Although it is a very popular gymnastic exercise in Germany, Quidam makes the German wheel look like a game. The wheel, two metres in circumference, consists of two metal hoops joined at six points. The performer rolls, turns and spins the wheel while nonchalantly performing gravity-defying somersaults and acrobatics. Fascinated, spectators observing this strange pair wonder whether wheel or acrobat is in control. Are they adversaries or allies? The mystery remains unsolved.

The Wheel rolls into place in what was the living room, and Lashua carries it through a series of rolls, twists, and turns that defy explanation. It flips from side to side, and returns to a straight vertical. It rolls across the stage at dizzying speeds. He guides this huge apparatus through varying tricks in a display of athleticism unlike anything seen before - some even with his hands held calmly behind his back.

Text written by T. Clay Buck, as published in the “Fascination! Newsletter”.