International J u g g l e r s’ Association

Historic Special New guests added! 60th AnniversaryFrançoise Rochais Raspyni Brothers Festival Get the Shoe (from Germany) Aurelia Cats July 16-22, 2007 and an act from ! Benton Convention Center, Winston-Salem, NC USA Register online at: www.juggle.org/festival 2007 Guest Artists Special Workshop Special Guest: Viktor will headline the big Cascade of Stars show on Friday night as well as Yuri Pozdniakov Viktor Kee share his knowledge of performance skills & Viktor Kee and aesthetics in the Special Workshop. The IJA is proud to welcome Viktor Kee Legends of the past: The story goes as the Special Guest for our 60th anniversary The Peapot Jugglers that Nikolai Kiss was at work in the hall celebration. Universally recognized as one where the great Enrico Rastelli practiced. Joining us from Finland are Peapot of the world’s most creative and talented After carefully observing Rastelli’s Jugglers Maksim Komaro and Ville Walo, jugglers, Viktor is an international training techniques, Nikolai taught them who will perform the first half of theCascade star who has inspired countless fans with to his children. Alexander Kiss and his of Stars. We are very excited to bring the his unique and powerful performance. sister Violetta later passed on this Peapots to their first appearance at an IJA Victor began his training at the age of method to many others, including festival. Innovative jugglers and talented six, when his older brother “smuggled” Sergei Ignatov, who then personally educators, Maksim and Ville will offer him into . Juggling became trained Yuri Pozdniakov. several free workshops during the week. Victor’s favorite circus art, and he was Today, Yuri continues the tradition of Jerry Martin writes: “Peapot’s profoundly moved when he happened excellence and artistry as the master circus commitment is to keep the electricity flowing, to view a video of Francis Brunn – his director of the Professional Circus School to shake us out of our creative laziness, and career path suddenly became clear. After of Kiev, in the heart of the Ukraine. This to honor our elders while doing so. With years of intense, specialized training, he year’s Special Guest Viktor Kee is just their rock-solid base of ethical integrity, developed a truly world-class performance, one of many international circus stars their experimental energy, their lifelong combining juggling with elements of dance, who have benefited from Yuri’s tutelage. drama, contortion and to create experience juggling all manner of props, and Yuri was honored as the IJA’s Special a beautiful and stunning presentation. their unfettered sense of humor, you can be certain the Peapot posse will be totally alive Guest in 2005 and is back this year by inside whatever new ideas they dream up.” popular demand. He will select two of his most promising students to bring to the IJA Peter Davison festival, giving us an exclusive look at the Peter is a multi-disciplinary performer emerging young circus stars of this century. working with juggling, dance and mono- IJA participants are invited to explore logue. He began as a teenage street perform- Yuri’s techniques in a three-day special er in the late ‘70s. In 1982, Peter won first workshop (1pm-4pm, Tuesday to place in the IJA Championships and became Thursday). He will be assisted by his a founding member of the trio Airjazz. With selected students as well as by Viktor Airjazz, he has toured internationally and Kee, who will join the workshop for appeared on numerous TV shows such as the one hour each day. Yuri will teach the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Peter has practice techniques and preparations of taught movement workshops at, among other some of the most successful and talented places, the national circus schools of Quebec jugglers in the world while Viktor and France under the direction of Guy Caron will teach performance aesthetics. Viktor has performed at some of the most (one of the founders of Cirque du Soleil). Explore new tricks and drills, respected venues in the world, including long Working primarily as a solo performer enhance your performance skills and engagements at the Moulin Rouge and the since 1991, he has toured his show Up in gain valuable feedback from one of the Lido de Paris. He’s been honored with a silver the Air nationally and was featured on Harry top professional coaches in the world. award at the Cirque de Demain festival and a Anderson’s CBS special The Tricks of his This workshop will meet for prestigious Silver at the International Trade. Peter’s new one-man show, A View three days, three hours per day, and Circus Festival in Monte-Carlo. A highlight of from the Moon, a dance/theater piece based cost an additional $125. You must his career was appearing as Barbra Streisand’s on four famous insane artists, was produced pre-register for participation in this Special Guest at her millennium concert in at the California Performing Arts Festival. workshop. Space is limited, so be sure Las Vegas. Recently he has enjoyed an eight- Peter will share his artistic vision in a free to sign up early! For more information year run with Cirque du Soleil’s . workshop as well as in the Cascade of Stars. email [email protected]. 