Contact Juggling, also known as crystal ball manipulation or sphereplay is a relatively new form of juggling where balls are rolled over the hands and body instead of being tossed in the air.
The Magic Ball Man performed at the Eden Project during August (our busiest period of the year) and we were very impressed. The act is mesmerising and holds people of all ages spell-bound. It provided a fantastic welcome and entertained thousands of visitors with no language barrier. We would not hesitate to book him again.
Nathan Mansbridge — Visitor Experience Manager, Eden Project
A combination of skill, precision, timing and movement combine to create the illusion that the ball is gliding and floating effortlessly around the juggler’s body. Or is it the juggler’s body that moves around a seemingly stationary ball that appears to defy gravity?
It’s the unplanned little happenings that you stumble across at festivals which make the day. FFA were particularly impressed with The Magic Ball Man (no seriously) fascinating the crowds over the weekend with some virtuoso contact juggling. It had to be seen to be believed. Excellent stuff.
Barrie Dimond — Festivals For All
To master the art requires countless hours of practice and patience. There are no magic tricks — though it just might be “the closest thing to real magic” that you’ll ever see.
The balls have a life of their own: floating above the ground or rising into the air, apparently under their own volition, as he dances and weaves around them.
Stephen Lewis — York Press
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