Re: Yet another art or sport debate

Anthony Gatto who is likely the most technically advance juggler ever
does not call it an art. He also does not compete in the WJF. Why?
Because if nothing else juggling is a performance. Even if the feat is
strictly physical and does not need the glam of 'art' it is still
intrinsically a performance art.



That was a great answer. I just have a couple of points to add though.
First, I think that perfomance and art are slightly different. Jason
Garfield's routine is comic and pretty standard, but if you see Adrien
Monot, your perception a juggling will change, he has a unique style.

Comparing juggling to piano or ice skating is interesting. Ice Skating is
a sport but also regarded as an art at the same time, a routine has to be
beutifully choreographed and original, but are also is very demanding to
do. I think this strikes the perfect balance between sport and art.
Learning the piano is also similar, you need to pratice every day to
become very good, but music is such a vast subject that much of the
interest comes from variety of the music you can play[1].

Reuben

[1]Actually, I can neither ice-skate, nor play the piano, someone should
correct me if I'm wrong.

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