Art - Stunning Dedication To Scale & Detail


  • "Blackfield" installation, 20,000 hand-cut steel flowers, watch for the surprise.
  • Zadok Ben-David
  • Israel (London based)
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel and Facebook and Website
  • Bio: Zadok Ben-David is a London based, award winning Artist. He was born in Bayhan, Yemen in 1949 and immigrated to Israel in the same year. He graduated in advanced sculpture from St. Martin’s School of Art in London and taught at the same institution from 1977-1982. CONTINUE
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Juggling As Performance Art


  • Patrik demonstrates juggling with an artistic flair.
  • Patrik Elmnert
  • Sweden
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel and Website
  • Bio: Patrik Elmnert is a swedish juggler born in Uppsala, 1989. He currently lives in Stockholm, Sweden where he attends the contemporary circus programme at the University of Dance and Circus. Patrik has also completed circus high school and a post graduate course on the relation between juggling and music. His current research includes extended clubrolls, waterballs and acrobatic juggling. CONTINUE
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Astonishing Glass Art


  • Glass master's work is truly extraordinary.
  • Dale Chihuly
  • United States
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel and Website
  • Bio: Born in 1941 in Tacoma, Washington, Dale Chihuly was introduced to glass while studying interior design at the University of Washington. After graduating in 1965, Chihuly enrolled in the first glass program in the country, at the University of Wisconsin. He continued his studies at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), where he later established the glass program and taught for more than a decade. CONTINUE
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Synchronized Cigar Box Juggling


  • Clever, fun & nicely done cigar box juggling performanc.
  • Arlon Children
  • Japan
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel
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Foot Juggling Two Balls


  • Just effortless talent.
  • Kaka
  • Brazil/Italy
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel
  • Bio: Kaka was born on April 22, 1982, in Brasilia, Brazil. He made his professional debut with São Paulo's senior team. He aided his team in taking home the Torneio Rio-Sao Paulo title in 2001. In 2002 his team also took home the World Cup title. In 2003, the midfielder left his home country for a new team and a new contract in Milan, Italy. In 2009, Milan handed Kaká over to the Real Madrid club. CONTINUE
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One Man, 30 English Accents


  • One dude, 30 English accents, also see his first fun video HERE.
  • Truseneye92
  • United Kingdom
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel
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Freestyle Kayaker


Freestyle Kayaker from Lee Visual on Vimeo.

  • Bryan discusses how he continues to experience the rivers draw while paddling the New River Dries in Fayetteville, West Virginia.
  • Bryan Kirk
  • United States
  • Contact/Source: Vimeo
  • Bio: Few people have pursued Whitewater Kayaking for as long with as much passion as Bryan Kirk.
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Simply Stunning Acrobats


  • Just watch.
  • Multiple performers
  • Location: unsure
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel
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Flippin Good Parkour


  • Yes, an older video. We don't discriminate over age around here. If it's good it's good. Damien is good.
  • Damien Walters
  • United Kingdom
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel and Damien's YouTube Channel
  • Bio: Damien Gareth Walters is a British former gymnast from Derbyshire who specializes in tumbling and trampoline.
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Extreme Motorcycle Stunts


  • Sometimes the practice is painful.
  • Mutliple Stuntmen, names unknown.
  • International
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel and Website
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Contortionist Archer


  • Still a favorite after all these years.
  • Lilia Stapanova
  • United States
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel and Wikipedia
  • Bio: Artist, Illustrator, Animator.Lilia Stepanova is a contortionist. She was born in Chişinău, Moldova, to parents who were also contortionists. She started training with her mother at the age of five.
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Now That Is Pole Dancing


  • Strippers better step it up.
  • Mallakhamb Players
  • India
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel
  • Bio: Traditional Indian sport in which a gymnast performs feats and poses in concert with a vertical wooden pole or rope. Mallakhamb also refers to the pole used in the sport. Mallakhamb was originated in Maharashtra. CONTINUE
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Music from Trash


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Banging Buckets Beautifully


  • Phil in Liverpool doing his thing. Thank you.
  • Phil Bondy
  • video United Kingdom/Phil United States
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel and Facebook
  • Bio: In order to further promote himself as a drummer, a few years ago Phil picked up the timeless art of street performing. Plastic five gallon buckets are his weapon of choice when taking music to the streets in high hopes of showcasing his skill to anyone who walks by while spreading the love of music and beautifying an otherwise ordinary street corner. Skillfully recycling garbage into beats.
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Fast & Furious Guitar Player


  • The beard makes him faster.
  • Performer unknown. Anybody?
  • Location unknown.
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel
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Ever Seen Contact Juggling?