60th anniversary celebration. On this Watch the best jugglers in the world pull Shows night, the Stevens Center will become the off huge tricks and gnarly moves or crash center of the juggling universe…we hope and burn. This is all about radical, cutting Ice Cream Social & you are there! We expect this show to sell edge tricks that push the limits of creativity Welcome Show out so purchase your extra tickets early. and possibility…and all you gotta do is pull your trick off ONCE (within the time Join us after dinner Tuesday night limit, or course). Look for this competition for an old fashioned ice cream social! Competitions on Friday afternoon. For more info visit Afterwards we’ll walk over to the theater www.xjuggling.com or contact organizer together to kick off the week’s entertainment IJA Championships Jack Kalvan at [email protected]. schedule. Our hosts for the evening will This event attracts jugglers from around be the native Carolinian comedy/juggling the world, presenting their very best work team the Fettucini Brothers. Alfredo and in hopes of capturing an IJA gold medal. Alfresco, AKA Steve Langley and Mike An intense competition that has presented Heidtman, will start our 60th anniversary some fantastic surprises, this show will keep celebration in a show featuring great acts you on the edge of your seat! The Juniors from within the IJA family. For more Championships are on Wednesday, July 18, information on performing, email John the Individuals and Teams Championships Satriano at [email protected]. on Thursday, July 19. Almost $4000 in cash Photo: Emory Kimbrough prizes plus medals and trophies will go home Youth Showcase with the 2007 champions! See www.juggle. This non-competitive event on org/championships for the rules. See also Wednesday evening will feature young the two special notes below. Entry fee: $10 performers up to age 18. Beginners and per event. Contact Championships Director experienced jugglers are welcome. This Craig Barnes at [email protected]. is a great chance to try the stage for Special Note – Routines must the first time. For more information on be submitted on DVD: To enter the performing, email producer David Groth Championships, you must submit a DVD of at [email protected]. Stage your act (actual costume, music and routine) time will be limited so sign up early! when you sign up for the competition at the Joggling Planting the festival on Monday. The video on DVD must be from a single continuous shot of your act, Championships Juggling Seed with no editing at all. The top acts will be Joggling is simply juggling while jogging On Thursday morning the gym will selected for the stage finals in each category. or, in this case, sprinting! This year’s event fill with hundreds of local schoolchildren. is scheduled at 9am on Tuesday. Entry Fee: Special Note – Use of copyright music This will be a wonderful opportunity to $10. For more information, contact Joggling now restricted in IJA Championships introduce the magic of the manipulative Director Bill Giduz at [email protected]. and Individual Prop Competition: arts on the stage of Planting the Competitors may use copyright, royalty Juggling Seed. After the show the Numbers free or public domain recordings. Should kids will get a juggling lesson and an a competitor elect to use a copyright Championships opportunity to speak with professional recording, they must provide written The IJA Numbers Championships jugglers. Interested in performing? evidence that they have obtained were established to provide a forum for Contact organizers Kim Laird and Rob performance and synchronization rights competitors to challenge each other, past Barowski at [email protected]. from the owner of the copyright to use that champions and the laws of physics. The Renegade Shows recording in IJA competitions and videos. purpose of these events is to accurately record who can successfully juggle, 2007 marks the 21st year since the birth individually and in teams, the greatest of our popular late night shows, which Individual Prop numbers of balls, clubs, rings and bounced means that Renegade itself is now of Competition balls. Look for the Numbers Championships drinking age! Birthday celebrations will be The Individual Prop Competition will be on Friday at noon. Cash prizes totaling held Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday held on Thursday afternoon. Look for the $1000 will be available including a nights after the evening shows let out. best in 3 balls, 3 clubs, 1 , 1 devil special prize for competitors breaking Produced by Renegade Juggling, these stick, 3 cigar boxes and (new this year) 3 IJA Numbers records. Entry fee: $10 per shows provide a more relaxed atmosphere rings. Routines should be no longer than 2 event. See www.juggle.org/championships for performers to try out their newest minutes and choreographed to music (see for rules and entry information. material and wildest stunts. Refreshing adult note above). Cash prizes totaling $1200 beverages and pub food will be available. will be awarded. Entry fee: $10 per event. Performer signups will be at the festival. For more information, contact organizer 60th Anniversary Party Dan Holzman at [email protected]. Cascade of Stars & Awards Banquet Friday night brings the show you’ve Extreme Juggling Saturday night we’ll all get together been waiting for all week, a spectacular What is Extreme Juggling? It’s not and celebrate 60 years of juggling convergence of international performers stage, circus or birthday party juggling. camaraderie at the IJA Anniversary Party! and juggling superstars! To cap our You don’t even have to have your tricks Sit down for a banquet style dinner with week’s entertainment, Viktor Kee, The mastered. All that matters is the biggest, your extended family, topped off by Peapot Jugglers, Peter Davison, and baddest, most extreme juggling tricks the IJA awards ceremonies. Afterwards more invited guests to come will create you’ve ever seen. If you can rock a trick we’ll open up the dance floor, unleash a world-class exhibition worthy of our every time, it’s probably TOO EASY! the D.J. and party the night away! Being There Workshops Winston-Salem, The festival will be packed with dozens North Carolina of one-hour workshops each day from Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Tuesday morning to Saturday afternoon. Ridge Mountains, Winston-Salem has a Featuring a wide range of props, skill levels rich cultural heritage. Stroll the downtown and styles, all workshops are free and open arts district with dozens of galleries and to festival registrants (except the Special museums. Visit Old Salem to see a fully Workshop with Yuri Pozdniakov). recreated colonial village in operation. Interested in sharing your skills? Top rated vineyards, boating, hiking and Contact Workshop Coordinator Chuck barbeque afford plenty of extra reasons to Hawley at [email protected]. visit this beautiful southern city. Drop by IJA Auction Hotels www.visitwinstonsalem.com for more info. No item is too old – or too odd – for To get the room rates below, mention Airport this year’s annual auction. Donate an item the International Jugglers’ Association Winston-Salem is served by Piedmont by contacting [email protected], or and reserve your rooms by the indicated Triad International Airport in Greensboro, just show up and bid on juggling articles, deadlines. All rooms are subject to an NC (airport code GSO). Airlines include props, memorabilia and photos. Proceeds additional 13% state and local tax. American Eagle, Continental, Delta, will benefit the IJA Archives Fund. Winston-Salem Marriott Northwest, United and US Airways. Games of the IJA Direct service is available from most 888-236-2427. 