In Part 1 of this article, I wrote about the ten hour round trip journey that my twin brother Scott and I took last year to rescue a giant pile of important old juggling props, most of which belonged to the Juggling Jacksons. These props dated from the 1950s to the 1970s. If you haven’t read Part 1, please do …
Juggling Museum Road Trip Rescue – Part 1
In October of 2015, I received an email from Lee Jackson of the Juggling Jacksons. Lee and his sister, Joy, performed with their parents Bob and Lois. The Juggling Jacksons were a well-known American juggling act in the 1950s and 1960s. In the 1970s, Lee and Joy left the act as they entered adulthood. Bob and Lois continued to perform …
Filipenko Jugglers
Article by Stanislav Vysotskyi. This is my first article about juggling. When I moved to Germany, I was very surprised how large the juggling community in Europe is. The jugglers show a great interest in new forms of juggling and also in the juggling masters of the past, such as Enrico Rastelli, Alexander Kiss, Francis Brunn, and others. Many jugglers …
Collecting Juggling Memorabilia – Souvenir Programs
There are a number of people, like my brother David Cain, who are into collecting juggling related memorabilia in a big way. David is one of a dozen or so collectors who have roomfuls of vintage props (many belonging to juggling icons of the past), photographs (many autographed), books, magazines, and costumes that chronicle the history of our art form …
Interview with Martin Lamberti
Martin Lamberti is not a name familiar to most jugglers, but it should be. Despite what he says in the interview below, he was a very talented juggler as well as a top hand balancer. Before you read my interview with him, please watch the two videos below. The first has been online for quite some time, but the second …
Props Of French Juggling Masters
In the past two months, the Historical Juggling Props Museum has received props from two of the most famous and talented French juggling acts of all time. While I’ve written about both of these acts before, new videos have been put online showcasing these amazing jugglers. I’ve also received new photos and / or information about these jugglers that I …
The Tennis Trio
Sometimes, doing research on a juggler or jugglers from long ago is just a matter of filling in the gaps. Other times, it’s much more complicated, like putting together an oddly shaped jigsaw puzzle with no final version to guide you. Add in the obstacles of pseudonyms, stage names, and performance groups with ever changing members, and you have an …
Juggling with the principles of animation
Even before I learned to juggle, I was interested in animation. It would take a couple years before the overlap became obvious to me, but nowadays I regularly use animation theory in my juggling workshops. Both are visual motion art forms, focusing on the movement of objects and actors. Like a juggler might take a trick, and give his or her …
Juggling Trivia Contest #1 – The Answers And Results
A month ago I challenged eJuggle readers with 50 trivia questions regarding juggling history. A surprising number of readers sent in answers, which was encouraging. The top three finishers were: 3rd Place – Ethan Brain with 42 correct, 2nd Place – Olivier Caignart with 43 correct, and 1st Place – Thom Wall with 44 correct. Congrats to Thom Wall for …