Ganna Maksimova, the Mermaid Juggler

(Haz clic aquí para español.) Very few people have managed to synchronize the movement of the body, the rhythm of the times, the harmony and dissociation of objects as Gana Maksimova does.  Of course, how not to combine life’s passions, mix them to create and take disciplines to another level.  Gana Maksimova is an athlete, artist, juggler, teacher, producer, and …

Señor Wences, Ventriloquist, Impressionist, and Juggler

(Haz clic aquí para español.) Señor Wences took show business by storm during eight decades of humor and entertainment. He was one of the highest paid artists, as it is estimated that he earned a thousand dollars per minute of presentation.  He was born with the name of Wenceslao Moreno Centeno, on April 17, 1896, in Peñaranda de Bracamonte, Province …

Interview with Kenshin Tomie

(Haz clic aquí para español.) The code I’m going to write tomorrow at work I thought of on the way home, so it’s easy.   Kenshin Tomie.     I dare say that “Albert” is one of the most complex body tricks that exists. Few jugglers have managed to do it with more than three clubs because, in general, that object, compared …

Remembering Steve Mills

The juggling world has lost one of its best-known names. Steve Mills was born in 1957 in Marion, Ohio. He was famous for creating the popular, complex three-ball pattern, Mills Mess. For many years, he had an act with his family that featured many unicycle tricks mixed with juggling. 1976 Growing up in Morristown, NJ, Steve learned to juggle in …

Interview with Kohei Take

(Haz clic aquí para español.) Kohei Take. Photo: Shun Onozawa. Kohei is a benchmark of painball technique worldwide. In addition to his modern style, which combines numbers and tricks, he can also juggle 10 balls. His show, “Chaos & Cosmos,” shows an incredible execution of juggling patterns. Esteban Velez: Tell us about yourself. Kohei Take: I was born in October …

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 …

Jenny Jaeger: Juggling Icon

Jenny Jaeger was a Russian juggler who was born into a performing family in Odessa, Russia (now Ukraine) in 1909. Her entire life was devoted to honing her skills in the art of juggling. Her father, Willy Jaeger (1882-1939), was a well-known juggler. Willy Jaeger Jenny’s mother was a Russian trapeze artist, Nadeschda Kulevskaja Jaeger (1890-1953). Jenny joined her father’s …