By Steve Rawlings So you’ve got your act together and you’re ready to hit the road. Now I think it’s time to tackle one of the most important things you’ll ever need to know about in your career as a performer: MONEY!!!! What am I worth and how much should I charge? The straight answer to this is that you’re …
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On Rendering Assistance
By Jonathan Perry The IJA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, with the mission to render assistance to fellow jugglers. How many of you put this into practice? Whether it’s giving a budding juggler hand-me-down props, sharing floor/couch-space, giving a friend a ride to your local meeting, or something entirely different, how many of you choose to render assistance to fellow …
Juggling Interviews Podcast Episode 20: Fusion Showteam (Moritz Rosner and Julian Kloos)
This series is part of eJuggle, the IJA’s online juggling resource: https://www.juggle.org/ejuggle In this episode, Moritz Rosner and Julian Kloos share their experience as Fusion Showteam and how they manage to keep pushing the boundaries of juggling passing together, along with insightful comments about teamwork! Fusion Showteam : Instagram: @fusion_showteam Moritz Rosner’s Socials: Instagram: @juggling__mo Youtube: @moritzrosner Julian Kloos’ Socials: …
Juggling for Joy! From Corporate Security Director to Juggling Instructor
Text and Photos by Katie Histed On a mission to teach 5,000 people a juggling lesson and bring a little more joy into our world at a time when we need it the most Sometimes you don’t know you need a wake-up call until it literally hits you in the face. After years of being unsatisfied with my job, I …
The 441 Podcast Episode 7: Planning the IJA Festival
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3CXMBQ42X0&authuser=1 The 441 on Planning the IJA Festival What goes into planning the International Jugglers’ Association’s annual festival? The 441 podcast host Bailey Cichon takes a look behind the scenes with guests Afton Benson, Noel Yee and Ross Berenson to learn how the festival’s location is chosen, performers are booked for the stage shows and organizers keep the festival fresh …
New York City Unicycle Festival – Labor Day Weekend 2025
By JoAnn Ireland The 16th New York City Unicycle Festival was organized by the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus and this four day festival took place August 28 – 31, 2025. New York City is of course the largest city in the United States (population estimated to be 8.48 million as of 2024) and no doubt an incredible place to a part of …
USA Diabolo Association Competition 2025 in Metuchen, New Jersey
By JoAnn Ireland The USA Diabolo Association (USADA) hosted the USA Diabolo Competition (USADC). The USADA’s mission is to grow diabolo into a sport that more people can enjoy across the United States and through the USADA, they hope to encourage players of all skill levels to connect with one another and to share their collective passion for diabolo. The …
Kara Talks About His Best Tricks
By: Esteban Vélez. “Strange as it may seem, my most difficult trick receives less applause than my easiest…” Kara. Kara, the famous 20th-century juggler, about whom I’ve written three articles that you can read here, here, and here, gave several interviews to reporters during his world tours. One of them is the following, published in The Age-Herald on …
Elite Athletes Are Turning to Juggling: Could This Be the Next Big Thing in Fitness?
By Niels Duinker For most of my juggling career now, I’ve stood on stage, trying to get laughs and applause. But today, the kind of juggling that might truly change our craft is happening far from theaters—in locker rooms, classrooms, warm-up areas, training camps, and even recovery rooms of elite athletes. Major media like The New York Times and Olympics.com are starting to take …