Favorite Acts.

[Rachel Peters]

(For the benefit of the Americans in the room I spelled "favorite" your way.)

I don't now if there's a thread on this already - I did a little searching, but it's 2 am, so I'm more-or-less bashing the keyboard with my face and the fact that words are even coming out are purely chanceasdndfk33((
You wouldn't believe how many times I tried this and how many chimps I have working on typewriters right now.

So, I want to know whose shows you LOVE!
Who's your favorite? (favourite)
Show me examples, if you have 'em!
Brag on the talents you look up to!

What's the best act/performer, in your mind?

Sincerely,
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[Devinthejuggler]

jeez, I saw this guy fillip in paris, I have already sung his praises somewhere on here, but we are pretty sheltered here in the deepest darkest africa so i only get to see real acts when i travel.

but i'v never seen a guy work a crowd with such charisma and doing a whole 45 minute show with a tiny little breifcase and some old toys. the whole show was in french but he had me laughing the whole show anyway... brilliant.

[Daniel Mooncalf]

I'm weird, I guess. I love almost everyone's show. Gazzo is one of few who've made me laugh, hysterically.

[Chance]

About ten years ago there was a marienette puppeteer working the Ramblas in Barcelona. His name was Daniel. His puppet was the most incredible thing I have ever seen. It was maybe 14 inches high, and it had dozens of articulating joints. Most of the strings led back to his left hand, which was wearing an incredibly complicated multi-level controller. Just watching that hand during a performance was enough to make you dizzy. Daniel told me once that he had made the entire rig by hand.

The puppet was a frog playing a grand piano to a classical soundtrack. But during the performance a fly gets into the act, buzzing around the frogs face a few minutes into the routine. The fly eventually gets smashed by the lid of the piano. Very funny stuff.

[Dallas]

my favorites...

Hilby
Aleksander The Great
USA Breakdancers
Gazzo
Will Soto
Pat The Bike Guy
Dextre Tripp
Robert Nelson

Throught the years I have had the pleasure of working with all of these acts and never got bored watching them work.

[Mr.Taxi Trix]

Rob Torres

http://funeeestuff.com/

[Evan Young]

best street show I think I've ever seen was Mr. Spin.

[Rachel Peters]

One of my all time fav's... the one and only DADO.

just a small clip I found from this year's Toronto Buskerfest:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_X4Ef48_Do&feature=related

[Doctor Eric]

Dado is pretty awesome, him and Rob torres would be top of my list, as well as Casino

[martin ewen]

Dirty Fred

Nick N when he pulls one of those flawless 3 peakers.

Butterfly when he does a shit show, [ I like it when the pain and frustration is close to real]

Dado is a charmer, his show is all about making 'moments' and he's one of the better technicians at that.

Frazer, Is another guy who I'll watch forever feeling honored I already know the treat the audience is in for.

Hugo the argentinian panto. [where is he now?]

All time favorites Hoopal. It's like watching flawless open brain surgery by two savants.

Pee wee and Em when they cut loose. [which is often]

Livingspace, another genius with low self esteem but plenty of drive.

David Holder, because he lets the audience know he hates them and himself for needing them.

Rumple, because it's a cheap visit to another planet.
I could go on

[Jim]

Shows I can watch over and over...

Rob Torres
Dado
Frasier Hooper

Gamarjobat and The Invisible Men both blew me away the first few times I saw them with their duo visual gags and silent communication between partners.

The first three times I saw Pedro Tochas, I got weepy at a certain point in the show. Then, in subsequent shows, I started looking around the crowd and saw grown men wiping their eyes right along with me. That's awesome.

I only saw Pee Wee and Em once and I fell in love with both of them.

Never got to see the legendary Hoopal, but I did see Chris Gibbs and loved him.

[Rachel Peters]

Oh, and I figured Ewen was a given, for me. Considering I spent so much time creating art in his image.

I'm working on some docu stuff for Stand Up Eight Circus right now and wanted to mention Kimberly Olsen-Wheeler, of the Aerial Angels.
Pure skill, that woman. She doesn't do anything she can't be great at. For most people that would be a shame, but she happens to be capable of being great at a lot. She's like finding out your chocolate Easter bunny is solid, not hollow, and also made of that Lindor creamy truffle stuff.

[Cate Emily]

I was actually just working with Kim. She's really a sweetheart... seriously, working with her was one of the few saving graces of working on that show.

Personally, I really like: Pete Sweet and the Handsome Little Devils, but I've never really been out to any of the festivals....

Cate

[El Mago]

Chris the Piss
Hugo the Polish/Argentinian Panto (?)
Tom Morrison
Robert "Butt...head" Nelson
Cellini

[jeep caillouet]

Zip code David in Boulder is an original act that I've never seen anyone else do.