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Daniel Rosen was featured on the Jan. 20 Fox network show,
"Comic Strip Live." He did a three snowball routine followed
by "blindfolded" cleaver juggling. Ron Pearson of Los
Angeles appears in Fox network "Comedy Express" reruns doing
three clubs, including Albert throws, Treblas and a three club
pirouette. He finishes by balancing a chair on his chin, then juggling
the clubs. (reprinted from Two-Ply Press)
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Edward Jackman is off the college circuit and doing corporate
shows all over the country. While at home in Los Angeles, he's
enjoying the challenge of juggling five onepound Exerballs. He said,
"I do them out in the park and people see me and think, 'Why is
he struggling so hard?'" And though he claims to hate exercise,
he is building a strong body several ways by juggling three 2-1/2
pound Exerballs while simultaneously working his legs on a stairmaster
machine. He said, 'Juggling is interesting enough with heavy balls.
Even after 15 years of juggling it's kinda cool!"
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Kris Kremo, who will be the guest artist at the IJA convention
this summer, is now performing at the Lido night club in Paris.
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Soviet dentist Michail Staroselelsky writes that in 16 years of
amateur juggling he has learned seven balls, six clubs, and a
combination trick with two rings, two soccer balls and a tennis
racket. He is now working on bounce juggling up to five balls off of a
tennis racket held in one hand. He would also like to organize an
All-Union Jugglers Association in
the Soviet Union to work with other juggling associations. *
Circus fans might want to investigate a subscription to "King
Pole" magazine, published by the 60-year-old Circus Friends
Association of Great Britain. For details, send a postage-paid
international reply coupon to: The Membership Secretary,
Skellingthorpe, Great Britain.
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1989 IJA Champion Cindy Marvell is working on a dance theatre
juggling piece for presentation in New York City in June. Marvell,
choreographer Howard Fireheart and Toby Green will
juggle and dance in the production, accompanied by four other dancers.
It will be presented during the last two weekends of the month at the
Rapp Art Center in Greenwich Village. Her summer's work also includes
return engagements at the New York Renaissance Fair and the Lincoln
Center Out of Doors Festival.
Earlier
in the year Marvell spent six weeks performing for Chandris Fantasy
Cruises in the Caribbean. It was her first time juggling
on a cruise ship, and she enjoyed learning how to juggle with an
8-foot ceiling on a slanted stage that rocks unpredictably."
Another interesting performance was opening up for a band led by the
Grateful Dead's Bob Weir. That show took place at the Ritz in New York
City.
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The Celebration Barn Theatre is holding its annual Antic Arts workshop
again this summer to teach visual and physical comedy. Students will
work on acrobatics, slapstick, spontaneity and object manipulation.
Training during the day is followed by scene work and performances at
night. Fred Garbo, internationally known juggler, acrobat,
unicyclist and "inflatable man," will be the instructor for
the June 18:July 6 classes. 1988 IJA champion Jeff
Mason will join him as one of the guest instructors. Last year's
convention guest instructor, Benny Reehl will lead a production
workshop at Celebration Barn from Sept. 4-14. Tuition (including
housing) for Garbo's workshop is $750, and Reehl's is $500. For more
information, contact Celebration Barn Theatre; South Paris, ME.
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After a few months of "much-needed vacation," Kezia
Tenenbaum reports that Airjazz is back on a very busy schedule,
particularly with international appearances. From March 5-25,
Airjazz performed its theatre show at the New Zealand International
Festival of the Arts. Fred Garbo and Johnny Fox also
performed at the Festival. But that was not the limit of their
globetrotting. On the way to New Zealand, the group stopped off in
Hawaii for a week of shows, and as soon as they returned from down
under, they were off to England.
In
the U.K., Airjazz performed on ventriloquist Ronn Lucas' television
show. Among their state-side appearances in the near future, the trio
will perform at the Pittsburgh International Children's Festival May
9-13. Airjazz will be the only American act on the bill.
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Avant-Garde Productions is looking for medium-to-high-end entertainers
for one- to six-month engagements at amusement parks in Europe. Send
promo packets and/ or tapes to Patty Berg; c/o AvantGarde
Productions; Orange, CA. |
Michael Staroselelsky USSR '90 |