“Cardistry” (Card/Artistry) is the form of card manipulation that has split from the magic community over about the last decade to become its own art form. Much like juggling as a performance art split from magic centuries ago, cardistry has now separated from magic far enough to be recognized as its own discipline. Unlike juggling, at least so far, cardistry …
The Quest for the “Perfect” Prop Bag
I’ve been juggling seriously for over 25 years, and during that time, I have been on a continual quest for the impossible. That “more rare than rare,” the unicorn and griffin combined, the Holy Grail being held by an honest politician. I speak, of course, of the perfect prop bag. The “perfect” bag used to be something that could hold …
Lost in Translation
Lost in Translation For the Flow Arts Institute By Eric “Propfessor” Shibuya In my own “Humans of Flow Arts” profile, I remarked on how much I enjoyed the translation of one set of moves to another with different props, how a poi move is done with double staves or hoops, and how if you “straighten a hoop” you can do …