(Haz clic aquí para español.) Karl Rappo is considered the first juggler of modern times. That is, since the creation of the modern circus by Philip Astley, around 1770. The variety and difficulty of his tricks led him to be among the great artists in the history of juggling. His name was Karl Von Rapp and he was born on …
Millionaire Jugglers
(Haz clic aquí para español.) A recurring question in the juggling community is: can I be a millionaire by juggling? The answer is difficult, since it varies from the juggler: what he does, how he does it, how he knows how to move in the entertainment industry, among other factors. According to the Royal Academy of Language, a millionaire is …
Kiralfo Brothers
(Haz clic aquí para español.) The Kiralfo brothers were a juggling duo made up of Frank Vincent and Augustus (Gus) Kierfer. They performed in tent shows, vaudeville, circuses, burlesque, chautauqua, among others. Gus performed under different names such as Rexford, Albo Latour, Kiefer, Kiralfo, Grafula. His career influenced jugglers such as Joe Cook, Billy and Joe Ritzel, and The Wilsons. …
Photos of Mikhail Lalashvili
(Haz clic aquí para español.) The photographs of classic jugglers let us know about their routines, their performances, their career. In some situations, there are only images; in others, images accompanied by one or two black and white videos. The following collection of photos corresponds to Mikhail Lalashvili. He was the founder of a dynasty of tightrope walkers and jugglers …
Three Incredible Acts on the High Wire
(Haz clic aquí para español.) In the first part, I wrote about three incredible acts on a unicycle. In the second part, about acts on top of a rola bola. Now, the turn is for the rope walkers. Enjoy the next three acts. The first is by Alberto Sforzi. He considered one of the best jugglers in Italy, although he …
Mikhail Lalashvili, Acrobat, Tightrope Walker, Juggler and Circus Director
(Haz clic aquí para español.) How did he, in his act “Tightrope walker on a double-rotating free wire,” with a splinter in his collarbone, juggle daggers, play beats, and do a handstand on a freely rotating wire? Mikhail, along with his wife Lyudmila, were the founders of a dynasty of jugglers and tightrope walkers in Georgia (when that country …
Antipodism and Bears
(Haz clic aquí para español.) As I have written in several articles, the Soviet circus was characterized by its truly amazing feats, where they reached the limits of each discipline. In many acts, fusing acrobatics, juggling, or acts with animals. A case in point is juggling with birds, by the artist Lyubov Zhernova. Another juggling act with animals is that …
A Juggler’s Exhibition in New York
(Haz clic aquí para español.) These days, many “youtubers” create content doing extreme stunts on tall buildings, on the top of skyscrapers, or in places where their viewers see that, if they fail, certain death would come. In fact, there are young people who have died after falling into the void while recording a video while attempting to entertaine their …
From the Book “Magic: Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions, Including Trick Photography”
(Haz clic aquí para español.) The magic book called “Magic: Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions Including Trick Photography,” written by Albert A. Hopkins, and published in 1897, deals with the explanation of some of the most representative tricks of magic, manipulation and sleight of hand. In the book, there is a part about juggling. Of course, at the end of …