A reflection on an almost 30 years long relationship between Nico and his Dear Diabolo.
An intimate act performed at the European Juggling Convention in Madrid, August 2022.
Huge thanks to :
- the EJC for inviting me, what a blast to perform in front of my peers !
- Fred as a great host
- Thierry Delaveau, Jan Voin Ungern and Circoeduca for the images
- Camille La Verde for the great pictures
- the juggling community to be the best audience in the world !
Music : Curawaka - Noku Mana
Full text from the intro :
Dear Diabolo
It s been a long ride.
Almost 30 years on each other’s side.
Have we become an old couple ?
Do we know each other too much ?
Sometimes I am wondering if we will make it till the end. if we can still surprise each other, inspire each other, love each other.
Love. Damn, you taught me a lot of that.
The love of playing, the love of trying, even the love of failing, almost the love of crying.
The love to dream, the love to share, the love to scream, the love to dare
Dear Diabolo,
I owe you a lot, but there will never be no debt between us.
No doubt between us.
I guess doubt is what you have helped me face.
A few times, I have been on the edge of cheating, but what can I say, bearings are just not for me.
I guess I am old school. Well not enough to be back on wooden sticks.
And who said that more is cool ? To me the world stops when just one diabolo speaks.
Dear diabolo,
how many times did we go on date together on stage?
We went sad,
We went happy to tears,
We went mad,
We went free of our fears.
We went fool of ourselves,
We went worried of our look,
Close like shells,
And open like a book.
We went chasing the fame,
We went fighting the shame,
We went with silence on the crowd,
We went with them loud.
We went out of shape,
We went out of risks,
We went out of sleep,
We went out of tricks.
But we went.
Dear Diabolo,
Thank you for being my friend, my safety net, my guide,
Even when you and I need some distance,
So tonight here at EJC, on my side,
Would you accept to join me now just for a tiny dance ?
Info : nicolaspires1@gmail.com / @nicopires1