By David Cain Vincent Coughlin, known in show business as Bill Talent, was born on April 5, 1893, in Sioux City. His earliest attempt at performing came at the age of six, when he tried baton twirling after seeing twirlers in the street parades of minstrel troupes. For a baton, he used one of his mother’s brooms, cutting off the …
Another interview with Paul Cinquevalli
By: Esteban Vélez. Paul Cinquevalli. Throughout his life, Paul Cinquevalli granted interviews to reporters who, like the public, were amazed by his tricks. Through these interviews, we have been able to learn important aspects of Cinquevalli’s artistic and professional life. If you want to know more about Paul Cinquevalli, I recommend consulting the following articles by clicking here, here, and …
Juggling Interviews Podcast with XavJuggles Episode 23: Joe Fisher
This series is part of eJuggle, the IJA’s online juggling resource: https://www.juggle.org/ejuggle Throw catch collective website: throwcatchcollective.com In this episode, the talented Joe Fisher talks about his relationship with juggling from his young age to the big stage! Watch this episode to get a better insight on this elite performer and awesome member of the juggling community! Joe Fisher’s Socials: …
New Photos, Videos, and Information on Carl Baggesen and Boy Foy
By David Cain Today we will examine two jugglers about whom I’ve written before, Carl Baggesen and Boy Foy. I’ve included new photos and information about both and new video of Boy Foy. Carl Baggesen Carl Baggesen is little known among today’s jugglers, yet he was a major attraction during the height of vaudeville. Born in 1858 in Odense, Denmark, …
Henri Agoust
By David Cain (Author’s note: Thanks to Erik Åberg for generously sharing some of his research on Agoust for this article.) Paul Cinquevalli (1859 – 1918) was the first juggling superstar and changed public perception of the art form, but he certainly wasn’t the first famous juggler. We know a decent amount about various jugglers before Cinquevalli, such as Old …
George DeMott – Juggler, Clown, Writer, and IJA Chaplain
By Esteban Vélez. George DeMott. George DeMott performed for 45 years, touring with renowned circuses in the United States and Canada. He is said to have pioneered the introduction of juggling into school assemblies, presenting juggling programs that included the history of juggling, demonstrations of throwing tricks, balancing acts, and manipulations. He was born George Wilbur DeMott on July 21, …
Angel Egea and Nicolai Gerasimov – Where Did They Go?
By David Cain It is impossible to keep track of all the jugglers in the world, even those with significant performing careers. However, when two of the world’s top jugglers seem to have disappeared completely online, it makes me decide to investigate. That is the reason for this article. The two jugglers are Angel Egea and Nicolai Gerasimov. Angel Egea …
Contact staff by Charlie Nayler from UK | IJA Tricks of the Month
This series is part of eJuggle, the IJA’s online juggling resource: https://www.juggle.org/ejuggle. I’m Charlie Nayler, and I am from the North of England, and I have been using objects for just over three years. Prior to this I trained as a contemporary dancer and have since had a strong desire to fuse movement with object manipulation. In this video I …
Drop Everything Podcast Episode 148: Tim Air Walker
Drop Everything #148 (61:00) Host Dan Holzman talks with special guest Tim Air-Walker about his life as a juggler and media creator. The “Caught Clean” video mentioned can be found here For Airjazz, see here