Thanks for coming to the Show!
Here’s a collection of links and resources that I mentioned during the show today. Thanks for taking an interest!
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Historic Videos
Francis Brunn, legendary juggler from the mid-20th century.
Borzykine, inventor of that bounce pedestal thing I showed you!
A demonstration of Edo-Daikagura, presented by Senoh Maruichi (current master of the artform.)
Bob Bramson, legendary American hoop-roller.
HIKO – The Tongan Culture of Women Jugglers – This is a short documentary about an island in the Pacific where all of the women learn to juggle.
Enrico Rastelli – arguably the greatest juggler who ever lived.
Gil Dova – one of the greatest juggling acts of all time.
Did you know that today’s show was the street version of my theater show about the history of juggling? Check out the trailer here!
This is what my makeup for Soleil looks like. No, really.
Here’s Hellzapoppin’s bus. Check out those longhorns! (…I still have a scar on my neck from those things. But that’s a story for another time.)
Here’s an act that hasn’t seen the light of day in years. For good reason. (Yeah, that’s a jumprope made of sausages.)
Knives, wine bottle, bowling ball. Nothing more to say.
Additional Resources
“Juggling and Jugglery” – an online museum of juggling history, written by Olivier Caignart and translated by Thom Wall.
The online home of David Cain’s Museum of Historical Juggling Props, located in Middleton, Ohio.
Jugglingrock – the largest online forum about juggling (Facebook group.)
The Juggling Edge – an online forum and listing of juggling clubs worldwide.
eJuggle – the online magazine of the International Jugglers’ Association
My Blog, where I write about working on different shows, training for Soleil, act creation, and more.