This was my third EJC. Aside from the previous Millstreet in 2006, I was in Munich in 2011. There is so much to write about, so this review is going to be divided into several parts: In this one, I’ll give a general overview of EJC 2014 with many of the events and goings-on. Part two will talk about the …
Kinetic Fire 2014 Review
The 2014 Kinetic Fire Festival took place May 15th-18th, 2014 at Hannon’s Camp in College Corner, Ohio. This has been the venue for Kinetic Fire for the past few years, and it lends itself well to the event, with plenty of open space and beautiful outdoor scenery. An interesting factoid about Kinetic Fire this year: one of the organizers of …
Juggle This Review
Juggle This NYC! June 5-8, 2014 By Viveca Gardiner Hundreds of jugglers descended on New York City for Juggle This! a four-day festival of juggling games, workshops, shows, lectures, panel discussions, and other activities. The city’s twelfth festival kicked off with an afternoon of open juggling in Bryant Park. The morning was rainy, but by midday, the sun was shining, …
2013 Mexico IJA Regional Competition
Haga clic aquí para ver el artículo en español… From an acrobatic ninja clown with flower sticks, to a hooper spinning on the ground with a hula hoop on her bun, to intricate and creative club manipulation, to a giraffe unicyclist playing jamming tunes on a saxophone – the 2013 Mexico IJA Regional Competition (IRC) gracefully incorporated the format of the IJA …
Kansas City Juggling Festival 2013
The Kansas City Juggling Festival (KCJF) found itself at Rockhurst Highschool this year, marking its fifth year as a landmark event for jugglers from across the country. I was fortunate to be invited as a guest performer for the school’s Juggling Festival Preview event which took place the Tuesday before the festival, so I was able to not only meet …
The 2013 IJA Festival Review
The 66th annual International Jugglers’ Association Festival took place from July 15th-21st, 2013. The event featured everything from busking, vaudeville, stage championships, a cascade of stars, and juggling 27/7 in two spacious gymnasia at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. This year marked the return of the IJA to a collegiate setting, and brought together jugglers from all …
Kinetic Fire 2013 Review
The third annual Kinetic Fire Festival took place from May 16th through May 19th, 2013 in College Corner, OH. Kinetic Fire is put on by the Axis Mundi Collective, which strives to support the growth and development of the Flow-arts community, mainly by putting on fire festivals all over the United States. Other fire events they put on include the …
Austin Jugglefest XX
The most important factor separating good juggling festivals from great festivals is the personality of the event. Each festival takes on a particular persona reflective of the city and local juggling community. Austin Jugglefest XX in February 2013 really stood out as one of the most fun festivals of the past year. It’s a festival every juggler should highlight on …
Madfest 2013 Review
The perpetual “47th” annual Madfest took place this year on January 18-20th 2013, at the MATC gym, in its home of Madison, Wisconsin. As is customary at the festival, the gym practice space was free to enter. The inside was very spacious and provided an excellent juggling area for all the jugglers in attendance. The back end of the gym …