clowning area ox juggling and more the seven fingers makes going to the circus
seven fingers makes going to the circus
seven fingers makes going to the circus a whole new experience hi I’m Veronica
a whole new experience hi I’m Veronica
a whole new experience hi I’m Veronica with watchmojo.com and today we’re gonna
with watchmojo.com and today we’re gonna
with watchmojo.com and today we’re gonna sit down with Samuel tickle one of the
sit down with Samuel tickle one of the
sit down with Samuel tickle one of the seven fingers so how did you come up
seven fingers so how did you come up
seven fingers so how did you come up with the name seven fingers the seven
with the name seven fingers the seven
with the name seven fingers the seven fingers of the end is a collective of
fingers of the end is a collective of
fingers of the end is a collective of circus creators and circus artists and
circus creators and circus artists and
circus creators and circus artists and basically if you look at the five
basically if you look at the five
basically if you look at the five fingers of the hand they all very
fingers of the hand they all very
fingers of the hand they all very different and all have very different
different and all have very different
different and all have very different function the little finger is very
function the little finger is very
function the little finger is very practical to write your ear and the
practical to write your ear and the
practical to write your ear and the thumb is good to do some heavy duty work
thumb is good to do some heavy duty work
thumb is good to do some heavy duty work kind of thing but they’re all different
kind of thing but they’re all different
kind of thing but they’re all different and yet essential to each other and when
and yet essential to each other and when
and yet essential to each other and when they all combining together they can
they all combining together they can
they all combining together they can create a lot and who are the members of
create a lot and who are the members of
create a lot and who are the members of seven fingers my name is Sam Samuel I’m
seven fingers my name is Sam Samuel I’m
seven fingers my name is Sam Samuel I’m a handle and sir I do handstands I love
a handle and sir I do handstands I love
a handle and sir I do handstands I love dancing as well so I try to combine a
dancing as well so I try to combine a
dancing as well so I try to combine a lot of dance work with my acrobatic work
lot of dance work with my acrobatic work
lot of dance work with my acrobatic work Pat is a clown Acrobat juggler gypsy his
Pat is a clown Acrobat juggler gypsy his
Pat is a clown Acrobat juggler gypsy his wife she’s from San Francisco she’s
wife she’s from San Francisco she’s
wife she’s from San Francisco she’s really good in theater and clowning also
really good in theater and clowning also
really good in theater and clowning also dancing a bit of juggling Shana she’s
dancing a bit of juggling Shana she’s
dancing a bit of juggling Shana she’s from San Francisco as well she’s
from San Francisco as well she’s
from San Francisco as well she’s possessed dancer choreographer sab
possessed dancer choreographer sab
possessed dancer choreographer sab Sebastia is from France is a
Sebastia is from France is a
Sebastia is from France is a hand-to-hand base or catcher juggler as
hand-to-hand base or catcher juggler as
hand-to-hand base or catcher juggler as well with diabolo and Isabel she’s
well with diabolo and Isabel she’s
well with diabolo and Isabel she’s contortionist and aerialist she works on
contortionist and aerialist she works on
contortionist and aerialist she works on their aerial silk finally fun she’s an
their aerial silk finally fun she’s an
their aerial silk finally fun she’s an aerialist as well and kind of overall
aerialist as well and kind of overall
aerialist as well and kind of overall acrobatic but our specialty is aerial
acrobatic but our specialty is aerial
acrobatic but our specialty is aerial chains
chains
chains how does seven fingers incorporate the
how does seven fingers incorporate the
how does seven fingers incorporate the audience into their shows our shows are
audience into their shows our shows are
audience into their shows our shows are not about creating fantasy world and
not about creating fantasy world and
not about creating fantasy world and kind of magic creatures and so on it’s
kind of magic creatures and so on it’s
kind of magic creatures and so on it’s really real people living you know real
really real people living you know real
really real people living you know real life experience and then transposing
life experience and then transposing
life experience and then transposing that on stage and taking it to a more
that on stage and taking it to a more
that on stage and taking it to a more extraordinary level when you blend it
extraordinary level when you blend it
extraordinary level when you blend it with circus acrobatics and theater and
with circus acrobatics and theater and
with circus acrobatics and theater and dance and so on so our first show for
dance and so on so our first show for
dance and so on so our first show for instance loft was set inside an
instance loft was set inside an
instance loft was set inside an apartment the audience who is coming in
apartment the audience who is coming in
apartment the audience who is coming in the theater walking through the stage
the theater walking through the stage
the theater walking through the stage entering through the fridge door like if
entering through the fridge door like if
entering through the fridge door like if they were arriving in our house and we
they were arriving in our house and we
they were arriving in our house and we would just be like normal people having
would just be like normal people having
would just be like normal people having human relationships and dealing with
human relationships and dealing with
human relationships and dealing with intimacy and so on we want to create
intimacy and so on we want to create
intimacy and so on we want to create that feeling that at anytime anybody
that feeling that at anytime anybody
that feeling that at anytime anybody from the audience could be involved in
from the audience could be involved in
from the audience could be involved in the process what do you love most about
the process what do you love most about
the process what do you love most about your job being a circus performer gives
your job being a circus performer gives
your job being a circus performer gives you this privilege of traveling and
you this privilege of traveling and
you this privilege of traveling and traveling a lot makes you meet a lot of
traveling a lot makes you meet a lot of
traveling a lot makes you meet a lot of people and experience many different
people and experience many different
people and experience many different cultures and it’s also very nice when
cultures and it’s also very nice when
cultures and it’s also very nice when you’re on stage and you kind of reach
you’re on stage and you kind of reach
you’re on stage and you kind of reach those tight artistic moments or those
those tight artistic moments or those
those tight artistic moments or those moments where it’s kind of a state of
moments where it’s kind of a state of
moments where it’s kind of a state of grace it’s a great feeling and if you’re
grace it’s a great feeling and if you’re
grace it’s a great feeling and if you’re able to get everybody on that vibe make
able to get everybody on that vibe make
able to get everybody on that vibe make them forget about their life and kind of
them forget about their life and kind of
them forget about their life and kind of dissolve into that moment well do you
dissolve into that moment well do you
dissolve into that moment well do you have any words of advice to aspiring
have any words of advice to aspiring
have any words of advice to aspiring people would like to fall in your
people would like to fall in your
people would like to fall in your footsteps might sound cheesy but
footsteps might sound cheesy but
footsteps might sound cheesy but definitely dream and believe in your
definitely dream and believe in your
definitely dream and believe in your dreams and trust the process
dreams and trust the process
dreams and trust the process nobody gets to achieve great goals or
nobody gets to achieve great goals or
nobody gets to achieve great goals or great skills or great projects in the
great skills or great projects in the
great skills or great projects in the matter of a few days things takes time
matter of a few days things takes time
matter of a few days things takes time you need to have a bit of discipline you
you need to have a bit of discipline you
you need to have a bit of discipline you need to every day do a little something
need to every day do a little something
need to every day do a little something that brings you towards this goal and
that brings you towards this goal and
that brings you towards this goal and follow instincts be open to what you
follow instincts be open to what you
follow instincts be open to what you find on your path
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