This series is part of eJuggle, the IJA’s online juggling resource: https://www.juggle.org/ejuggle.
I’m Toru Kurei, a juggler from Yamaguchi, Japan. “Toru Kurei” is a stage name derived from the pronunciation of “cradle” a basic contact juggling technique. In kanji, it is written as “暮井透”
I started pursuing my current contact juggling style ten years ago. I aim to incorporate every part of my body into my performance, including my head, neck, chest, and legs, not just my hands and arms. I am also challenging myself to use as many balls as possible. Those trick patterns hold a cosmic expansiveness that feels almost unimaginable coming from a body whose surface area is smaller than a single tatami mat or even a single bed. I will keep pursuing this theme until my body reaches its limits.
I would like to thank all the jugglers who have influenced my tricks.
I am also deeply grateful to my fellow jugglers in Japan for showing me the many joys of juggling and the joy of human connection while I was practicing alone in Yamaguchi.
And my deepest gratitude to everyone who watched this trick video.
You can find more of my trick videos and juggling work on YouTube and Instagram. Please feel free to follow me there.
YouTube: @sukebiyori
Instagram: toru_kurei
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