2005 IJA Festival Competitors & Performers

Opening Night Show

• MC: Dusty Galbraith
• Scott & Erica Slesnick
• Jason Kollum
• Dean Franzen

Individual Prop Competition

• Director: Dan Holzman
• MC: ?
• Judges: ?

Devil Stick

• Luke Wilson -- 2nd place
• Michael Sather -- 1st place
• Matt Hall -- 3rd place

6 Club Passing

• Kikyo Brothers (Atsushi Kikyo & Takashi Kikyo) -- 2nd place
• Jonglissimo (Christoph Mitasch & Manuel Mitasch) -- 1st place
• Entropy (Tony Gonzalez & Will Oltman) -- 3rd place

Diabolo

• Ryo Yabe -- 2nd place
• Matt Hall -- 1st place
• Chris Moran
• Brian Gadomski -- 3rd place

3 Balls

• Kevin Axtel
• Komei Aoki
• Will Penman
• Jason Kollum
• Matt Hall -- 2nd place
• Michael Karas -- 1st place
• Adam Zeisler -- 3rd place

3 Boxes

• Jeffrey Daymont -- 2nd place
• Matt Hall -- 1st place
• John Rose-Caron -- 3rd place

3 Clubs

• Takashi Kikyo
• Michael Karas -- 3rd place
• Takashi Hagiwara
• Manuel Mitasch
• Luke Wilson -- 1st place
• Vova Galchenko -- 2nd place
• Kevin Axtel
• Christian Kloc
• Matt Hall

Planting the Juggling Seed Show

• Directors: Kim Laird, Rob Barowski and Dave Altman
• Kris Groth of Levity
• Nate Guillet of Levity
• Sam Fortis of Levity
• Pez Kids (Tony & Elizabeth Pezzo)
• Matt Hall
• Jason Kollum
• Andy Ford
• Dave Finnigan

Youth Showcase

• Director: David Groth
• MC: Steve Mills

Juniors Championships

• Director: Craig Barnes
• MC: Rick Rubenstein
• Judges: ?
• Takashi Kikyo -- 3rd place
• Billy Matsumoto
• Komei Aoki -- 2nd place
• Cameron Ritter
• Scott Richter
• William Penman
• Kazuhiro Shindo -- 1st place
• Stanford Juggling Research Institute (Rick Rubenstein, NeilFred Piccioto & Martin Frost with Vova Galchenko) (exhibition)

Bix Beiderbecke Jazz & Juggle Competition

• MC: Michael Rosman
• Judges: Sky King (juggler), Ray Voss (Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Society), ? (Ballet Quad Cities)
• Tony Gonzalez
• Pez Kids (Tony & Elizabeth Pezzo) -- 2nd place
• Michael Karas -- 1st place
• Adam Zeisler -- 3rd place
• Jason Kollum
• Stone
• Cindy Marvell

Individual Championships

• Director: Craig Barnes
• MC: Randy Cabral
• Judges: ?
• Ole Soto
• Cecile Poncet -- 3rd place
• Manuel Mitasch
• Scott Sorensen
• Kevin Axtell
• Ryo Yabe -- 1st place
• Mark Kolbusz -- 2nd place

Team Championships

• Director: Craig Barnes
• MC: Randy Cabral
• Judges: (same as Individual Championships)
• Kikyo Brothers (Atsushi Kikyo & Takashi Kikyo) -- 2nd place
• Entropy (Tony Gonzalez & Will Oltman) -- 3rd place
• Swing Sisters (Lauren Price, Kerry Smith, Selby Shlosberg, Jill Koralewski, Anna Kotkiewicz)
• Pick & Mix (Tomoko Tokushige & Cecile Poncet)
• Jonglissimo (Christoph Mitasch & Manuel Mitasch) -- 1st place

Lazer Vaudeville Show

• Cindy Marvell
• Carter Brown
• Nicholas Flair (Nick Goldsmith)
• Pat McGuire

Cascade of Stars

• Director: Mark Hayward
• MC: Jek Kelly
• Steve Ragatz
• Passing Zone (Owen Morse and Jon Wee)
• Shayna
• Mika
• Tomohiro Kobayashi
• Flying Wollendas (Jay Gilligan and friends)
• Matt Hall
• Ilze Luneau
• Dew Drop Jugglers (Mick Lunzer, Jason LeMay, Jeff Kasper)
• Jay Gilligan
• Pat McGuire
• Grysha Lovigin