  • Juan shows why he is considered a monster of contact juggling.
  • Juan Duarte Mateos
  • Brazil?
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel and Facebook
  • Bio: Brilliant freestyle contact juggler and object manipulator.
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Love Watching Dance Talent This Good


  • So smooth is looks slowed down, but it's not.
  • Marquese Scott
  • United States
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel and Wikipedia
  • Bio: Marquese Scott, also known as Nonstop, is a YouTube personality, hip hop and dubstep street dancer whose work has been used in music videos, TV shows, advertisements, and live performances.
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PES Prepares Academy Award Nominated Guacamole


  • The 2013 Academy Award® Nominated film by PES. Fresh Guacamole is the shortest film ever nominated for an Oscar®.
  • PES
  • United States
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel and Website and Facebook
  • Bio: PES is one person, not a film collective or a production company.
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Face-Pulling Champs


  • Something for everyone, not sure it gets any weirder than this.
  • Performer's unknown
  • Location unknown
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel
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Helluva Hoola Hooper


  • Rockin it, shakin it, movin it, groovin it, lovin it.
  • Rachael Lust
  • United States
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel
  • Bio: First started hooping July 2011. Life hasn't been the same since.
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Gumby Girl


  • Flexy psychedelic burlesque performer.

  • United States
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel and Website
  • Bio: Gumby Girl is the stage name for Tara Page an amazing female contortionist who also has a great voice too. If have ever seen a Gumby toy then you will understand why Tara as a female contortionist has taken the stage name Gumby Girl! CONTINUE
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Tony Tosses His Balls, Rings & Pins


  • Just a good solid juggling talent.
  • Tony Pezzo
  • Sweden/United States
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel and Website
  • Bio: Tony Pezzo is an American juggler, born July 16, 1993.  Tony is the 2011 IJA (International Jugglers Association) champion, and is currently studying at Dans och Cirkushögskolan (the University of Dance and Circus) in Stockholm, Sweden.
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Knife Ninja


  • Watch through to end. Chef Hiro Terada of NoVe Kitchen and Bar, shows some of the basic cutting skills needed to work in a fast paced restaurant located in Miami.
  • Chef Hiro Terada
  • United States
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel
  • Bio: Chef Hiro Terada, knife ninja, experienced chef, and also holds a license in Japan to fillet and serve Pufferfish.
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Mountain Unicycling Cause Two Wheels Is Too Many


  • Unicycling down a 3011m high mountain in the Dolomites.
  • Stephanie Dietze and Lutz Eichholz
  • Italy
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel
  • Bio: Extreme unicyclists, every meter off this descent challenged the athletes to their limits and mistakes where often not allowed to be sure not to fall down big cliffs or slopes.
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Pup Puppeteer

  • Marionette man manages mongrel magnificently.
  • Performer unknown.
  • Argentina
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel
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Hot Air Balloon Bicycle....Thingy


  • Well, why not?
  • ParaBounce
  • United States
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel and Webpage
  • Bio: In 1996, Stephen Meadows created a 20-foot version of this childhood toy and called it the “ParaBounce”. After successfully using himself as the “Guinea-Pig” (wad of paper) at the Polo Fields in Del Mar, Ca., a video of the maiden voyage caught the eye of Hammacher Schlemmer and ParaBounce was on the cover. Then Steve and his ParaBounce were invited to come to New York and pick up Katie Couric on NBC’s “Today” Show. The rest is now in the History Books. CONTINUE
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Fantastic 3D Sidewalk Art


