Object manipulation

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Object manipulation is a form of dexterity play or performance, in which one or more performing artists physically interact with props including balls, hoops, rings, poi, staff, devil sticks, and clubs. Object manipulation can be considered an advanced combinatorial form of sports, dance, and games.

A separate subculture exists around fire dancing, which is essentially object manipulation where specially designed props are soaked in fuel and lit on fire.

Contents 1 Types of object manipulation 1.1 Juggling and tossing 1.2 Spinning and twirling 1.3 Dexterity 1.4 Complex object 1.5 Other 2 See also

[edit] Types of object manipulation

[edit] Juggling and tossing

Involves an orderly tossing, exchange of hands, and/or bounding of various objects:

• Juggling
  • Toss juggling
  • Contact juggling
• Chinlone
• Club manipulation
• Hacky Sack

[edit] Spinning and twirling

Rotation of an object (or significant parts of) often as a component of dance:

• Contact Staff
• Glowsticking
• Hooping
  • Hula hooping
• Twirling
  • Baton Twirling
  • Colorguard and winter guard
• Poi swinging
• Rhythmic gymnastics
• Sphereplay
• Freestyle nunchaku

[edit] Dexterity

Showcasing manual dexterity, sometimes with the use of small props, typically in illusionary ways:

• Dice stacking
• Hat manipulation
• Illusions
• Isolation
• Pen spinning
• Prestidigitation—"quick fingers", a.k.a. Magic manipulation
• Shuffling
• Card-Manipulation
• Knife Throwing
• Chip Tricks

[edit] Complex object

Highlighting the mechanics of an object, or interplay between a set of objects:

• Devil sticks
• Diabolo
• Plate spinning

[edit] Other

• Multi-ball Contact
• Body Rolling

[edit] See also

• Michael Moschen
• Burning Man, an annual event that attracts object manipulators
• Modern juggling culture