Rolling globe

The rolling globe or walking globe is a circus skill in which a performer balances atop a large sphere. Various gymnastic or juggling stunts may be performed while the performer moves and controls the position of the ball with their feet and/or hands.

Jugglers on rolling globes at the Strassburger Circus, 1952

Further reading

  • Lauriere, Ludovic. Petit traité d'équilibre sur boule. TheBookEdition. (in French)


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