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…

Rediscovering the Lost Juggling Lessons of Rasso: A Century of Technical Instruction Unearthed

The historical preservation of circus arts and vaudeville techniques has recently gained significant momentum following the recovery of a forgotten series of instructional columns penned by the renowned performer known…

Uncovering the Lost Art of Rasso: A Century of Juggling Pedagogy Rediscovered

In the early 1920s, as the United States emerged from the shadows of the Great War and entered a decade defined by rapid cultural shifts and the burgeoning popularity of…

Unearthing the Lost Juggling Lessons of Rasso: A Century-Old Masterclass in Dexterity

The historical preservation of circus arts and physical performance often relies on the meticulous recovery of ephemera left behind in twentieth-century periodicals. Recently, comprehensive archival research conducted by sports juggler…

The Forgotten Legacy of Rasso: Archiving the Lost Lessons of a Vaudeville Master

The history of 20th-century performance art is often punctuated by the careers of figures who commanded massive global audiences yet faded from the public consciousness as the eras that defined…