolated ball floating along a path before connecting it to his butterflies and bodyrolls. The result was long, flowing lines of movement and a sustained illusion and tempo that was unmatched by other contemporary contact jugglers.

Interview and new Xotico video after the jump

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Interview with German (aka Xotico)
MoM: Where do you live?

Xotico: I live half of the year in Buenos Aires (Argentina) and the other half in Barcelona (Spain).

MoM: Is there a community of contact jugglers where you are?

Xotico: It is not really a community of contact jugglers but rather a group of juggler friends who train together at Plaza Francia in Buenos Aires and Parc de la Ciutadella in Barcelona.

MoM: How would you describe contact juggling?

Xotico: For me contact juggling is a game which enables me to have a lot of fun, be it together with friends or on my own. Then, I live contact juggling as a form of active meditation, a moment when I manage to switch off my mind, giving way to an expression free of the noise of my thoughts.

MoM: Why do you contact juggle?

Xotico: Because I feel I connect with myself, with the people and the cosmos, as it were. Just as with any other artistic search, I think it helps us discover ourselves.

MoM: What is the best piece of contact juggling that you’ve ever seen?

Xotico: I discovered contact juggling through Michael Moschen and his film “Labyrinth”. It was thanks to him that, years later, I started to juggle. Of all those I have seen so far, “Conceptual piece” is one of my favourite performances. I also liked “Noosphere” by Jeannine and Mr Om, as well as “Nirvadhi” and “Metamorphose” by Mr Om.

MoM: What is the future of contact juggling?

Xotico: I enjoy seeing how contact juggling fuses with contemporary dance. In my case, however, I am more influenced by martial arts than by dance but I think the future lies in the fusion of disciplines and that it will depend on our own search and personal exploration. Of course, it will also depend on the input received by those who start juggling nowadays and, definitely, I foresee a future with lots of contact jugglers and lots of different juggling styles.

MoM: What do you think of when you are contact juggling?

Xotico: Precisely, I do not think of nothing in particular or, more precisely, nothing at all. The moments I most enjoy are those when I have nothing in mind, when I do not think of anything, neither the next trick of my performance nor the audience or the lighting. Everything just flows and the performance comes alive. Moments when both the audience and I share the same trip.

MoM: Anything else you would like to say to our MoM audience?

Xotico: At least in my experience, having fun, juggling and training are fundamental to the search for one’s own expression and represent the basis for both artistic and personal growth. Have fun, juggle and train

Check the German Video thread on contactjuggling.org, where you can find many video clips of his street performances.