By JoAnn Ireland Madfest is organized by the Madison Area Jugglers, and is a donation-run, free admission juggling festival taking place in January (1/17 to 1/19 this year) at the Madison Circus Space and the nearby Georgia O’Keeffe Middle School, all located in the vibrant state capital of Madison, Wisconsin. All skill levels are welcome at the juggling festival, and …
IJA 76th Anniversary Video–MEMBERS ONLY
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IJA 76 Festival Recap (Teaser)
Teaser for the 76th Annual IJA Festival recap! The full video will be available for IJA members only starting February 2nd! Want to join the IJA? Click HERE
IJA 75th Anniversary Video — MEMBERS ONLY
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IJA Festival 2024 Review
Note: All photos and captions courtesy of Emory Kimbrough, except where noted. Celebrating the 77th Annual IJA Festival in Green Bay, Wisconsin, July 8-14, jugglers trickled into the KI Convention Center on Monday to reacquaint themselves with friends old and new, construct bits of lumber into a formidable obstacle course, and embark on a tour of Lambeau Field, all while …
EJC 2024, Ovar, Portugal
Saturday I learned to juggle as a kid in the 70s and really started to get into juggling in 1992. I got torches in January of 1993 and immediately went out to the local pedestrian mall to try them out and see if I could get some coin. I only had a few tricks and was dropping a lot, when …
UNICON 21 Unicycling Convention and Championships in Bemidji, MN
by JoAnn Ireland As a juggler, I’ve been introduced to many skills, art forms, and sports through juggling and one that I am grateful to have been introduced to is unicycling. I learned earlier this year that UNICON 21, an international unicycling convention and championships hosted by the International Unicycling Federation (IUF) and the Unicycling Society of America (USA), was …
Bal(les)- Compagnie Zalatai
Bal(les)- Compagnie Zalatai is a new show created by Ukrainian juggler Alexander Koblikov and his French wife, acrobat Charlotte de la Brétèque. The show is half an hour long and was presented to an audience of 700 jugglers at the European Jugglers Convention in Ovar, Portugal in August, 2024. The festival goers had been treated to the best and the …
EJC Lublin 2023 Review
Saturday EJC was a short walk from the train station and in the early afternoon when I got there, registration was super quick and organized. I love the venue with tons of grass and trees surrounding the main hall. So I quickly set up my tent and got out my props and headed to the hall. I quickly recognized lots …