Francis brunn biography
Juggling Hall of Fame - Francis Brunn.
From "Juggling - its history and greatest performers"
Trying to describe Brunn's act is like trying to describe the flight of a swallow.See full list on circopedia.org
He juggled three sticks very briefly for an opening with incredible speed. The last stick was thrown high, and not wanting to wait for it to descend, he leaped and snatched it from the air. He followed with inflated ball bouncing on head.
But they were not the calculated, rhythmic bounces of the less imaginative juggler.
Francis brunn biography
He exerted so much control, that he could bounce the ball erratically, at an angle, and sometimes leaping to strike it with his head at the most unexpected off-beat moment.
From the nape of his neck the ball was made to roll down his back.
Then he quickly turned around to strike it with his knee, and down to be caught with his toe. Fast toe to toe catches, not kicking, as in soccer, but real catches in the true Japanese tradition. Not for an instant did his image digress from the leaping, dancing gymnast.
He interrupted tricks