Groszer has come to know famous jugglers such as Francis Brunn, Michael Moschen and Neil Stammer, and been grateful for their inspiration and counsel.

 

In 1989 Groszer was on tour with the French circus, Archaos, in Berlin , Great Britain and France . Now, following his success at the festival in Paris , a new stage of his career has begun - TV appearances and international engagements in music halls and night clubs.

 

Groszer is technically good with balls and clubs, but it is his movement which sets his act apart. His routine includes elements of jazz and break dancing, which he integrates with special tricks such as a simultaneous b alance of five balls, or the balancing of a tea-spoon on his forehead which he lets fall to catch behind his ear. He ends his act with Bobby May's cigarette trick, throwing one behind his back to catch in his mouth, then catching a lit match in his mouth to light the cigarette.

 

Groszer also has other abilities. Starting with theatre when he was still in school, he has since appeared as an actor in French experimental films. Here is a fine example of his talent: at the festival in Paris there was a moment during his first performance when his taped music suddenly stopped due to technical problems. Silence! But Groszer didn't lose his poise. He began to sing the music and continued juggling.

 

The story of his youth in East and later in West Berlin was described in two

exciting books by his mother, Franziska Groszer, who is a successful writer. It is mainly for this reason that we took photos of him at and on the Berlin Wall. We can be sure that Oliver Groszer will continue his steady artistic development, and that we will be seeing a great deal of him.  

 

Charles Knie - It is not unusual to see a juggler on horseback, but Charles Knie is the only one who juggles on rhinoback! Knie began the unusual animal act about 1980 with the German circus Barum.  He is now working in a circus in Australia, primarily as an animal trainer.