By David Cain When someone attends the IJA Festival, the majority of the time is spent in the gym, where a sea of jugglers are practicing, passing clubs, or socializing. What few jugglers realized is that the IJA Conventions didn’t have a gym space until 1977. For three decades, the annual get-together was much more formal. Most attendees wore suits …
Bag Juggling by Ionta Compañía from Colombia | IJA Tricks of the Month
This series is part of eJuggle, the IJA’s online juggling resource: https://www.juggle.org/ejuggle. IONTA is a Colombian interdisciplinary company devoted to the development of ideas through artistic creation, research, and production. Since 2021, we have been creating stage and audiovisual works that bring together juggling, object manipulation, music, composition, performance, production, cultural management, pedagogy, and psychosocial practices. Our collective was born …
Cigar boxes by Yusuke Inaba from Japan |IJA Tricks of the Month
This series is part of eJuggle, the IJA’s online juggling resource: https://www.juggle.org/ejuggle. ■ Name: Yusuke Inaba ■ From: Japan ■ Juggling Experience: I have been juggling for 17 years since I was 16 years old. I participated three times in the Japan Juggling Festival Championship as part of the cigar box team “Alron Children.” ■ Current Activities: While working as …
15 Years of the IJA Regional Competitions
By: Esteban Vélez. Natalia Díaz and Diego Blandón, winners of the IRC Colombia 2025. Photo: Manizales International Theatre Festival. The 50th edition of the International Juggling Association Regional Competition (IRC) took place on June 20th at the Ensenada State Arts Center in Baja California, Mexico, as part of the Ensenada International Circus Festival. It coincided with World Juggling Day. To …
Vin Carey – Juggler, Collector, Magician, and Clown
By David Cain Vin Carey (1898-1975) was a charter member of the IJA. He was a talented juggler, magician, and clown. He was also an important collector of juggling props and historical items. Let’s start by taking a look at a detailed biography of his life up until early 1965, which was published in the February 1965 IJA Newsletter. ****** …
Club Juggling by Juan Pablo of Colombia | IJA Tricks of the Month
This series is part of eJuggle, the IJA’s online juggling resource: https://www.juggle.org/ejuggle. Hello, I am Juan Pablo from Colombia, I have been doing juggling and object manipulation for 6 years. The tricks performed in this video part I learned with friends and teachers who have been very important in this process, and the things I share today were created from …
Multi prop juggling by Katia Milena from Chile | IJA Tricks of the Month
This series is part of eJuggle, the IJA’s online juggling resource: https://www.juggle.org/ejuggle. My name is Katia Milena, and I was born in Santiago, Chile. Ever since I discovered juggling, I’ve been traveling to different countries, performing on the street, enjoying every place I visit, and learning from different cultures. I’m so grateful for this journey and for the people I’ve …
Strolling Juggling Ideas
By David Cain I have a confession to make. I hate strolling juggling gigs. I mean, I really, really hate them. This wasn’t always the case. I performed at Kings Island Amusement Park for 7 years during my high school and college years. For some of that time, I performed in an ice skating show or opened for that show. …
Cruise Ship Jugglers–Comic Juggling at Sea
The IJA is proud to present excerpts from the works of noted juggling historian Karl-Heinz Ziethen. This chapter is from the book Juggling–The Past and Future Juggling has long been a staple of variety entertainment, and as ocean liners evolved from mere transportation vessels into floating entertainment hubs, jugglers found new opportunities to perform at sea. In the early days, …