Ivan Pecel Road Blog – Jan 2012

This month I find myself doing a corporate show in Rochester, IN and I give a lot of travel tips using apps for your smart phone. Bonus SURPRISE ending… Follow me on this journey, won’t you? Won’t you?

Know Your Judges – Video Tutorial Contest 2012

Introducing the 2012 Video Tutorial Contest judges, in alphabetical order:   Robin Chestnut Biography: Robin Chestnut is from Teulon, Manitoba, Canada. He’s the 1990 Canadian Juggling Champion, and competed at the IJA in ’88, ’89, ’90, ’91. He was an IJA Competition Judge in ’92, and later competed again in 2003 senior’s IJA. Robin was featured in the Video Thing You …

Gatto Practicing: Balls Exclusive Video

Last month we interviewed Anthony Gatto about his thoughts on practicing. For the next three months, we will share videos of Anthony’s public practice session that he did at BJC 2000. They show Anthony at his peak, the year he won the Golden Clown at The International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo. The first video, below, shows his warm-up and ball …

IJA 2-Count Podcast: Episode 1

This month’s podcast starts off with an introduction of the show format and then news about the 2012 IJA fest, the launch of the Ezine and the podcast, and the 2011 IJA DVD. Then we move on to discussing a NY Times article about women in juggling, followed by a little history about another female juggler, Laura Green the Juggling …

Ivan Pecel: Road Blog Nov/Dec 2011

The first in a series of video “articles” for the IJA eZine where I follow myself on a gig and give show tips, travel tips, worldly facts, cultural intuitions, and partake in whimsical mishaps. The goal is to try and showcase a different type of venue every month, talk about the “business side” of being a pro juggler, give some …