By David Cain Lottie Brunn (1925–2008) is generally regarded as the fastest female juggler of all time. She and her brother, Francis, were born in Germany and came to the United States in 1948. She performed eight rings at the age of 14 and had a phenomenal career performing all over the world. She left the act with Francis in …
Juggling Interviews Podcast Episode 25: Tamuz Vardi | Hosted by XavJuggles
In this episode, Tamuz Vardi, the ball juggling prodigy shares about his practice structure, his current projects and his current enjoyment with juggling. JuggleFit links: https://jugglefit.org/ https://jugglefit.org/siteswap_x https://jugglefit.org/siteswap_x/form… Tamuz Vardi’s socials: Instagram: tamuz_juggling Youtube: @tamuzvardi This Podcast is hosted by Xavier Bernier: Youtube: @xavjuggles Instagram: xavjuggles Tiktok: xavjuggles Do you love the content the IJA is sharing and producing? Please …
A Day In The Park – IJA History From 1948
By David Cain When someone attends the IJA Festival, the majority of the time is spent in the gym, where a sea of jugglers are practicing, passing clubs, or socializing. What few jugglers realized is that the IJA Conventions didn’t have a gym space until 1977. For three decades, the annual get-together was much more formal. Most attendees wore suits …
Bag Juggling by Ionta Compañía from Colombia | IJA Tricks of the Month
This series is part of eJuggle, the IJA’s online juggling resource: https://www.juggle.org/ejuggle. IONTA is a Colombian interdisciplinary company devoted to the development of ideas through artistic creation, research, and production. Since 2021, we have been creating stage and audiovisual works that bring together juggling, object manipulation, music, composition, performance, production, cultural management, pedagogy, and psychosocial practices. Our collective was born …
Book Review: The Art of Practice
Laido Dittmar, The Art of Practice: Same Effort, Twice the Progress, Any Skill (Available in ebook, audiobook, and print, 2026, theartofpractice.com) Reviewed by Eric Shibuya In 2015, award-winning juggler Laido Dittmar published Fast Juggling Success: How to Achieve Your Best in Progress. Just over a decade later, this expanded work goes far beyond juggling, as the system developed is about …
Every Known Existing Van Wyck Club
By David Cain (Author’s Note: I’m very thankful to Scott Cain for his enormous help in tracking this subject and allowing his research to be shared here.) The very first props acquired for the Museum of Juggling History were a set of three clubs made by the first retail juggling club maker, Edward Van Wyck. It all started with an …
Cigar boxes by Yusuke Inaba from Japan |IJA Tricks of the Month
This series is part of eJuggle, the IJA’s online juggling resource: https://www.juggle.org/ejuggle. ■ Name: Yusuke Inaba ■ From: Japan ■ Juggling Experience: I have been juggling for 17 years since I was 16 years old. I participated three times in the Japan Juggling Festival Championship as part of the cigar box team “Alron Children.” ■ Current Activities: While working as …
Drop Everything Podcast 150: Howard Jay Paterson
Drop Everything Podcast #150 (92:00) Host Dan Holzman talks with special guest Howard Jay Patterson about his career with The Flying Karamazov Brothers and his new Book “Jester Prince.”
15 Years of the IJA Regional Competitions
By: Esteban Vélez. Natalia Díaz and Diego Blandón, winners of the IRC Colombia 2025. Photo: Manizales International Theatre Festival. The 50th edition of the International Juggling Association Regional Competition (IRC) took place on June 20th at the Ensenada State Arts Center in Baja California, Mexico, as part of the Ensenada International Circus Festival. It coincided with World Juggling Day. To …