  • Just stunning art from both of these gentlemen.
  • Edgar Mueller and Julian Beever
  • Germany and United Kingdom
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel and Edgar and Julian
  • Bio: Edgar - Edgar Müller was born in Mülheim/Ruhr on 10 July 1968. He grew up in the rural city of Straelen on the western edge of Germany. His fascination with painting began in his childhood, with paintings of rural scenes of Straelen. Edgar went to the high school in the neighboring town of Geldern, where an international competition of street painters took place. Inspired by the transitory works of art which met him on his way to school, Edgar Müller decided to enter the competition.- CONTINUE
  • Bio: Julian -Born Cheltenham, UK 1959. Grew up in Melton Mowbray from the age of two. Attended state schools and studied Art at Leeds Met. University in UK.1979-83. Julian Beever is a British artist who began pavement art as a busker, drawing in different countries including the USA, Australia and Europe to fund his travels. Began anamorphic pavement illusions in early 90’s. - CONTINUE
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Amazing Dexterity With Police Motorcycle


  • Tight course, big heavy bike, no mistakes = bottled awesomeness.
  • Donnie
  • United States
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel
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Crazy Crane Catapult Launches Crazy Parachutist


  • Either fake or crazy, either way, we like it.
  • Crazy Dude unknown.
  • Location unknown.
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel
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Street Musician - Unique & Awesome Guitar Method


  • Great example of alternative method of guitar playing.
  • Johnnie Lin
  • Australia
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel
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What The Hula Hoop Sees - Very Interesting


  • No more wondering what the Hula Hoop feels like.
  • Helski Hoops
  • United Kingdom
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel
  • Bio: Helski Hoops is a Hula Hoop expert.
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Life In Balance - "Symmetry"


  • Nice presentation of symmetries that make the world go round.
  • Will Hoffman, Daniel Mercadante, and Julius Metoyer
  • United States
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel and Radiolab and Everynone
  • Bio:This striking Radiolab video made by Everynone was inspired by Radiolab's Desperately Seeking Symmetry episode. Filmmakers Will Hoffman, Daniel Mercadante, and Julius Metoyer III play with our yearning for balance, and reveal how beautiful imperfect matches can be.
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Walmart Greeter - Cause Making People Feel Good Is Awesome


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Walking A Slackline Between Two Moving Trucks


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Stunning & Scary Balancing Boy


  • Taking a balancing/handstand talent to new heights. More awesome videos at links.
  • Eskil Ronningsbakken
  • Norway/International
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel and Website
  • Bio: Eskil has spent his entire life living on the edge creating art that makes a difference. The goal is not just to leave an imprint on mind. The goal is to move boundaries, inspire and show humans all over the world that anything is possible. CONTINUE
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Flying Quadrocopters Play Pong


  • The vehicles/ball are tracked by an overhead motion capture system and controlled by a pair of computers.
  • Mark Müller, Sergei Lupashin and Raffaello D'Andrea at the ETH Flying Machine Arena.
  • Switzerland
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel and Website
  • Bio: The Flying Machine Arena (FMA) is a portable space devoted to autonomous flight. Measuring up to 10 x 10 x 10 meters, it consists of a high-precision motion capture system, a wireless communication network, and custom software executing sophisticated algorithms for estimation and control.
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Excellent Flying GyroCycle Example - Nicely Explained


  • There are a number of GryoCycles, we like this example and it is nicely explained. 
  • Dezsö Molnár
  • United States
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel
  • Bio: Rocket scientist and flying car designer.
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Amphibious Tricycle


  • Amphibious cycle was designed and built by seven engineering students.
  • Students, University of Southhampton
  • United Kingdom
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel
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Fantastic Costume Design

  • Four legged stilt walking and costume design.
  • Unkown
  • United States
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel
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Extreme Stomach Vacuum

  • Extreme stomach control.
  • GMBbrothers
  • Switzerland
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel
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Worlds Fastest Piano Juggler

  • Playing the piano while juggling his balls.
  • Dan Menendez
  • Worldwide
  • Contact/Source: Website
  • Bio: Dan appears in venues all over the world, performing at professional sporting events, banquets, trade shows and concerts. In 2001 he won the Daidogei World Cup in Japan, an international entertainment competition. Dan has flown over two million miles performing as "The Piano Juggler."
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Shovelman Strumming Shovel Guitar


