(Haz clic aquí para español.) During his career, Cinquevalli wrote several articles that were published in different newspapers. This content served (and serve) so that people could learn about jugglers and juggling. At the end of the 19th century that method was an important resource if you were not from a circus family. I published one of Cinquevalli’s articles a …
Four Forgotten Weird Juggling Tricks
I love learning about juggling tricks and routines that have completely disappeared from the juggling world. I was recently given a scan of an Otto Maurer catalog from the late 1880s that featured many such tricks. I’ve shared a different Otto Maurer Catalog in an earlier eJuggle article and came into possession of a large box of Otto Maurer props …
Al Conner
(Haz clic aquí para español.) Unfortunately, in the history of juggling, many jugglers who contributed to the art remain under the radar of researchers; others who taught juggling to their families and it was passed from generation to generation. There are very few records about them. However, it is important to rescue this scarce information and preserve it. One of …
Centenary Jugglers
(Haz clic aquí para español.) Reaching 100 years old is truly a feat. The oldest living person in the world is Maria Branyas Morenas, who is 116 years old. In the juggling community there are also artists who have reached the age of 100 or more. Let’s see who they are. Angelo Picinelli He came into the world on November …
Franko Mikityuk, the Soviet Antipodist
(Haz clic aquí para español.) Juggling with the feet, while lying down, is known as antipodism. In the Soviet era, several artists leaned towards that discipline and created acts of antipodism. However, at some point, the antipodists gradually ceased to perform. Some merged their skills with other acrobatics groups or tightrope walkers. Franko Mikityuk was one of the few who …
IJA Fest Review 2023
Author’s note: As an active participant in this year’s IJA Festival, I will have to perform the uneasy task of talking about myself in this review. Thanks to my humble readers for grasping my fruitless attempts at objectivity in this regard. Additionally, I must give credit to Matt Hall for his help in clarifying language for this article, as well …
Harry Lind: Not Just A Propmaker
Harry Lind 1908 When we think of Harry Lind, we almost always think of his work as America’s premier juggling prop maker from 1920 to 1967. You can click here to learn about his prop making career. However, he was a successful performer before taking on the mantle of juggling club maker extraordinaire. Let’s take a look at his time …
James Darmody – The Eccentric Five Club Juggler
James Darmody 1900 James Darmody, of Middlesex, Massachusetts (USA), was born November 19th, 1860 to Richard Darmody and Delia Susan McInerney. We don’t how he got started as a juggler, but we do know that he was one of the first performers to juggle five clubs and that he was also known for his “gun juggling” with a rifle. Darmody …
Not Your Average Juggling Clubs: Part 2
There is no prop more closely associated with juggling than the club. Balls are common objects and rings are not easily recognized by the general public as a juggling prop. Despite the club appearing after the use of balls (by thousands of years) and rings (by four or five decades, at least), it is the most iconic prop. It has …