(日本語はこちら) Tennis rackets have been a popular juggling prop for well over a century. Their similarity to clubs and familiarity to the general public make them an obvious choice for many performers. Many jugglers throughout history have used tennis rackets in their acts either as their primary prop or as one of many props they use. Well-known jugglers from history …
Diane Shelton: Baton Twirler, Juggler, Veterinarian, and Scientist
(日本語はこちら) Diane Shelton wasn’t born into a circus family, despite some newspaper accounts saying that her parents were trapeze artists. Instead, she was born in 1946 in Sweden ,where her Navy captain father was stationed. She and her family moved back to the USA when she was one and settled in the San Francisco, CA area. She was of Irish …
Oversized Juggling Props
(日本語はこちら) Jugglers are often looking for a way to make their acts more novel. Over the years, some jugglers have specialized in using oversized juggling props. Today, we’ll look at some examples of this trend from history and the present day. Henri Rechatin juggled 3 huge sickles / scythes, which you can see in the following video. Dutch diabolo artists …
Using Your Head – Two More Obscure Juggling Tricks
(日本語はこちら) Many juggling tricks involve a juggler using his or her head in various ways. Let’s take a look at two fairly obscure tricks that feature placing something on your head and then doing something interesting with it. I recently came across two illustrations from the 1800s showing a trick that I wasn’t familiar with. They appear to show a …
Knot Throwing Tutorial Video Collection
(日本語はこちら) The art of knot throwing has been a staple of the juggling world for a long time, but not much has been created in the way of teaching many of the variations of the skill. Therefore, I set out to create video tutorials for what I consider to be the ten best knot throwing variations. For these videos, I …
The History of Juggling Torches / Fire Clubs
(日本語はこちら) When we think of juggling with torches (fire clubs for our British readers), we might think that they are a common prop throughout history. This isn’t really the case, though. The earliest known record of a juggler using torches is Rabbi Shimon ben Gamliel (circa 10 BC – 70 AD). He was the head of the Sanhedrin (High Court). …
Iconic Juggling Props Quiz – The Answers
(日本語はこちら) There are some props used by well-known jugglers that are immediately recognizable if you’re familiar with its owner. These props are usually unique to the juggler or at least very closely associated with them. In the current age of mass produced props, having such iconic juggling items associated with a juggler is much more rare, although not unheard of. …
Toothbrush Spinning: The Skill You Can Learn In 15 Minutes
(日本語はこちら) Some tricks take hours, days, weeks, months, or years to master. Toothbrush spinning is not one of these tricks. If you have the proper equipment, you can probably learn it in a matter of minutes. Besides its ease of learning, it’s also quite portable, humorous, and novel. The skill can be added to a combination trick, taught as a …
George Hurd – Australian Juggler Star
(日本語はこちら) George Hurd was one of the greatest jugglers to ever come from Australia. He was born in 1892 and initially worked in Melbourne, sorting, classifying, and grading wool for the textiles industry. He was inspired to become a juggler after seeing his father juggle three oranges. He was later influenced by well-known Australian duo Florence and Martyn, whom you …