(This first appeared in the January/February 2001 issue of JUGGLE Magazine.) Two of the joys of attending juggling festivals are seeing old friends and learning new forms of manipulation. At the recent Portland Juggling Festival I ran into Allen Knutson, and picked up some tips from him on padiddling. For some people the term padiddle conjures up a nighttime car …
Video Round-up
Hi folks, As the main admin face at juggling.tv, I get to see a lot of juggling videos. In this column, I’d like to share some of the more interesting recent ones that have caught my eye, both on JTV and elsewhere. What is a promo video for? To intrigue, engage, tempt and tantalise. When I saw this from “havlucan”, …
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TurboFest 2012
The End of the World Begins With TurboFest VI, according to the poster announcing the Quebec City juggling festival. You certainly would not want the world to end without having attended TurboFest. This event has become wildly popular in just a few years. I arrived about half an hour after the doors opened on Friday night to discover that the …
The Other Side of the Juggler – Owen Morse
Hang Gliding For more information about Owen, visit: https://www.passingzone.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Passing_Zone First flight on my Wills Wing T2C from owen morse on Vimeo. First flight with Hannah! from owen morse on Vimeo.
If Abbott & Costello Were Jugglers: Smirk!
Smirk is the award-winning (IJA Team Silver Medal 2011 & 2009) juggling team of Reid Belstock and Warren Hammond. https://www.smirkshow.com. Warren and Reid live in Colorado and recently did this interview via Skype with Ted Baumhauer in December 2011. If you haven’t seen them here is a link to their promo video: (Smirk Promo Video: https://juggling.tv/3545) Ted: How did …
Juggler’s Scoop – January 5th, 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! – Tony Pezzo and Patrik Elmnert set a new world record in 14 ring passing with 52 catches. – Pavel Evsukevich shows off his technical juggling prowess in Practice Volume 3. – Ryan and Kyle do some contact juggling and toss …
Ivan Pecel: Road Blog Nov/Dec 2011
The first in a series of video “articles” for the IJA eZine where I follow myself on a gig and give show tips, travel tips, worldly facts, cultural intuitions, and partake in whimsical mishaps. The goal is to try and showcase a different type of venue every month, talk about the “business side” of being a pro juggler, give some …
Stagecraft: Creativity and Inspiration
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The art of juggling is at a crucial moment in it’s history. Like most art-forms, the internet is rapidly changing how it is learned, seen and understood. It will grow from here in one of two ways: It can become more like a competitive sport, where it will belong in the gym, or it can become a more expressive and creative movement, flowering on the stage. In this article, veteran performer Brad Weston shares his experiences and and talks to other well-known and creative performers where they seek inspiration for their work.
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Learning to Live with Jugglers, an Aerial Perspective
It’s wintertime; my house is cold. The first snow of the season has just begun and my callused hands are trembling. Unaware, we had let our oil supply run out, and so now our heat is temporarily disabled. Our fireplace-inset woodstove is mysteriously defective. Four people have just recently moved into a house together to start a 10 month long …