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 …
“The Big Lemniscate” Juggling Pattern
By Michael Newton On Sunday, January 18, 2026, 40 jugglers performed a “big lemniscate”[1] at the O’Keefe Middle School in Madison, as part of the 47th Annual Madfest juggling festival. Lemniscate is a funny math word referring to a figure-8 shape (see fig 1.), and “The Big Lemniscate” is a fun club-passing pattern involving a whole bunch of jugglers moving steadily …
The 441 Podcast Episode 9: Siteswap with Mike Day
The 441 podcast host Bailey Cichon talks with Mike Day, one of the originators of Siteswap, about juggling notation and its roots. Taylor Tries on Siteswap video here This episode is sponsored by eJuggle, the official publication of the International Jugglers’ Association, Modern Vaudeville Press and Jake Darrow. This episode was produced by Bailey Cichon. The sound design was created …
A Juggling Mystery Solved After 43 Years (Finding Raymond Cloutier)
By Billy Prudhomme I always say that the pinball of life bounces in a LOT of unexpected directions. This story is a prime example of that. I learned how to juggle from a book that I bought in a mall bookstore during the week between Christmas and New Year’s in 1981. The book, Juggling For The Complete Klutz, came with …
Advice for working on cruise ships
By Steve Rawlings Hi Folks, Since cruise ships seem to be very much where the work is nowadays I thought it might be nice to share some basic information on what they’re looking for and what it’s like. They want family friendly shows. As a headliner artist with guest privileges they want at least a 45-50 minute main stage show …
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, …
Pocono Juggle and Circus Arts Festival 2026 in Lansford, Pennsylvania
By JoAnn Ireland The Pocono Juggle and Circus Arts Festival, the fourteenth festival in sixteen years, took place this year over a three-day weekend, starting on Friday evening, February 27th and going through Sunday afternoon, March 1st at the Panther Valley Junior and Senior High School in Lansford, Pennsylvania. All skill levels are welcome at the juggling and circus arts …
Club juggling by Elvis Mendes from Portugal | IJA Tricks of the month
This series is part of eJuggle, the IJA’s online juggling resource: https://www.juggle.org/ejuggle. Hi! My name is Elvis Mendes. I was born in Venezuela but grew up mostly in Portugal, where I am now based. I have been juggling for around 12 years but I also work with movement and theatre. My juggling research revolves around trying to find a balance …
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 …