Kellin Quinn’s Surreal Championship

What 15-year-old juggler would open his attempt to win the IJA Juniors title disguised as Rene Magritte’s painting, The Son Of Man? (You remember: the one of a guy in an overcoat, red tie and bowler hat, his face blocked by a large green apple hovering in mid-air.) When the curtain opened on Kellin Quinn at the 2012 IJA festival, …

Madfest 2013 Review

The perpetual “47th” annual Madfest took place this year on January 18-20th 2013, at the MATC gym, in its home of Madison, Wisconsin. As is customary at the festival, the gym practice space was free to enter. The inside was very spacious and provided an excellent juggling area for all the jugglers in attendance. The back end of the gym …

Juggler’s Scoop – January 22nd, 2013

Juggler’s Scoop is a bi-weekly collection of the latest juggling videos and news bits from around the web.  Here’s the latest scoop! –  Steve Mills hangs out in the Dube Showroom telling stories, and talks about his new website millsmess.com. –  Viktor Kee shows off his current act in Cirque du Soleil’s Amaluna. –  Kevin Axtell has some 3 Club …

7 Things I Wish I Had Known About Becoming a Professional Performer

I have learned something from each and every gig I have had. Sometimes it’s something I should do more of, and sometimes it’s something I need to change for the next one. I could write several books on how to make it as a performer, but for this article I’m going to share with you the top 7 lessons I’ve …

Be Funnier with Scotty Meltzer: Free at Last, Free at Last

A shout out to all my comedy juggling pals: I’ve been writing a series of articles on joke writing you might want to check out. The series is titled: “Be Funnier with Scotty Meltzer” so Google will think that Scotty Meltzer is a comedy writing expert. They’re illustrated by my beautiful and talented, real life American wife, not the fake …

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Interact! – Juggling New Year’s Resolutions

It’s a brand new year!  For many, that involves making a list of resolutions.  Often times, people may vow to lose weight, take up a new hobby, or further their careers during the coming year.  But what about juggling? Just what are your juggling goals for 2013?  Is this the year that you finally pull off that hard trick you’ve …