Michael Moschen Performs with One Crystal Ball
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- Michael Moschen, the groundbreaking performer and inventor of contact juggling, performs his magical movement with one crystal ball. From PBS Great Performances produced by Skip Blumberg. To book Michael Moschen visit WWW.BELENZON.COM or call 858-832-8380.
Us contact jugglers should never forget what this man brought to our art.
Genius.
I would say what he brought to us humans to experience
He was the first to use this form of juggling. It was so unique it was featured in Labyrinth as Jarath's magic.
I've loved this performance since I first saw it on PBS's Great Performances back in 1991. Even today, it's amazing!
His moves are so silky it's hypnotizing...
"I've brought you....a gift."
"what is it"
“It’s a Crystal, nothing more. But if you turn it this way, and look into it, it’ll show you your dreams”
Screw that baby. Gimme the crystal! 😂
@@matteobeach4261 "but this is not a gift for an ordinary girl who takes care of a screaming baby.
Do you want it?"
@@TheDanielRodriguez Then forget the baby.
James Ernest coined the term "contact juggling" giving Moschen credit as his main inspiration. Moschen is credited for inventing Palm circle isolations, Snakes or trains, 7 ball "moschen transfers, Isolating 1 ball through 4 ball pyramid manipulations, and the butterfly. So, ok. He invented many modern moves which are a staple of contact juggling. Maybe he didn't come up with the idea of moving a ball around your body, but he did make it what it is today. That's enough to make him "a founder".
Those crystal balls are also tre heavy.
Big Lebowski‘s landlord stepping up his game
This video is just simply beautiful. Michael is an artistic genius!
when I first saw Michael Moschen, live, put the ball in one hand and watch it move across his upper chest and end up in his other hand in a second, I thought that I had seen an act of God. Bless you Mr. M...you are the King. We just live in your world.
This is one of the most beautiful things I've seen in a while.
Im going through a really rough time right now and watching micheal perform has always helped as a kind of relaxation therapy so a big thank you x
Simply beautiful and graceful.
a true artist at his work.
The inventor of contact juggling, Michael Mochen is a genius!!!!
thank you for uploading this
You can really tell that he's the inventor of contact juggling... his moves are what have become standard, yes, but its so much smoother than any other contact juggler I've ever seen... Sure, other juggler's have branched out and innovated with new tricks and whatnot, but Michael Moschen is so, so much more smooth and hypnotic...
true and i agree with you, although it could be argued that he was so influential that he could be said to have formalized elements into what we now think of as contact juggling
He's the one who re-created it, and you can see it! Even if today technique in contact juggling went so far away, this for me reamains one of the most charming juggling pieces of all times, consistent and full of grace.
Beautiful. Simply beautiful. I look forward to continuing learning this art form as soon as I get my first ball! I always thought it looked so difficult and that I wouldn't be able to do it, until someone at a festival taught me some basics - apparently knitting is good training for manual dexterity!
He actually knitted his outfit.
What amazing eye to hand coordination… simply magical…!
Moschen is and will forever be the king of contact and triangle juggling
Its so weird but also so captivating the way the ball moves elegantly
Absolutely hypnotising. Thank you for sharing!
You can just tell that's years and years of dedication to an amazing craft
Breathtaking
stunning performance. 5 starz! 2 Thumbs.
Ladies and gentlemen the man behind david Bowie in labyrinth whenever he produces a crystal ball Michael's ability is amazing
He's the one who re-created it ...and you can see it!!! Even if today technique in contact juggling went so far away, this remains for me one of the most charming juggling pieces of all times, consistent and full of grace.
this amuses me a lot more than it should
Absolutely beautiful... very inspiring as a form of performance art.
He makes it look so easy too!
After Labyrinth I had to check this out!! So hypnotizing
One Crystal Ball is all he needs, so hypnotic
This is from PBS' "Great Performances" which aired in 1991. He also was the "hand double" for David Bowie in the movie "Labyrinth." I consider Mr. Moschen a true artist. I'm curious to know what he's been working on in the meantime.
So mesmerizing
1:50..... the reason we are all here... YOU'RE WELCOME!
Labyrinth x3
Very relaxing, like something you can listen to or watch while falling asleep instead of netflix
The force is with you
This is amazing talent! What kind of luddite would ever downvote it?!
3:25 holy moly
easy
@@kisma8362 totally, I could do this shit with my eyes closed
That was beautiful!
Wow that was beautiful.
I think there should have been one added word to my original statement. Michael Moschen is the inventor of "modern" contact juggling. Or what he personally called "dynamic juggling". Do you have a link to any of these photos? I'd like to see them.
This video gives me asmr so much
That is not a fushigi ball. fushigi is a brand name refering to the specific ball with the steel core that is advertised. Acrylic balls like the ones hes using here have been around for decades.
In fact a lot of contact jugglers are angry with the makers of fushigi because their ads suggest that it is the prop that makes it seem like its floating not the hours of work taken to develop the skill.
