Gregor Popovitch of Moscow did not come, unfortunately, though his image while juggling rings atop an unsupported ladder (like that in JW, Vol. 37, No.4, pg. 9) plastered the posters all over town and reams of informational programs available at the press office. Press coverage of Popovitch would have been considerable had he attended. Two radio station.s broadcast from studios set up on premise. Television news people were likewise fascinated with the colorful events of Saintes.

Several of the conventioneers took an active role in the formation of the

European Juggling Association, now recognized as a legal entity in France. Those listed below are members of its first steering committee:

Loic Baylacq, Le Rheu, France. He met members of the Institut Francais de Jonglage three years ago and became an instant juggler and juggling fan. While members of the institut were out of town, Baylacq was the contact between the city of Saintes and the juggling community.

Michael Bonnet, Copenhagen. A former member of the performing troupe

Die Kapriolen, Bonnet is a veteran of several mini-conventions held annually in his own town. He offered to try to host the 1988 convention in Copenhagen, but the possibility has since fallen through. As of press time, no site had been chosen.

Fritz Brehm, Frankfurt. Co-organizer of last year's European convention in Castellar de la Frontera, Spain, and the 1984 Frankfurt convention. He was the only three umbrella juggler in Saintes. He showed it publicly on the Renegade stage, which began at midnight on a small hillside beside the Club MASC, a youth center.

The two evenings of entertainment there showcased the variety of talent on hand: Spanish unicyclists Ramon Boni and Jordi Caroli; Italian acrobats, mimes and magicians Salvatore Mereu and Claudio Madie; American huge-loop rope spinner David Lichtenstein; the M.C. 's Moshe and Andre Vincent (a.k.a. 'Arry Pavarotti), who shared native expertise in the lingua franca of the convention - English; the Danish comic acrobatic couple Maj-Britt Hansen and Uffe Dittmer (a.k.a. Die Glade Artisten); shocking and sensual acrobatic dancers Martin van Bracht and Sabine Rieck (a.k.a. Die Kempovsky); more hard­edged Berlin-style cabaret entertainment from tuxedoed robot-mime DetlefWinterberg; and many more.

Michael Genahr, Berlin. Diabolist of considerable talent in team with Karin Johnson as the Duo High Fidelity. Genahr taught this increasingly-popular juggling activity in one of about a dozen convention workshops.

Erik and Susanne Jensby, Fredriksberg, Denmark. This couple, performing as Ping and Pong, has organized an annual Scandinanvian convention with their juggling club. At the arena Saturday afternoon, Susanne received a crown from the Julius Cesar of the day, Todd Strong.

Winners of the long-distance club passing contest were Eddie Krzeptowski and Erik Wenaker from Brussels. Jean Michel Pare from Quebec won the exciting unicycle races. As expected, Michiel Hesseling from Amsterdam won at five balls and five