Remembering Judy Finelli: A Trailblazing Legacy in American Juggling and Circus Arts
The international juggling and circus communities are mourning the loss of Judy Finelli, a pioneering figure whose contributions fundamentally shaped modern performance arts in North America. Finelli, whose decades-long career…
Mastering the Art of the Mistake: Professional Performer Steve Rawlings on Turning Stage Drops into Show-Stopping Moments
In the high-stakes world of professional variety arts, juggling, and physical performance, mistakes are an inevitable reality of the stage. Whether driven by fatigue, complex choreography, or unpredictable performance environments,…
Newly Found Historical Juggling Tidbits – Part 2
The preservation of performing arts history often relies on the painstaking recovery of ephemera scattered across decades. For the global juggling community, a treasure trove of lost history has recently…
Juggling Interviews Episode 28: Zé Lima Explores a Decade of Technical Ball Juggling with Host Xavier Bernier
The landscape of modern technical juggling continues to expand as global artists share their methodologies, trials, and triumphs through digital media platforms. In the twenty-eighth installment of the acclaimed Juggling…
Rediscovering Rasso: How a 1920s Vaudeville Legend Taught America to Juggle
The history of modern variety entertainment is largely preserved through the faded ink of early twentieth-century newspapers, where masters of specialized performance occasionally paused to share the mechanics of their…
Unearthing the 1920s Roots of Modern Juggling: Esteban Vélez Examines Rasso’s Historic Lessons on the Triple Wheel and Triple Shower
The preservation of early twentieth-century popular culture has taken a fascinating turn for the international juggling community, thanks to the ongoing archival research of performer and historian Esteban Vélez. In…
The Academy of Unusual Skills Review: Matt Baker Releases Comprehensive Guide to Niche Performance Arts and Oddities
The contemporary landscape of specialized performance arts and fringe talents has received a significant literary addition with the release of The Academy of Unusual Skills, a 277-page comprehensive volume authored…
Champion Juggler Zak McAllister Speaks Out Against AI Content Theft and the Encroachment of Deepfakes on Digital Creativity
The modern digital landscape is facing an unprecedented crisis of authenticity, and members of the niche creative community are increasingly on the front lines. Champion juggler and performance artist Zak…
A New Era of Urban Performance: Reviewing Street Juggling by Chris Jost and Alchemy Juggling
Street juggling has long existed at the fascinating intersection of performance art, endurance sport, and urban exploration. Rather than taking place within the controlled, predictable environment of a traditional theater…
Mastering the Mishap: Professional Entertainer Steve Rawlings Shares Decades of Insight on Handling Drops in Live Performance
The theatrical stage is a high-stakes environment where performers constantly walk a fine line between flawless execution and unpredictable error. For variety artists, jugglers, balancers, and physical comedians, the dropped…