425 North Cherry Street, of the major hubs in the Northeast and The games are always a festival Winston-Salem, NC 27101. Midwest. The airport is about a 25-minute favorite. Kick back in the gym and watch www.marriott.com (Group Code: ijaijaa) drive from festival headquarters. or, better yet, join in the fun. Questions $99 per room (up to 4 people) until June 24. or ideas? Contact Games Director Scott Free wireless Internet. Vendors Slesnick at [email protected]. All non-smoking rooms. The main gym will be home to a WS Prime steakhouse and pub on site. wide variety of vendors selling props, Embassy Suites Winston-Salem clothing, jewelry, toys, books, videos and more. Vendor spaces are available on the 800-560-7782. 460 North Cherry Street, registration form. Each person working in Winston-Salem, NC 27101. the gym as a vendor needs either an Event www.embassysuites.com (Reservations must Package or Gym Admission. For more be made by phone.) information contact [email protected]. $109 per room (up to 4 people) until June 24. Photo: Emory Kimbrough Refrigerator and microwave in each room. Volunteers Includes cooked-to-order breakfast and daily The IJA is an all-volunteer organization. manager’s reception. This means we need YOU to help make the Free wireless Internet. fest a smooth running experience for all of Non-smoking rooms available on request. us. If you can share a little time at the fest, The Grille Restaurant and lounge on site. please contact [email protected]. Starbucks on site. Festival Headquarters The Hawthorne (approx 3/4 mile) DVD Special Located in the center of downtown Each person getting an Event Package can 800-972-3774. 420 High Street, Winston-Salem, the Benton Convention also buy the Championships and Highlights Winston-Salem, NC 27101. Center offers over 80,000 square feet of DVD 2-Pack (produced by Alan Plotkin) www.hawthorneinn.com (Reservations must well lit, climate-controlled juggling space. for the cost of shipping and handling…only be made by phone.) Two large gyms will be available, affording $10! DVDs will be shipped directly to $85 per room (up to 4 people) until June 15. jugglers the choice of soft carpet or smooth you after production in the fall of 2007. concrete. The facility is connected by Includes complimentary continental skywalk to the Marriott and by tunnel to breakfast. Annual Business the Embassy Suites and is within walking Free wireless Internet. distance of plenty of restaurants. Free Non-smoking rooms available on request. Meeting wireless Internet is available throughout. The Bayberry Restaurant and lounge on site. Here you’ll meet candidates for the Board of Directors, discuss ideas to improve the Theater Wingate Inn Old Salem IJA, and much more! Noon on Wednesday. Originally a 1929 silent movie theater, (approx 1 mile) the Stevens Center is a magnificently 336-714-2800. 125 South Main Street, Spectator Passes restored neoclassical theater located 2 blocks Winston-Salem, NC 27101. Spectator passes are $5/day per person for from the festival facility. Re-opened since www.wingateinns.com (Reservations must the general public and non-juggling relatives 1983, the Stevens Center is the primary be made by phone.) or friends of registered jugglers. Spectator performance space for the school of dance $85 per room (up to 4 people) until June 29. passes provide gym access for watching and music at the North Carolina School of Includes complimentary continental juggling and browsing the booths. They the Arts. Seating 1350, this fully modernized breakfast. do not include admission to any shows. theater is the perfect showcase for our lineup Free wireless Internet. of top-notch competitions and performers. Non-smoking rooms available on request. Three Ways to Register 3. Fax: Fax registration form with credit card Fees and Deadlines information by July 1, 2007 to 612-861-6726. 1. Internet: Register and pay online using Early Bird: Register by April 25 and pay our secure registration form at: You will receive confirmation of your only $149 for an Adult Event Package or www.juggle.org/festival registration by email. Your registration $109 for a Youth-Senior Event Package. materials will await you in Winston-Salem. Advanced: Register April 26 through July 1 2. Mail: If you use US Mail, your registration Questions about registration? Call form must be RECEIVED by July 1, 2007. (July 8 for Internet registration) and pay Registrar Jerry Martin at 612-309-1435 $185/Adult, $145/Youth-Senior. Send registration form with either credit card or email [email protected]. information or a check payable to IJA, to: Youth Group Discounts: Event Packages Last Minute: Register at the festival gym and pay $195/Adult, $155/Youth-Senior. IJA Registrar Jerry Martin are available at a further discount to groups of 7336 Lyndale Ave South 10 or more youths attending with a chaperone. Daily gym admission and show tickets Richfield, MN 55423-3054 For more information, please contact John are also available separately. Full payment USA Satriano at [email protected]. must accompany your registration. 2007 IJA Festival Schedule of Events Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday July 16 July 17 July 18 July 19 July 20 July 21 July 22 10am: Facility 9am-5pm: 9am-5pm: 9am-5pm: 9am-5pm: 9am-5pm: Open Registration Registration Registration Registration Registration

