Congratulations to all the games winners at IJA 2026 in Fort Wayne! (Thanks to Madelyn Dinnerstein for passing along the information) Hoop Spin — Marla Edgecomb 4-Ball Endurance — Ingrid Vukusic 5-Ball Endurance — Mark Fiore Huggling — Chris Hodge and Owen Dobbyn 7-Club-Passing Endurance — Yonah Radousky and Elan Radousky 3-Ball Endurance — Mike Sinay Face-Balance Endurance — Selenia …
Book Review: The Art of Practice
Laido Dittmar, The Art of Practice: Same Effort, Twice the Progress, Any Skill (Available in ebook, audiobook, and print, 2026, theartofpractice.com) Reviewed by Eric Shibuya In 2015, award-winning juggler Laido Dittmar published Fast Juggling Success: How to Achieve Your Best in Progress. Just over a decade later, this expanded work goes far beyond juggling, as the system developed is about …
Division Dialogues by Erik Åberg
Erik Åberg (pending a June defense) is now “Doctor” Åberg with the completion of his Doctoral Thesis, “Division Dialogues” for the Stockholm University of the Arts (Stockholms Konstnärliga Högskola). It includes two books, a zine, and a five-part film. The complete project can be found at the link below. Congratulations, Erik! https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/4392556/4392557
IJA MiniFest!
Are you a new juggler? Are you stuck juggling alone at home? Feel like you’ve watched every juggling tutorial on the internet? Just in a rut and want to try something new? Fear not! The first ever IJA Virtual Mini-Fest is on its way! Save the date for May 23rd when some amazing members of the juggling community will be …
IJA Meet the Board 2025: Benjamin Domask-Ruh
Meet the IJA Board of Directors! Let’s introduce our Board Chair: Benjamin Domask-Ruh! Benjamin is a Circus Artist specializing in juggling, clown, mime, and music as a director, performer, teacher, and composer. He is based in Minnesota and works all around the world. His juggling journey began in 2005 when his Father taught him the basics of juggling. His journey …
IJA Meet the Board 2025: Kaylin Meyers
Meet the IJA Board of Directors! Let’s introduce: Kaylin Meyers Kaylin Meyers is a juggler from Michigan. Kaylin learned the cascade at 12, but didn’t start juggling til 2019 after breaking her arm in a sport accident and used juggling as physical therapy. Since then she’s began teaching, performing, and attending various juggling events. She is part of the IJA …
IJA Meet the Board 2025: Biz Olbrisch
Meet the IJA Board of Directors! Let’s introduce: Biz Olbrisch! Biz began his juggling journey in 1996 by attending the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Clown College and performing comedy juggling on tour as the Ringling Brothers Advance Clown. Since then, he has performed comedy juggling shows in many forms as Biz the Clown. Biz lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. …
IJA Meet the Board 2025: Noel Yee
Meet the IJA Board of Directors! Let’s introduce: Noel Yee For over 20 years, Noel Yee has been throwing, spinning, and rolling just about anything he can get his hands on. He calls Philadelphia home, where he and his partner Natalie run the Fishtown Juggling Club and keep their cat Emerald well loved. Now in his 8th year on the …
IJA Meet the Board 2025: Michael Karas
Meet the IJA Board of Directors! Let’s introduce Michael Karas! “Hi! My name is Michael and I’ve been an IJA Member since 2004, the same year I attended my first festival in Buffalo, NY. I just recently became a Board member in July, when jugglers kindly voted me in at the festival in Evansville. I learned to juggle at 11 …