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Juggling community please help me
I need somewhere to stay october 16th and 17th (tuesday night and wednesday night) in london, preferably stratford area, or close to there.
I will only be there night time. And am happy with sofa, floor, whatevers.
I would really really like somewhere to stay
Can anyone help or suggest something??
The is a facebook equivalent to Jugglestay if you don't get a response here.
www.facebook.com/groups/1429868007294889
Daniel Simu - - Наверх #
I can help, I wrote you on FB :)
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!
*shameless promo
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. :)
CATCH 2018 – The Cumbrian Juggling Convention (UK)
Hi Everyone,
I went along to CATCH, it was great, you can read about my menu choices (and other less relevant things) here:
https://www.juggle.org/catch-2018-cumbrian-juggling-convention-uk/
Cheers, Jon
Thanks for the kind words about my show, the Old Skool Panel, and my promo quote!
David Cain
Great review Jon (as ever).
Thanks for the mention of Jamie & I's contraption, after learning much from this prototype Jamie will be attempting to build a new, self-contained version that is more likely to be possible for normal human beings...we will also try and build some more things at some point, it's fun.
For those of you who didn't make it to Catch (and there were only a couple of hundred of us there) you unfortunately managed to miss one of the best conventions I've ever been to. Shows galore of extremely high quality; extra events like the Old School and Juggling History show that were fantastic for those of us interested in juggling history and anecdotes (holding Cinquevalli's cannon ball was a particular highlight, as was chatting over beers with Kris Kremo); flawless organisation and ability to work around things outside one's control by Rosie, her family and friends; Monte's food of course (although sadly we didn't get a chance to eat much of it due to moany children); friends galore; a library full of books and comics for our two (I think they spent at least a few hours in there every day while we could get on with other things), all surrounded by amazing places to visit (during the week we climbed a hill, swam in a Lake, jumped off waterfalls, visited Hadrian's Wall and enjoyed Appleby itself, including watching The Greatest Showman in a pop-up cinema in town.
Rosie of course should be congratulated and thanks to everyone else who worked so hard. Nice one!
I only got home a few days ago. I managed to squeeze in 23 castles, two Roman forts, Hadrian's wall, two stone circles, two henges and a 12th century priory.
Plus a 60' working Trebuchet.
hashtag #catch2018
Nice review, as ever, Jon, thanks.
It was not Rob's first time compèring. Although I heard other people saying it was, so perhaps he had been.... ahem... fostering that illusion for sympathy? *showbiz!*
I emailed you not long after the convention, by the way. Check your spam folder, or email me if you didn't get it. Or reply if you did, please.
Cheers!
Little Paul - - Наверх #
AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!!
I'm SO annoyed!
I've just found my copy of the Kris Kremo book, the book that I tried to find before catch. I wanted to bring it along for Kris to sign, but couldn't find it so I had assumed I was mistaken in thinking I had a copy.
The bloody thing was on the wrong bookshelf, it was in with my gardening books not with the juggling books for some inexplicable reason.
So I guess - "Yay! I do own a copy" but "Boooo! It's not a signed copy"
Another quick #Catch2018 vid: David and Alan with a clubs/boomerang pattern...
http://juggling.tv/16930
Excellent! Thank you.
(There are two Ls for this particular Allan. We also have John/Jon at the same club. It’s easy to tell the difference though - Jon was in the gala show, I very much wasn’t.)
A quick bit of Kremo for you:
http://juggling.tv/16928
#Catch2018
CATCH! Anyone here coming to catch give this a read.
We are looking for volunteers, obviously these kind of events cant run without them! So I'll post the times we need folks below and if you could let me know if you want to sign up to help.
The role is reg desk, thats pass checking and raffle tickets, also answering questions (all info is there on the desk in an easy format so even if you've never volunteered before its easy!)
All volunteers get tea/biscuits, and free raffle strip entered! As well as some sweet sweet merch
List:
Monday
1 person needed 6pm-7pm
2 people needed 8pm-9pm
Tuesday
1 person needed 9am-11am
1 person needed 11am-1pm
2 people needed 3.30pm-5pm
2 people needed 5pm-7pm
2 people needed 8pm-9pm
Wednesday
1 person needed 9am-11am
2 people needed 11am-1pm
2 people needed 2pm-4pm
2 people needed 4pm-6pm
2 people needed 7pm-9pm
Thursday
2 people needed 9am-11am
2 people needed 11am-1pm
1 person needed 3pm-5pm
1 person needed 5-7pm
#catch18
thanks guys, comment here if you want to sign up
CATCH! update
its the last night tonight to buy a ticket on the website, here is the link: https://catchfestival2018.co.uk/tickets
After tonight you will have to wait and buy tickets on the door. And that means..they're expensive! *screams in terror*
So if you still haven't got a ticket you really should get one tonight!
#catch2018
lukeburrage - - Наверх #
Yup
mike.armstrong - - Наверх #
Yep.
Scroll down at https://jugglingedge.com/event.php?EventID=4593 for some more
#catch2018, you mean? Why yes, I'll be there.
Tom Derrick - - Наверх #
I'll be there from Tuesday evening. Sadly I couldn't get the time off work for the whole event.
Little Paul - - Наверх #
Yup! although we didn’t realise there was stuff happening in the evening on the Friday when we booked accommodation and cat sitting - so we’ll be leaving before the end :(
Looking forward to finally meeting you after all these years, and hopefully finding out what ball spinning is like with your cheating-saggy-balloon-things-that-aren’t-really-balls :P
Little Paul - - Наверх #
It seems likely, I’ve not really had a go with them for ages though!