Noon-5pm: 9am-noon: 10am: Affiliates 11am: Planting 10am-Noon: Registration Joggling Noon: Business the Juggling IJA Auction Meeting Seed FREE 1-4pm: Special 1-4pm: Special 1-4pm: Special Noon-3pm: 12:30-4pm: FREE JUGGLING Workshop Workshop Workshop IJA Numbers IJA Games JUGGLING Championships 1-3pm: Youth 1-5pm: Teams 4pm: Big Showcase & Individuals Toss-Up photo Rehearsal Rehearsal follows games 4-5pm: Teams, 7:30pm: Ice 3-5pm: Juniors 3-5pm: 4-6pm: Extreme 3pm: Gym Individuals & Cream Social Champs Individual Prop Juggling closes. See Juniors Signups Rehearsal Competition you next year! 9pm: Welcome 7pm: Youth 7pm: Teams 8pm: Cascade 8pm:Anniversary Show Showcase & Individuals of Stars Party & Awards 9pm: Juniors Championships Banquet Midnight: Midnight: Midnight: Renegade Renegade Renegade Show Show Show All schedules and guests are subject to change without notice. International Jugglers’ Association PO Box 7307 Austin, TX 78713-7307 USA New guests added!

Françoise Rochais Raspyni Brothers Get the Shoe (from Germany) Aurelia Cats and an act from Cirque du Soleil ! " 2007 IJA FESTIVAL REGISTRATION FORM Remember, you can register quickly and Choose the Event Package to get access to the Within a few weeks after you register,

securely via the web at: gym, all the shows, ice cream social and IJA you’ll get a confirmation email from the Cut Here www.juggle.org/festival awards banquet plus a T-shirt (with the Event IJA. Your festival registration materials Package, you can pay $10 extra to have the will await you in Winston-Salem. If You must be an IJA member to register Festival Highlights and Championships DVDs you have questions about registration, for the festival. If you’re not a member delivered to you when they are ready). Or you please visit www.juggle.org/festival or your membership expires before July can choose items individually in the A La or contact Registrar Jerry Martin, 22, 2007, fill out the Membership section Carte section. Either way, if you’re interested [email protected], 612-309-1435. below. (Check your magazine’s mailing in the special Yuri Pozdniakov workshop, label for your membership expiration date.) you must register for that separately.

