Urban Circus Tricks

There’s this thing called the Urban Circus that has “a contemporary look, it boasts dancing, swaggering, swinging, swaying and skateboarding.” The actual name is 7 Doigts (fingers), and it’s a French Canadian operation that is more or less a poor man’s Cirque De Soleil. Traces is the name of the particular show they are currently putting on. All the press keeps mentioning skateboarding, as if it’s an integral part of the show, but all the photos and various video clips out there suggest it might be more “skateboard-inspired.” But still, everytime something gets written about the show, basketball and skateboards get big billing. Well, I finally found some actual skateboarding. Looks like they are using them as little more than dance props. Extreme!™ I’d rather watch the guy who skates and dances on crutches, aka the Virtual Provocateur.

TRACES – From 7 Doigts (Fingers)

There’s a split second of skateboards used as dance props here at about the minute mark.

More tumbling! No Skateboarding

Virtual Provocateur:

The Virtual Provacateer also appears (skateboarding) in the music video for “Work it Out” by a band called Rjd2.