When we think about juggling props, coins probably don’t immediately pop into your mind. They are much more likely to be found in the prop cases of magicians. Nevertheless, coins have been used by jugglers in a variety of ways over the years. Three coin endurance competitions have been a mainstay at juggling conventions and festivals for many years, with …
Extraordinary Juggling
(Haz clic aquí para español.) The first known person to juggle billiard balls was Paul Cinquevalli. Over time, other jugglers replicated this and other exercises of Paul’s with billiard balls and cues. Paul Cinquevalli. The Sydney newspaper, The World’s News, published an article on March 15, 1902 titled “Juggling Extraordinary,” where a juggler challenged readers to perform his tricks with …
Diabolo Research in Taiwan (台灣的扯鈴研究)
Since diabolo being officially acknowledged as one of the major folk sports by Taiwan’s government in 1983, it has been promoted in schools as part of the curriculum for physical education and therefore been partially subsidised by the government. Such trend also triggered the academic research on diabolo from different perspectives in terms of its history, techniques, curriculum designs, methods …
Virkaus, the King of Rings
(Haz clic aquí para español.) The Soviet circus showed us really unimaginative tricks. Jugglers, acrobats, gymnasts, balancers, etc., reached the border of the limit in each presentation they made. If you want to be amazed one day, check out the movies of the Soviet circus. One of those who attracted the attention of the Soviet circus world was the Latvian …
Diabolo Promoter at Southern Taiwan – Diabolo Association Kaohsiung (高雄市扯鈴協會)
Established in 2007, the non-profit organization was launched at the charming harbour city of southern Taiwan – Kaohsiung. Aims of the Association are to promote the culture and significance of diabolo by way of training, tutorials, workshops, grading tests, competitions, performances as well as research. The members participated and performed in numerous festivals and carnivals of celebrations, arts and religions. …
Back Rolls With Four Hoops: A Super-Rare Trick
(日本語はこちら) The genre of hoop juggling and rolling was invented by William Everhart, whom you can read about by clicking here. He was the first person to juggle three hoops by rolling them down his back, as you can see in the following video. Everhart never did back rolls with four as far as we know, but it wasn’t long …
Juggling in the Patriotic War
(Haz clic aquí para español.) Caricature of a juggler in the patriotic war. At the end of World War II, on May 8 and 9, 1945, Germany signed the surrender of the axis powers: on the one hand, before the allies, commanded by the American general Dwight D. Eisenhower; on the other, against the Soviet Army, in charge of General …
Article Written by Michael Kara
(Haz clic aquí para español.) Image from the Hermann Sagemüller collection. Michael Kara was undoubtedly one of the most important jugglers of the 20th century. His act of Gentleman Juggler (creator of that genre) presented him in the main theaters of the world. His real name was Michael Steiner. He was born on January 31, 1867, in Nuremberg, Germany. He …
The Seven Types of Juggling Skills
(日本語はこちら) Every year or so, another online debate regarding the definition of juggling seems to pop up. There are still many in the juggling community who believe that the only correct definition of juggling is the tossing and catching of three or more objects in a continuous pattern. What they’re describing is one type of juggling: toss juggling. While it …