(Haz clic aquí para español.) During his career, Cinquevalli wrote several articles that were published in different newspapers. This content served (and serve) so that people could learn about jugglers and juggling. At the end of the 19th century that method was an important resource if you were not from a circus family. I published one of Cinquevalli’s articles a …
Al Conner
(Haz clic aquí para español.) Unfortunately, in the history of juggling, many jugglers who contributed to the art remain under the radar of researchers; others who taught juggling to their families and it was passed from generation to generation. There are very few records about them. However, it is important to rescue this scarce information and preserve it. One of …
Centenary Jugglers
(Haz clic aquí para español.) Reaching 100 years old is truly a feat. The oldest living person in the world is Maria Branyas Morenas, who is 116 years old. In the juggling community there are also artists who have reached the age of 100 or more. Let’s see who they are. Angelo Picinelli He came into the world on November …
Franko Mikityuk, the Soviet Antipodist
(Haz clic aquí para español.) Juggling with the feet, while lying down, is known as antipodism. In the Soviet era, several artists leaned towards that discipline and created acts of antipodism. However, at some point, the antipodists gradually ceased to perform. Some merged their skills with other acrobatics groups or tightrope walkers. Franko Mikityuk was one of the few who …
Juggling With Birds
(Haz clic aquí para español.) The Soviet circus was characterized by taking deadly tricks to unimaginable levels. Not only in juggling, but also in acrobatics, gymnastics, clown, and animal training (a practice that is now prohibited in several countries around the world). When thinking about the great feats of Soviet juggling, familiar names such as Alexander Kiss, Sergey Ignatov, Eugene …
Our Lady’s Juggler
(Haz clic aquí para español.) Le Jongleur de Notre Dame, or in its English translation, Our Lady’s Juggler, is a religious tale by the French writer Anatoli France (1844-1924) first published in 1890 and included in the 1892 collection of short stories. The tale was inspired by an ancient medieval legend. His story aroused the fascination of society for which …
Three Curiosities of Juggling
(Haz clic aquí para español.) The vast majority of juggling information is in English. This factor has been decisive for the Spanish-speaking juggling community to be unaware of the breadth of juggling. A couple of sites, including my posting space at the IJA, have helped convey information to Spanish-speaking jugglers. To them, and to the community in general, I bring …
Statement by Massimiliano Truzzi
(Haz clic aquí para español.) Truzzi is considered one of the best jugglers in history. His name has even appeared just below the great Rastelli. He was born in Lodz, Poland, on December 4, 1903. He learned to juggle under the tutelage of his father, an equestrian juggler, and Enrico Rastelli. He came to the United States in 1940 to …
Jugglers Tips: Unpublished Research by David Naylor
(Haz clic aquí para español.) David Naylor wrote three articles about “Juggling best practice” for Juggler’s World. The first article was titled “part I”; the second, “Part II, never works when you look;” and the third, “part III.” Only the first two parts were published. This time, we will see the third part. In the last installment of David’s essay, …