Hello,
I am an ok juggler, I can qualify 5 balls and can do simple 4 balls tricks without much trouble, I just started and am improving very fast and think in a few months I will be able to juggle 6 balls and do some tricks with them. I was wondering about juggling festivals and how to go as a juggler. Do you have to be invited to be in the performance(I realize I won't be wanted in a performance for a while but I am curious now). How much do you get payed for the performance. What about travel costs and housing? How long of a performance do they want? What exactly do you do at them aside from the performances and juggling games/contests? Plus any other info about juggleing festival it would be beneficial to know.
I tried looking this all up but really couldn't find much.
Thanks for the help
Adam Hellman
Mike Moore - - Наверх #
I'm assuming you mean how to go as a performer. If you want to go as a juggler, you just show up! My information is also USA/Canada-based, mostly midwest States and Ontario.
The invitation/payment will vary quite a bit depending on the festival. For smaller regional fests, payment ranges from $0 and no coverage for travel and sometimes not even accommodation. Typically the first thing an organizer will give you is a place to stay, often with one of the locals. Next is a small honorarium or the like - something like a $10-20 gift card to a local restaurant. I'd say this is the level where most regional festivals exist.
Moving up a little after that is having your transportation covered, or being paid some flat amount that is likely just above transportation (and be provided a place to stay). I was very happy that the fest I run hit this level, where every performer (except the members of the local club, like myself) were paid!
The best I've seen for a regional festival was RIT, where most performers are paid enough for transportation, given accommodation with a local, and paid some on top of that. They also tend to take the performers out for dinner after the show and have a little tent set up where you can rest from the buzz of the fest and have a (provided) snack.
Performance times vary, but if you want to be invited and have things paid for, I'd say 5 min is about the minimum, and 10 min is about the maximum (unless you're a professional performer, and in that case, sometimes you'll get half the show).
I hope this helps! I've been a performer for a lot of regional festivals and organize/co-organize two regional fests. Feel free to hit me with any follow-up questions!
Mike Moore - - Наверх #
Oops, I missed a part of your question: normally I ask performers to also teach at least one workshop.
And when it comes to performing for jugglers...make sure your performance is interesting in some way. That can involve creativity in performance method or in juggling (or, ideally, both).
Adam Hellman - - Наверх #
Thanks that is very helpful
a UK view point....
if you want to go to a juggling event (convention is maybe a more common word rather than festival ?? not sure ) then you can just go and turn up!
If you want to perform you usually get asked by the organiser of the event. They usually know you as a performer, Or! you can send a video of yourself to the organisers/people who run and work the events and that gets you in the loop of "oh I know someone who does this kind of trick/style" then they'll ask you to be in the show.
Most juggling events in the UK are a day long, and are run by volunteers and lots of people donate their time to run workshops and do fun things, because the money you pay to get in just helps the event run, unlike maybe a normal festival where people are employed to run it or get paid to do certain jobs.
HOWEVER! most uk conventions can manage to pay performers a little, and I would say in every situation your travel is covered, and if you need somewhere to stay you are given a room with some other jugglers :D
Some conventions will say they will pay you a set amount, others say what ever profit we make we will divide between performers.
Then you start getting on to larger conventions like, BJC, PLAY, CATCH!* and other week long events, these typically pay performers good money, and accommodation/travel/food expenses etc.
Performers/jugglers usually have a "juggling convention rate" which is possibly less than they would charge a large company/event, because its their community/friends they are working for.
it is also assumed that if you are performing in one of these larger and longer shows that you are of a certain high skill level and have trained hard or are super funny or entertaining.
as for what do you do at juggling events...well they are what you make of them!
Some people turn up bright and early and juggle all day and train hard and learn loads, others go to workshops, learn a new skill, meet new people, join in the games, some people like to come to meet friends and talk and watch others, some come because they want to help out and teach or sell juggling stuff, or any combination of all those things! You can do what you want, theres not like a timetable you have to follow, just times of when things happen!
The best way to find out (because every country/type of event/ group of jugglers is different) is to GO TO ONE!!
they are fun, good value for money and you will not regret it!
My first one ever was a massive BJC and it was mind-blowing and I have been going ever since!
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Hello Adam!
If you have never been to a juggling convention, I would very much recommend going as a regular participant (not to perform) first. Mostly because that way you could experience a juggling festival sooner!
First thing about juggling festivals: They are not like music festivals. You don't just have performers and an audience, most of the people are there to juggle but not to perform.
I don't perform and I don't compete. So what do I do on juggling festivals? Well... I juggle. I do lots and lots of club passing. I go to juggling workshops. I hang out with other jugglers. And, yes, of course I watch some of the shows, too. Some people also do lots of partying or play board games, it depends a bit on the festival. Many juggling festivals also include other circus skills (like acrobatics, unicycling and slackline).
I mostly go to the long festivals (like, at least 4 days long) and in Europe, though I have been to a couple of American festivals too.
Maybe you knew these things already, but in that case, someone else might find it useful. :)
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