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Jonathanmc Loyal user Las Vegas, NV 209 Posts |
I am working on a routine using three inch acrylic (on the heavy side)balls so that I can combine magic with contact juggling. What I would like to do is make the ball appear, do some contact juggling moves, make it float, then make it dissapear.
Does anyone have any ideas how I can accomplish this with a ball that large? Any ideas or resources would be a great help. Thanks Jonathan |
bigchuck Veteran user Nothing clever has ever been said in my 400 Posts |
I am in the process of doing the same thing, I got turned on to contact juggling in large part due to the Magic Café; a few casual mentions of it here and there got me intrigued & I have been practicing (unfortunately rather sporadically) since about January. NOT easy stuff, but I am getting more of a flow now and am gradually building up my rolling ability, so its all good
As far as productions and vanishes go, you can do some adapted billiard ball moves, french drop type vanishes work pretty well for me and I have learned that it really IS in where you look, body language, and ultimately the conviction you have that you ARE actually holding the ball even when you might not be. for a really nice routine I found online you should check out http://www.contactjuggling.org and watch Silver's 'Silver 1' routine, it has some really magic moments, at least to my eyes, that ball really seems alive! The book contact juggling is great for beginning CJers (like me!)
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cajuninms New user 44 Posts |
You could easily encorporate that into a mirror box routine..and at the end produce the same colored silks
great effect |
Harry Murphy Inner circle Maryland 5444 Posts |
People who can perform contact juggling just blow me away! The flowing movement of the ball mesmerizes me. I tried once and decided that it was manifestly more difficult than learning an invisible pass!
I think that you will need to break your routine into stages or phases and perhaps use different balls and gimmicks for each stage. Just off the top of my head I think that I would start by producing the ball. Any number of straightforward productions can be used. I would probably go for the simplest and hide the juggling sphere under my coat ready for a simple steal. I would open by blowing several large soap bubbles then reach up and pop several before finding one balanced on the back of your hand (the juggling sphere). Second part would be the contact juggling routine ending with the ball being covered with a scarf/foulard. Here you would make a switch. Get rid of the heavy ball behind the foulard as you bring a Zombie like gimmicked ball into play. Here I would do a Dirk Losander version of the Zombie. The ball remains under the foulard and floats gently and ends with the “bubble” being popped and the foulard dropping limply. It’s easy and beautiful. So the routine will call for a steal of a juggling sphere and the Losander like Zombie gimmick. The vanish of the real ball is the easiest part as it is hidden by the foulard and the vanish of the Losander like gimmick is built in and automatic. Your main focus will be on a nice short presentation that should be beautiful, especially using the contact juggling. You have it all in this routine, a magical production, contact juggling (which is totally magic to me!), a covered levitation, and a vanish! Sweet! I’d like to hear your ideas. Good luck in developing your routine! I’d love to see it when you get it together.
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Geoff Weber Inner circle Washington DC 1384 Posts |
It'd be very difficult to float the same ball that you juggle with. I think I might try something like this:
Production: via sleeving juggle float/vanish it with an ashrah type principal toppit the real ball during the switch... |
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