The show opened with the brothers stacking and moving cardboard boxes around on stage until they inevitibly pulled out the juggling clubs and started passing. They then went into several of their pieces exploring the rhythmical relationship between juggling and music, which included hitting their clubs together and juggling clubs with bells. Other skits included a comical ballet, and juggling a cascade together while they all played instruments. While it was the same show I had seen previously, there were a few new pop culture jokes and references, most notably several about Charlie Sheen and Lady Gaga.

For the Gamble, I had brought a bloody brain latex prop in hopes that they would juggle it on stage during their challenge segment. My prop was not selected, though they did play with it and shoot it off stage with a cap gun after it “reverse zombie” attacked one of the brothers. The items that were chosen for the Gamble were: an old television antenna, an Easter egg basket filled with Easter eggs (which were filled with candies), and raw tripe. After a very messy first attempt, Nikita won the Gamble on his second try after making the slight modification of taping the eggs into the basket. The brothers finished out the show with a lengthy and impressive four person club passing bit and ended with their classic Terror Trick, which involves juggling many dissimilar objects such as a cleaver, an egg, a bottle of wine, and a frying pan.

After the show, the brothers were very approachable and talkative to everyone who stuck around afterwards. It was a very entertaining show through and through for both jugglers and non-jugglers alike. Check out The Flying Karamazov Brothers current schedule to see if they are coming to a city near you.