Little Paul - - Наверх #
Does anyone know if Charlie Holland is coming, or if he could be persuaded to bring the golf clubs that he's got?
I don't appear to have any contact info for him any more so can't ask him directly :(
Rumour has it that a) He's forgotten his Edge password, b) He'll be at Catch, and c) so will RM's clubs.
Little Paul - - Наверх #
Doh! Hurrah! And extra hurrah! :)
Im going!
Glad to see so many golf club balancers are going... :D
Regarding Friday evening: there is entertainment, a circus film will be shown, there will be food too. Also during the day food stalls and local vendors will be out in force. It will be in Appleby itself instead of up on the convention site, I didnt really organise it, I just suggested they do something, told them what film, and why and how, and then they are running it, which is why at first i never said anything was happening on the friday incase it didnt come off.
Anyway, looking forward to seeing you all there!
Llama_Bill - - Наверх #
I'll be there but unfortunately I won't be bringing any golf clubs.
I'll be there.
I won't be bringing golf clubs but will bring wiff waff bats in the hope that there will be a table to play on...
We'll be there - and me and Jamie Fletcher are planning to make some crazy props (we're bringing some tools and materials and ideas, most of which involve balancing stuff on faces). We're hoping you'll be interested David, and that LP and Charlie Holland and others are too...
Cedric Lackpot - - Наверх #
I'll be there late on Monday, but of course goff is a game reserved for the feeble of mind and other simpletons so I'm not going to bring any goff bats with me. I've tried LP's though, and they're bastard difficult! What's the bloody point of that then, eh?
Not gonna lie, I'm really looking forward to it, so it had damn well better be good! As usual I will bring a large bag'o'juggling-shite which I will not bother using, plus a guitar and much booze which definitely will get used.
OK, I've been working on my menus and have the evening meals worked out.
There will be a full English breakfast from 9 o'clock and a range of lunches every day too.
Mon eve
Steak and ale pie (Suffolk Red Poll from farmer Paul) with mash, carrots and green cabbage.
Spinach and cream cheese roulade with new potatoes and salads (GF + vegetarian)
Veg' chilli, rice and tortilla chips (vegan + GF)
Tues
Thai style chicken curry with noodles and salads
Veg' lasagne with garlic bread and salads {veggie)
Veg' hotpot with roasted med' veg' (vegan + GF)
Wed
Cottage pie (Hulver farm beef) with peas and roast parsnips (GF)
Sweet potato and chick pea curry with rice and veg pakoras (vegan + GF)
Thurs
Loin of pork in a cider, mustard and apple sauce with mashed potato, braised red cabbage and green beans (GF)
Mushroom Stroganoff with rice and salad (GF)
Red lentil cottage pie with peas and carrots (vegan + GF)
The more things I find out about CATCH, the more excited I am for it!!!
Great menu!
I am expecting big things from your review Jon! (mainly because they remind me so much of how my dad describes his holidays)
holyguyver - #
Could anyone possibly tell me where I could buy, or exactly how I could make, a spinning carpet? My juggling group has an antipodist who would like to learn how to spin carpets with her feet.
Daniel Simu - - Наверх #
Thick heavy cloth in your preferred shape (circle, square, star). For feet you can go quite big, maybe 80cm to a meter diameter?
Sew a weighted chain in the edge, like the one you use for curtains.
It's possible to sew a ring of thick rolled up fabric in the middle (20cm diameter) which makes spinning easier, your feet would stick in the ring.
I'm not an expert, but friends of mine are and I've watched them closely....
Good luck!
holyguyver - - Наверх #
Thank you for your wonderful advise.
CATCH! a Juggling and Circus Festival in Cumbria
Hello!
I'm looking for people to fill roles at the convention. I've listed them below and if you are interested in doing these roles and helping out then email me at catchjugglingfestival2018@gmail.com
I've tried to describe them, but if you have done the role before then you will sort of already know the territory. It would be good it you have done the role before, but if not and you want experience at a larger event then don't be shy.
A lot of the main work is already done for each role and I'm happy to talk in a lot more detail about what you'd need to do via email if you like.
Please let people who do not have this wonderful jugglingedge know about this opportunity.
PS if you said you'd do a role at BJC a few years ago you can still do it. I'm just not holding anybody to that because 2 years is a long time and your plans may have changed.
Looking for:
Site manager:
Someone to help me with the day to day of the site. To be available for volunteers to ask for help and advice from.
As the BJC help website says it can be split into 4 areas:
-site planning
-site build
-site running
-site down
Planning is already done you arent going to have any role there, and you don't need to be there for the build as I've got a team of 6 people that are the build and take down "gang", they are run by me so nothing needs to be organised by you there, however if you would like to be a part of these activities then that is cool
So just the running, I'm of course involved too so we'd be like a super double act of working out stuff whilst the event happens.
Stage Manager
-the gala show is thursday and we need someone who can keep the light/sound people in check
-also telling acts when they are on for their rehearsal. a timetable has been done, we just need t stick to it!
Volunteer co-ordinator
-some experience required here as you deal with people
-making sure all the volunteer jobs are available for people to do, and are able to be done
I could go into more detail, but again, just email me if you're curious about the roles, and come help me out at a cool convention!
all the juggling love,
Rosie
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