[Video] Blocks and Balls

topic posted Thu, December 8, 2005 - 4:00 AM by  Ryan
All objects have their own natural dynamics. A ball will roll down a sloped surface. A hoop will settle flat on a floor.

A block, however, doesnt ''want'' to do much, other than sit still.

This is my solo 'block and ball' section from a show called "Anomalies", as performed in August at the 2005 Circus Space Cabaret in Crawley (UK) year.
www.thatballguy.com/videos/RyanBlockBall.mov

I'm sharing this because blocks were an interesting challenge for me, and I like how a lot of the material came out. This piece forced me to learn body popping, liquid, fixed-point and other movement techniques. The routine changed a lot since its beginning 2 years back... this particular version was actually directed by Jea9 during one of her visits to London (2 days before the show, we changed all of the music, the setup, and 50% of the material)

It still needs work. Feedback and crit much appreciated.
Ryan
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Ryan
Vancouver
  • Re: [Video] Blocks and Balls

    Sat, December 10, 2005 - 1:44 PM
    Oh my!

    Fine work. So much to say: good audience-cueing and segmentation, excellent extension of illusions both visual (geometric) and mental (object intention/motive), and great staging. More, but I'll have to think on it.

    Haven't seen such complete focus on the object since Moschen - particularly his "sticks," which I think is far more impressive than his crystal work. (Can anyone put that on-line?)

    Congratulations!
    • Re: [Video] Blocks and Balls

      Sat, December 10, 2005 - 1:51 PM
      Actually, not that I have done much work to find it, but how does one go about getting In Motion, or anything else done by Mr. Moschen? I have seen the web site, and the behind the scenes footage... but little of his work.
      • Re: [Video] Blocks and Balls

        Sat, December 10, 2005 - 2:31 PM
        Hold off on ordering that, Dawn
        <runs off... scribbles something on his christmas gift buying list>
        • Re: [Video] Blocks and Balls

          Sun, December 11, 2005 - 2:18 PM
          Finally got a chance to check this out- nice work! But I hate you because now I want cigar boxes. Grrrr...

          Sorry I can't give you any professional feedback, but I'm not yet fully professional. I didn't find anything to criticize, and the most notable bit for me was how you moved within your outfit. A very ethereal tone was conveyed. I also loved the contrast between the dark stage and neutral costume colors and the vibrant colors of the objects. It gave due emphasis to the objects rather than the manipulator which I find in turn actually makes the manipulator more interesting rather than the other way around.

          May I ask what kind of balls you used?

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