For this installation of Interact!, we dive into the dusty archives of the the IJA’s historic archives. You find below a photo of world-famous antipodist, Jean Claude, which appeared in the March, 1982 issue of Juggler’s World (click here for full article.) …did you notice what this photo is missing? A snappy caption, of course! Your mission, …
Winner of the 2012 World Juggling Day T-shirt Design Contest
The official winner of the 2012 World Juggling Day t-shirt design contest, receiving unanimous 1st place votes from the judging panel, is: Grace Kuo Here are a few of the judges comments: Jorge Petit: “I judged thinking in three areas: Idea, Design and Technique. So the octopus is the most complete in the three areas, is original, looks …
Notes and queries and a case full of clubs: Words of the Week
My last article took one particular theme (efficiency) and explored it as fully as I could. I often tend to fixate on one particular aspect of juggling at a time, and then try to understand and clarify my thoughts and beliefs on said aspect. Sometimes that clarification takes place in a notebook, sometimes in my head, and sometimes in an …
Shoebox Tour 2012 Review and Interview
On Thursday May 10th 2012, the Shoebox Tour came to Hazel Park, MI to perform at a venue known as TANK. The touring cast for this year’s U.S. tour is Jay Gilligan and Wes Peden doing a two person juggling act with Erik Nilsson providing musical accompaniment. The venue was a small area that was part of a factory. It …
Be Funnier with Scotty Meltzer: Collaboration
When John Park, my first juggling partner who eventually fled the country to get away from my never-ending notes, and I first started performing together, we were lucky enough to have great comedy mentors to learn from including: The best comedy teacher I know: Greg Dean. The fastest hands and fastest mind in comedy juggling: Frank Olivier. My BFF and …
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Voting Is Now Open
Public voting is now open for the 2012 World Juggling Day T-shirt Design Contest! 28 designs have been submitted from various countries, and the quality is impressive! VOTE NOW In order to vote, you must have an active Facebook account, and “Like” the IJA page. Each person can vote for up to three designs. Public voting will remain open through …
Juggler’s Scoop – May 20th, 2012
Juggler’s Scoop is a bi-weekly collection of the latest juggling videos and news bits from around the web. Here’s the latest scoop! – Paper Juggling? Why not! – Juan Duarte Mateos shows off some freestyle contact juggling in front of an audience. – UniHoops joins Bob and Trish for their May Trick Shot of the Month video. – Kevin Axtell …
Catch Cirque de Demain on Streaming Video
If you missed the popular Festival du Cirque de Demain show earlier this year, it is available on the ARTE Live website for another couple of weeks. The competition draws best of circus skills from around the world. See it while you can. https://liveweb.arte.tv/fr/video/Festival_Mondial_du_Cirque_de_Demain/