By Esteban Vélez. (EDITOR’S NOTE: Contemporary readers will quickly see how terminology has changed over time, with the trick Rasso calls “triple wheel” what we now generally call a “shower,” and the trick he later calls a shower now generally known as the “cascade”). In the previous article, we looked at the first two juggling lessons that the juggler Rasso …
Easy Juggling – Rasso’s Ten Lessons
By Esteban Vélez. Rasso was a highly popular juggler in the United States and Europe. He toured extensively, performing in cities across the United States, Italy, France, and Germany, among other countries. He was born into a family of artists: his father was a renowned juggler and member of the “Rasso Trio,” while his mother was an opera singer. Inspired …
Yuma – The Italian Juggler
EDITOR’S NOTE: This profile contains mention of death/suicide By: Esteban Vélez. “You can’t leave the circus. It’s impossible. You might die, but you don’t walk away from the ring.” Yuma. Yuma was not born into a traditional circus family. She began practicing juggling late—at the age of 17. Her mentor taught her everything from balancing on a rolling …
Barbara Savio – Aerial Antipodist
By Esteban Vélez. Have you ever noticed the incredible tenacity of circus people? In a life that otherwise seems complicated for us—where researchers and technicians bend over backwards to provide comfort and convenience in every minute and movement—circus artists do exactly the opposite: they strive to make their own lives more difficult. Barbara Savio was born in Viterbo, …
Once a Juggler, always a Juggler
By: Esteban Vélez. Paul Cinquevalli is considered one of the greatest jugglers in history. His name is alongside Enrico Rastelli, Salerno, Kara, and many other classic jugglers. Most of his feats have not been replicated due to their difficulty and experimental nature. His real name was Emile Otto Lehmann-Braun. He was born on June 30, 1859, in the province of …
Jugglers at the Pulso International Circus Festival – Peru 2026
By: Esteban Vélez. Pulso. More than a circus festival. The Pulso International Circus Festival is the most important circus event in South America. It was created thanks to the efforts of the Peruvian event production company Prodartes in July 2025. Pulso received the Declaration of Cultural Interest this year from the Ministry of Culture of Peru. The first edition of …
Reviews of Elly, the Youngest Juggler in the World
By: Esteban Vélez. Elly was a young juggler who, at the beginning of the 20th century, was mentioned in the leading theater and entertainment newspapers of the United States, Canada, and other countries. To date, there is no information about her artistic career or personal life, except for a few reviews of her juggling and balancing act. The press announced …
Rozi-Cassan – Juggling Prodigy
By: Esteban Vélez. As is often the case in the history of juggling and the circus in general, there are many artists about whom very little is known. In many cases, the only records consist of their stage names, brief mentions in newspapers of the time, advertisements for their shows, or scattered references in local archives. There are jugglers who, …
The Calamar Game
By: Esteban Vélez. On June 24, 2026, at 6:04 p.m. (local time), Venezuela suffered a powerful earthquake measuring 7.2 on the seismic scale. The epicenter was near San Felipe, Yaracuy state. Just 39 seconds later, the country experienced a second, much stronger earthquake of magnitude 7.5. Its epicenter was in the municipality of Yumare, Yaracuy. According to reports from the …