  • Isaac playing slide guitar made out of a shovel.
  • Isaac Frankle
  • United States
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel and Facebook
  • Bio: Shovelman is a junkyard beatnik, a shovel guitar wielding surrealist folk superhero. Armed with a collection of pawnshop effects pedals and an old barn-shovel turned slide-guitar, Shovelman plays ol' fashioned folktronica-grooves looped straight out of the ground. The sounds of Mississippi delta blues from the electro-psychedelic future, collide with the antiquated rubble of lyrical one-man-band hoboetry. Shovelman has become infamous on the west coast festival circuit (Lightning in a Bottle, Health and Harmony, Earthdance and The Oregon Country Fair) opening for bands that include Primus, Beats Antique and the Yard Dogs Road Show.
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Crystal Ball Performer - Contact Juggling

  • Very fluid contact juggling with crystal ball.
  • Name Unknown
  • Japan
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel
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The Flag Man - Beautiful Display of Strength


  • The Flag Man - beautiful display of strength, dance & art, more videos at the links.
  • Dominic Lacasse
  • Canada
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel and Website
  • Bio: World record holder, stuntman, acrobat, choreographer, trainer, circus artist......
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This Is One Crazy, and Cool, Voice


  • Vitas hits some high notes, really high notes. Super high notes. Just watch.
  • Vitas
  • Russia
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel
  • Bio: Known for his high falsetto voice and a vocal range of 5 octaves, he has been given the nickname "Prince of the Dolphin Voice" in China. His music is often difficult to categorize, incorporating elements of techno, dance, classical, jazz, and folk music. His 2000 song, "Opera No. 2" ("Opera #2"; released as a single in 2001) has been forwarded frequently via the Internet, which accounts for much of his worldwide recognition. CONTINUE ON WIKIPEDIA
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Dub, Pop & Lock - Dance Crew Dazzles


  • Illusion of Choice - ok, we see a lot of this genre, but, we really really like this group's style & skill.
  • Dragon House
  • United States
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel and Website and Facebook
  • Bio: We are a group of dancers and artists working hard to change the game! We are 21 members strong and counting!
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Brilliant Belly Dancer Tremendously Talented


  • There are belly dancers, and then there is Alla.
  • Alla Kushnir
  • Ukraine
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel and Website
  • Bio: Alla Kushnir is a famous and acclaimed Ukrainian belly dancer, Choreographer, Festival and Performance organizer. She is characterized as a very explosive and spectacular dancer who has been finalist of Ukraine TV-show “Ukraine Gots Talent”,  LBC Belly Dance World Championship “Hezzi Ya Nawaim” and many time in diverse world championships of belly dance.
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Steed Skips Rope

  • Bounding bronco loftily leaps line.
  • Yuri Volodchenkov and Leghion
  • Russia
  • Contact/Source: YouTube
  • Bio: Horse act circus performer.
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Mayumana Makes Music With The Furniture


  • A bit of theatre, a bit of percussion, a bit of comedy, a whole lot of cool.
  • Mayumana
  • Isreal/Worldwide
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel and Website and Facebook
  • Bio: "It is not easy to classify the show: music, dance, theatre, percussion, wit…. We being ourselves and basically everything goes. Creativity and energy are our main topic. These are some of the ingredients offered on stage. "
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Bottle Stacking - With An Excavator?


  • Bobcat Ninja has some extreme excavator excellence.
  • Bobcat Ninja
  • United States
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel
  • Bio: I am an equipment operator and a job foreman for the family company. I love running equipment and I enjoy showing you what I do.
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Salut Salon's Supremely Skilled Classical Comedy


  • Four ladies and Vivaldi creating cool comedy.
  • Salut Salon, "Competitive Foursome"
  • Germany
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel

Monowheel Motorcycle


  • Idea been around a while now, still cool.
  • Rider/Creator unkown
  • United States
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel
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Grandpa Balances On A Beer Bottle

  • We will drink more if it makes us this strong.
  • Performer unknown.
  • Germany
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel
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Tape Face Portraits


  • Just like the title says.
  • Wes Naman
  • United States
  • Contact/Source: YouTube Channel and Website
  • Bio: Artist and photographer from New Mexico.
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