By Dr. Steve Ward Signor Antonio Vivalla is known for introducing plate spinning to America. He became famous as the man who was allegedly discovered and promoted by P. T. Barnum during the 1830s. That Vivalla was performing between 1835 and 1837 is well recorded in the American press [1] and in a poster held by the New York Digital …
What’s the Deal with Animation and Juggling?
By Jasper Murphy In season 1, episode 10 of the children’s animated show My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, the character Apple Bloom tries out a myriad of different activities to try and uncover her predestined, genetically encoded talent. The scene plays out as a montage, showing her failing miserably at kite flying, roller skating, hang gliding, and karate. When …
45th Annual RIT Juggle-In Review
By JoAnn Ireland The Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and RIT Juggling Club hosted… (drumroll please) …The 45th RIT Juggle-In that was open to the public with free admission and commenced on Friday, April 4th at 5:00 PM, welcoming jugglers to the Clark gym on the RIT campus. The RIT Juggling Club’s mission is to provide a place for members …
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Pocono Juggle and Circus Arts Festival in Lansford, Pennsylvania
By JoAnn Ireland The Pocono Juggle and Circus Festival, the thirteenth festival in fifteen years, took place this year over a three-day weekend, starting on Friday evening, February 28th and going through Sunday afternoon, March 2nd at the Panther Valley Junior and Senior High School in Lansford, Pennsylvania. All skill levels are welcome at the juggling and circus arts festival …
Obituary: Joe Murray
The IJA is sad to report the passing of longtime IJA member Joe Murray. By Alan Howard JOE MURRAY Juggler, comedian, and magician Joseph Murray died on December 11, 2024, at his home in Connecticut. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Joe’s family had no show business background, but his mother loved the theater and took Joe to Broadway shows as …
Mejora tu malabarismo – Plan de entrenamiento para un rendimiento óptimo
Por: Francisco Javier Rodríguez Bernal. Anderson Pereira Da Silva. Foto: Anderson Pereira. ¿Eres de los que se va directo a los trucos, olvidando la importancia de un entrenamiento estructurado? ¡Cuidado! Esta falta de planificación puede llevar a lesiones y frustración. Este artículo te propone una guía para diseñar sesiones de entrenamiento de malabarismo que integren fuerza, resistencia, y capacidad cardiovascular, …
UNICON 21 Unicycling Convention and Championships in Bemidji, MN
by JoAnn Ireland As a juggler, I’ve been introduced to many skills, art forms, and sports through juggling and one that I am grateful to have been introduced to is unicycling. I learned earlier this year that UNICON 21, an international unicycling convention and championships hosted by the International Unicycling Federation (IUF) and the Unicycling Society of America (USA), was …
Revel Pucks Review
Arrival – I arrived at the Revel Pucks Circus gates just before opening. As advertised they were promptly opened 30 mins before the show. I was greeted by a member of the crew with a smile. They scanned my ticket and directed me to the bar and tent where I was told that I could take my seat when ready. …
Transferable Patterns, Stability, and Learning
In the past year, we’ve seen the world records for both eight balls and eight clubs broken, records set by Anthony Gatto in async fountain and standing since 2006. Both were broken in forms of the half-shower. There are a few different patterns that could be called a half-shower. The most basic is a normal cascade in outside-throw/inside-throw, but this …