(Haz clic aquí para español.) Adolfo Esteban Almonacid Cárdenas is a juggler from Puerto Montt, Chile. He is little known in the international community of jugglers. Some of his videos became popular thanks to other jugglers sharing them in the renowned JugglingRock group. Almonacid has been able to set and break incredible world records, for example: 7-ball world record (16min …
IJA Tricks of the Month by Santiago Rivera from Guatemala | Juggling
This video is the compilation of my process of growth, the things that I have learned trough out my life and my travels. Guatemala is a small country full of beautiful things to discover where arts try to survive one more day. This is the second tricks of the month video made by a Guatemalan in the history of the …
Tricks of the Month by Gerardo Ávila (Goofy) of México
Me our newest contributor to the IJA Tricks of the Month video series: Hello my name is Gerardo Avila (Goofy). I am 25 years old and I was born in the city of Perote, Veracruz. I currently live in the city of Tijuana where this video was recorded. I am extremely grateful for the invitation and trust by Lucas Adverse …
IJA Tricks of the Month August by South American collaboration / Juggling
This South American collaboration video was born in the seventh world meeting of Malabar in Quito Ecuador, 2018. The original idea and production was created by Jugglar Producciones and the Circomic Company, Ecuadorian companies dedicated to the growth and dissemination of juggling in the country and the world. The recording took more than a year, capturing interesting places in the …
Incredible acts performed by monkeys
(Haz clic aquí para español.) It is curious to see a monkey assisting a juggler, but it is more surprising to see a monkey do acts that only people with a lot of training can do. Throughout the history of the circus, we have seen incredible acts performed by animals, from stunts to balances. What you will see is something …
Jugglers in the First World War – Part II
(Haz clic aquí para español.) This second part of Jugglers in World War I has several names of jugglers that I had previously never heard of. As I wrote before, there is no detailed information about each one’s life. In many cases, there is no photographic record; we know of them only from brief mentions in newspapers of the time, …
Jugglers in the First World War – Part I
(Haz clic aquí para español.) Juggler entertaining the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps on the British West Front in France. Photo: David McLellan. The First World War brought with it a great tragedy for the circus arts of the time. The owners of the circuses were severely affected. Many of them had to leave everything to enlist in the ranks of …
IJA Tricks of the Month by Aldo Quilagayza of Chile | Ring Juggling
Mi nombre es Aldo Quilagayza. Tengo 24 años y llevo 8 años haciendo malabares, eh recorrido varias convenciones lo que significa que eh aprendido de muchos malabaristas y eso me deja agradecido de todos. Un saludos a todos con los que eh compartido, aguante el malabar y los aros. My name is Aldo Quilagayza. I am 24 years old and …
Bogdan Samarov
(Haz clic aquí para español.) The best jugglers in history share a determining aspect in their career as artists: the learning of juggling at an early age. Jugglers like Anthony Gatto, Enrico Rastelli, Steve Bor, among others, learned this wonderful art thanks to family members who taught them as children. This not only happens in juggling, but also in disciplines …