I just learned that human slinkys are a thing

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That cut right at the end convinces me that none of this was computer generated.

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Who was the dance troupe from the 70’/80’s that did stuff like this? Pilobolus?

Mummenschanz.

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I saw Mummenschantz and Pilobolus when I was a kid. Very little if anything compares today.

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That catchy beat:

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There was a Slinky Man exactly like in the video (perhaps the same!) at a Shpongle Live concert at the Fox Theater in Oakland years ago. Fantastic show! I still remember the shivers when they started playing the opening riffs of Around The World In A Tea Daze.

It’s been a decade, and I still wish I could do that again. Slinky Man was a highlight.

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I was going to mention Mummenschanz as well. They guested on an episode of The Muppet Show.

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They’re still at it:

(Link goes to the English page, but for some reason Onebox previews in German.)

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There used to be more in the troupe but they met a staircase. Oh how kinetic.

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I never saw them perform live, but I do remember seeing clips on TV and being amazed. Dance for people who don’t really care about dance. And psychedelic in the truest sense, mind-expanding, showing a little kid endless possibilities of life and art.

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Human slinkypede

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