@Dragslo you can grab one from Dube or countless other juggling stores/sites. i would reccomend a stage ball for beggining. they have ones called silex that are a bit heavier, but still nice and soft and also dont break when you drop them. 4" silex is probably your best bet when learning, they come in any color, have patience and have fun.
This video is like 11 yrs old yet there’s comments from like an hour ago, why is this coming up in the reccommended, but still impressive
my precioussss
Amazing performance!
Wouldn't change a thing!
3 / 5 stars.
Your kidding, that is amazing and memorizing, 3 out of 5? I would love to see what a 5 star performance is to you, or what is unbelievable
@@shable1436 personally i like 1 to 10 stars but if its 1 to 5 stars, 5 to me would be basically a life changing, perfect, act that no human can do. And 3 stars is completely average, so yeah i don't get how this is 3 stars.
I agree with tallie7487. How did someone click dislike? That is just awesome skills!! Give credit were credit is DUE !! (**Bravo**)
Such a beautiful, dreamy skill...
It's hypnotizing @_@!
I really think this guy is a genius
I've just started learning contact juggling. Now I feel inadequate... but also inspired! :)
it's mesmerising :) it's beautiful I've been trying for so long to learn how to do the labyrinth part its this guy that did the arm of Bowie in the film :)
Does anyone know this majestic music this majestic man is performing to?
u can get or order those acrylic balls at most juggling stores if im not mistaken.
pure poetry..
beautiful. amazing. dynamic. powerful.
@DaVegasAlchemist It helps, if you think about it. Less fabric means less to get caught up on and it helps the ball roll smoothly.
Thank you for this moment to dream and work extraodinaire sensitivity and accuracy in space!
Chris Wilson
Flawless butterflies.
So far ahead ofnhis time. I remember seeing him on Letterman a couple times in the 80s.
Michael Moschen is amazing regardless...
It´s awesome... is really hypnotizing!!
Came here from the triangle video
I'm going there next.
@haappy411 And Moschen named this Dynamic Manipulation and Ernest named it Contact Juggling. Body rolling has been around for so long, it's just Moschen altered it and gave it a name of his own.
Thanks rec
I didn't know it was this man who invented contact juggling. It's quite something to see him perform
He did not invent it, as it has been around far longer than you, I, or him.
Beautiful work.....so graceful !! Does anyone know the title of the piece of music he is working too ?
exactly..not being able to see made even harder...but he pulled it off...he's brilliant..
@Dragslo There are heaps of sites to buy them on, if you live in Australia I recomend juggleart, I'm not sure about other countries though.
I was most impressed with the back and forth from backhands to palms bridging movement. Probably why it was featured on film.
@Dravenswraith fushigi is not weighted or anything. it is just an attempt by a company to "own" contact juggling. it is exactly the same thing.
HYPNOTIZING...
amazing...simply beautiful
and no its not fake...he's the one who did the crystal ball manipulation in the movie the Labyrinth...its all real and all done by him
Is this the guy that did the juggling for David Bowie in labyrinth?
If this guy was on America’s Got Talent, he’d still end up losing to some 8 year old singing crappy songs, but he’d have a hell of a run
he was the one standing behind david bowie in the movie "the labrynth." produced in 1986 26 years ago, he was brought on because he was the only one doing it at the time... so yes, he did invent it, hes a performance artist and he also invented many other styles of juggling, look up his half hour seminar on youtube where he explains technique skill and thought process behind his ideas...
The real goblin king magic!
I remember him in 80s hes badass
Soo smooth
Acabo de venir del video de las bolas en el triángulo y no deja de sorprenderme, este genio maneja su cuerpo como quiere, pareciera que le cambiara la densidad a la esfera. Es un reverendo capo
it's so beautiful i'm trying to learn now. i got the butterfly down
I wish my wife looked at me how he looks at that ball
Michael Moschen, Human Bard, 20th level
Str: 12
Dex: 19
Con: 13
Int: 19
Wis: 16
Cha: 18
I love the art, I love the man, but I haaaate the choice of music for these performances!
Beautiful
amazing!
0:52 holy crap this is some serious and quality orb pondering.
Up until I discovered contact juggling about a week ago, I thought the scene in Labyrinth was done with some sort of special effects. Now I am trying to learn it myself.
RevRedmondFarrier have you learned it?
@SageOwl77 And to think! He did it pretty much blind when he did it for Bowie!
Ebay!!! Or one of several online stores.
He'd be insane at the martial art of Aikido, which is based on fluidity, balance, redirection of force, and requires exquisite control, seamless transitions, and a perfect sense of spatial awareness,
C’est dingue,quel talent,respect
Thank you, timotiis. Are you really from Turkmenistan?
@ChaosWizard13 Lol there's a reason it reminds you of Labyrinth. Actually that was Michael Moschen. He stuck his arms through Bowie's costume and did that from behind.
@Artzking you can still use a orange
@Heliosvector yep he did in i believ the early 80s... he was also the one who did the juggling scene in laberynth
wow!!! iwant to know how to do that!!
Michael is amazing! He makes it look so easy! : O
So where did he get his inspiration from? Probably from old, ancient descriptions of juggling, or from his subconscious memories of previous life as a juggler many thousands years ago.