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I was shocked to click on this article and realize that they were talking about someone other than Michael Moschen. I believe Moschen is the only juggler to ha
by chimeracoder 12y ago
I was shocked to click on this article and realize that they were talking about someone other than Michael Moschen.
I believe Moschen is the only juggler to have won a MacArthur "genius grant"[0]
(He has also worked with David Bowie[1], which makes him not just a genius but a badass in my books, but I digress....)
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Moschen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Moschen
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labyrinth_%28film%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labyrinth_%28film%29
- munificent 12y agoAs an amateur juggler, Anthony Gatto is exactly who I expected this to be about. The article perfectly nails the tension of juggling: it's theoretically a performance art, but one in which there is almost no audience who can appreciate it. I think it's akin to free jazz, or car shows, or other weird passions where eventually the experts can only be understood by other experts. I did find it weird that they made no mention of Vova's sister Olga. Did she leave juggling?
- bitJericho 12y agoI wonder if it's like when I take a look at software and all anyone else can see is the output, but I can appreciate the underlying mechanisms and even be awe struck. And my colleagues are wondering if we're looking at the same thing.