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…
Drop Everything Podcast Episode 153 Bounce & Ooo La La
The latest installment of the Drop Everything podcast, hosted by veteran performer and IJA life member Daniel Holzman, features an in-depth conversation with the performance duo known as Bounce and…
The Unbreakable Bond of the Ring: The Tragic Life and Resilience of Yuma the Juggler
EDITOR’S NOTE: This profile contains mention of death and suicide. The circus is often romanticized as a world of spectacle, wonder, and ephemeral magic, but behind the velvet curtains lies…
The Crisis of Documentation in Modern Juggling Theory and Notation
The evolution of juggling from a performance art into a discipline of complex mathematical theory has been rapid, fueled by the digital age and an interconnected global community. However, as…
Drop Everything Podcast #152: Aaron Bonk
The world of professional variety arts is often defined by the specific, highly technical disciplines that performers master over decades of dedicated practice. In the latest installment of the Drop…
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…
IJA Tricks of the Month Features Multi-Ball Contact Juggling Innovator Toru Kurei
The International Juggling Association (IJA) has spotlighted Japanese artist Toru Kurei in its latest “Tricks of the Month” segment, showcasing the evolution of multi-ball contact juggling. Kurei, a practitioner based…
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…
The Legacy of Performance: Rediscovering the Juggling Dynasty of Raymond Pike and Bobby Winters
The history of professional variety performance is often defined by the names that dominated marquee lights, yet the art form’s true architecture was built by dedicated performers whose names have…














