Comments on: Vladik Miagkostoupov juggling Act

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 21:56:18 +0000

Neither of us propose to be experts at all, apologies for the confusion NoDrops and AcesofFacts. I made my above comment from a personal taste point of view. Personally, I’ve been influenced by the combination of contact juggling and bodypopping/waving/hip-hop influenced dance styles. Vladik’s work is intensely technical and precise and inspired and I respect it hugely (He is awesome, don’t get me wrong), but from what I had read of him in various articles; I had hoped that his movement style would involve a heavier use of illusion and contact. Viktor Kee involved only ’suggestions’ or small traces of both, his contact is limited to 2 point contact rolls and traps, and he shows bodywaves, but without attention to isolation and illusion) and I was disappointed when he didn’t develop this ideas further because I would have LOVED to see that act!

So I had my hopes up, I had read good things about Vladik, but as AcesofFacts pointed out; Vladik it is rooted in a classical style. Not to my tastes and I apologize for the confusion that my comment may have added to this thread.

Perhaps rather than dragging my name into this discussion (lets leave whatever “mind bafflingly cool body movement mixed in with their juggling” that Briney is referencing aside) can we not go back to the start of this conversation?

DREW: why did you choose to post this video and write:
“Reminiscent of “Viktor Key”, but not as well choreographed”
“My complaints about this routine are more about the choreography and the dance style”

Care to share your complaints and perhaps add to this discussion? Perhaps a discussion of how the two performers differ would a more valuable topic to explore. As it is, you’ve left a whole comments thread wondering ‘what’s wrong with this style of highly energetic dance-juggling?

By: NoDrops

NoDrops — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:09:02 +0000

Ryan and Colin
Go to some juggling YouTube sites where “juggler”straggling with 5 balls and
Barely flash 7 in the back yard (not on Stage ) on stage they do not flash 5 They have amazing comments..
WHY you guys try to find something bad, wrong and try to pinch real
Master. If you do not see it you belong to back yard jugglers (sorry I don’t want put you down)

By: NoDrops

NoDrops — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:42:33 +0000

Do they looks like V .Kee?

By: Briney

Briney — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:53:04 +0000

I’d say they might have knowledge, Ryan and Colin have some of the most mind bafflingly cool body movement mixed in with their juggling. They are in the few contact jugglers that I would be able to identify and discern from their movement alone.

As to whether this is a juggling site or a choreographer’s site, it is both and neither…it’s about manipulation; prop, body, digital, lolcat.

Anyway, Michael Jackson just imitated Marcel Marceau…sorry, I have nothing useful to contribute

By: NoDrops

NoDrops — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:12:49 +0000

Wow, above comments from Ryan and Colin worthless in your hollow Expertise looks like rest of the Jugglers who just stay still and juggle should be the same looking, if you do not have any knowledge better to be quiet.

In the music world guys your comments will looks like this
Wow.. I had heard of Prince years ago and was always ciruous what his act was like. Its dissapointingly similar to Michael Jackson…
Prince must have really watched a lot of Michael Jackson to mimic his body movements so precisely. Similar is not the word I’d use.

By: Acesofacts

Acesofacts — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:17:00 +0000

Hi Guys this is Choreographers Site or Juggling Site?
I can say to Jugglers who attempt to be choreographers
This is two HIGH QUALITY different Acts,
V. Kee - is Flexible men like Robot use more contact juggling
His movements pointed sharp on music he accent each note in 8 feet diameter Stage
Vladik- Young creature appears from underground happy playing on sunny field before get back to the darkness. Use entire stage from side to side his Acrobatic ability and movement’s improvisation like. To delivery that kind of Act you need high quality Juggling ability .On Video he is 17 years old, not bad for this age. I bet he is mach better now.
Viktor is classical .Vladik is Improvisational style. Juggling Ability ?!

By: Colin

Colin — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:24:43 +0000

Vladik must have really watched a lot of Viktor to mimic his body movements so precisely. Similar is not the word I’d use.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 01:11:18 +0000

Wow.. I had heard of Vladik years ago and was always ciruous what his act was like. Its dissapointingly similar to Victor Kee…