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Family Member 1 Year of birth Family Member 2 Year of birth Family Member 3 Year of birth Family Member 4 Year of birth (Add any more family members on a separate sheet of paper.) MEMBERSHIP Each participant must be a current member to attend the IJA festival. You may join for multiple years. Individual membership: 18 or older, includes 4 issues/year of JUGGLE magazine. Youth membership: 17 or under, includes 4 issues/year of JUGGLE magazine. Youth members may not add Family Members. Additional family members: Individual Members may add additional family members living at the same address for $5 each. All additional family members, except one, must be 22 or younger. Children 12 and under are free. Family members will not receive a separate copy of IJA publications. Years Quantity Total $ Dues, circle membership price: Individual $30 Youth $23 Additional Family Members, $5 each Life Membership $1500 Total Membership (US$) A EVENT PACKAGE Event package includes everything listed in A La Carte except Yuri Pozdniakov workshop and vendor options. A Youth is between the ages of 11 and 17. Kids 10 and under: free Gym Pass and half-price Show Tickets. Shirt sizes available are Adult S, M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL — add “Ladies” if you want a Ladies style…note that these run slightly small. If you want the Highlights & Championships DVDs for $10, indicate quantity below. Indicate number of vegetarian meals, if any, for the banquet. Vegetarians Shirt Size Quantity Price Total $ Adult Event Package, if registered by 4/25/07 $149 Adult Event Package, after 4/25/07 and by 7/1/07 $185 Adult Event Package, onsite $195 Total Adult Event Packages B

Youth/Senior Event Package, if registered by 4/25/07 $109

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Circle price: 5 days: $120 4 days: $100 3 days: $80 2 days: $55 1 day: $30 Youth (11-17) or Senior (65+) Gym Admission " Circle days: TUE WED THU FRI SAT Circle price: 5 days: $70 4 days: $60 3 days: $50 2 days: $35 1 day: $20

Tickets (Kids are 10 and under) No. adults Adults No. kids Kids Total $ Ice Cream Social Tue. $5 free Welcome Show Tue. $10 $5 Youth Showcase and Juniors Championships Wed. $15 $7 Individuals &Teams Championships Thu. $15 $7 Cascade of Stars Fri. $25 $12 Awards Banquet, indicate number of vegetarians: ______Sat. $30 $15 Miscellaneous Quantity Price Total $ Festival T-Shirt, circle size: S M L XL XXL XXXL Ladies style [ ] $15 Yuri Pozdniakov Workshop $125 Vendor Space (12’ x 10’, 2 tables) Electric Hookup $40 extra [ ] $150 Vendor Additional Tables ($40 extra each) $40 Spectator (non-juggler, gym access only), circle days: TUE WED THU FRI SAT Circle price: 5 days: $25 4 days: $20 3 days: $15 2 days: $10 1 day: $5 Grand Total (US$) of all the above $ WAIVER/CONSENT TO PHOTOGRAPH & VIDEO RECORDING All registrants must sign the following WAIVER/CONSENT to help the IJA continue to produce its annual festival and related videos and photographs. Thank you! IN CONSIDERATION OF MY BEING ACCEPTED as a registrant with the right to participate in the 2007 annual festival of the International Jugglers’ Association (“IJA”) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA, I, the undersigned registrant, hereby: (1) WAIVE any and all rights I may have against the IJA and any of its officers, directors, employees, agents or representa- tives, acting within the scope of their duties as such, to recover any claims, losses, damages or expenses of any kind asserted against, or suffered or incurred by me in any way arising out of or caused by an activity associated with the IJA Festival; and (2) CONSENT to the making of filmed or digital photographs and videotape or digital image recordings of my person and my performances at the IJA Festival, as expressly authorized by IJA, and LICENSE IJA and its agents to register copyright in any such photographs and recordings in its own name and reproduce and distribute copies thereof. This consent and license shall not be construed as conveying any rights in the design or choreography of any performance of mine except for the photographs and recordings hereby authorized. Signature of Member, or if under 18, of Parent/Guardian______Date______Signature of Family Member 1______Date______Signature of Family Member 2______Date______Signature of Family Member 3______Date______Signature of Family Member 4______Date______

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or fax to: 612-861-6726. Within a few weeks, you’ll get a confirmation email. " Thank you for registering for the 60th Anniversary International Jugglers’ Association Festival in Winston-Salem!