Bill Talent

By David Cain Vincent Coughlin, known in show business as Bill Talent, was born on April 5, 1893, in Sioux City. His earliest attempt at performing came at the age of six, when he tried baton twirling after seeing twirlers in the street parades of minstrel troupes. For a baton, he used one of his mother’s brooms, cutting off the …

Top tips for starting to perform your own show

By Steve Rawlings So you’re thinking of making the big move and start performing, Here’s a few tips to help you along and avoid some of the mistakes I’ve made along the way 1/ Don’t wait for that one big trick that will make everyone sit up and pay attention, get out there and start doing shows. 2/ Do as …

Another interview with Paul Cinquevalli

By: Esteban Vélez. Paul Cinquevalli. Throughout his life, Paul Cinquevalli granted interviews to reporters who, like the public, were amazed by his tricks. Through these interviews, we have been able to learn important aspects of Cinquevalli’s artistic and professional life. If you want to know more about Paul Cinquevalli, I recommend consulting the following articles by clicking here, here, and …

Juggling Interviews Podcast with XavJuggles Episode 23: Joe Fisher

This series is part of eJuggle, the IJA’s online juggling resource: https://www.juggle.org/ejuggle Throw catch collective website: throwcatchcollective.com In this episode, the talented Joe Fisher talks about his relationship with juggling from his young age to the big stage! Watch this episode to get a better insight on this elite performer and awesome member of the juggling community! Joe Fisher’s Socials: …

Diabolo by Tang Yong He from Malaysia | IJA Tricks of the Month

This series is part of eJuggle, the IJA’s online juggling resource: https://www.juggle.org/ejuggle. Hi, my name is Tang Yong He and I am from Malaysia, this video is recorded in Kajang, Selangor where I live and practiced diabolo for 8 years. In this video I did tricks that I developed over the years and inspired by many other talented jugglers around …

Playing Cards – An Unexplored Juggling Prop

By David Solomon As a teenager, I received a giant, 545-page book for Christmas. On the cover, a man in a top hat balanced a ribbon of playing cards spread across his outstretched arm. The book – the Encyclopedia of Playing Card Flourishes by Jerry Cestkowski – excited me with its wealth of possibilities. I had no idea that one of those …

New Photos, Videos, and Information on Carl Baggesen and Boy Foy

By David Cain Today we will examine two jugglers about whom I’ve written before, Carl Baggesen and Boy Foy. I’ve included new photos and information about both and new video of Boy Foy. Carl Baggesen Carl Baggesen is little known among today’s jugglers, yet he was a major attraction during the height of vaudeville. Born in 1858 in Odense, Denmark, …

Club juggling by Sebastian Salas from Chile | IJA Tricks of the Month

This series is part of eJuggle, the IJA’s online juggling resource: https://www.juggle.org/ejuggle. Hello, my name is Sebastián Salas, better known as @sebatruko, I am from Talca, Chile, the most juggling country in the world, I want to thank first of all the Reyno de Valeska for the space to record and his great work of supporting art within the city …