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As a pianist of sixteen years, learning to play inverted is nothing new. In fact, it's one of the tenets of the fugue. The only adjustment required is becoming comfortable with backward stretched arms.
Having just attempted this myself, I'm most impressed with his range in movement. I had to separate my hands by an octave just to keep my hands on the keys!
And I was just beggining to feel proud because I posted a mediocre piano cover for the infamous "[S] Cascade" song on youtube...
PONCEEEEEEEEEE!
PONCEEEEEEEEEE!
He did it for the same reason that Bruce Lee had when he caught a fly with a pair of chopsticks.
Because he fucking could.
Because he fucking could.
He has a condition called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.
The main features are extremely hypermobile (bendy) joints, which easily dislocate and subluxate (partially dislocate); hyperextensive (stretchy, or rubber) skin, which is prone to tearing; amongst a range of other things, depending on the type of EDS involved.
Most contortionists you see have EDS. The man with the rubber face? EDS. Guy sticking his body through a tennis racket? EDS.
It's pretty cool, but also potentially life-threatening, frequently disabling (at some stage), and almost always the cause of chronic pain and fatigue. Awesome party tricks, but at a very, very high price.
... Impresses the boyfriends, though.
The main features are extremely hypermobile (bendy) joints, which easily dislocate and subluxate (partially dislocate); hyperextensive (stretchy, or rubber) skin, which is prone to tearing; amongst a range of other things, depending on the type of EDS involved.
Most contortionists you see have EDS. The man with the rubber face? EDS. Guy sticking his body through a tennis racket? EDS.
It's pretty cool, but also potentially life-threatening, frequently disabling (at some stage), and almost always the cause of chronic pain and fatigue. Awesome party tricks, but at a very, very high price.
... Impresses the boyfriends, though.
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