Atlanta, GA Jan 25-27, 2019 at the Yaraab Shrine Center
Artwork for t-shirt, nametags and trophies by Brandon Ross
Festival report by Charles Shapiro
Photos of the 2019 festival by Joyce Howard and others
Videos of the 2019 festival by Andrew Austin, Official Videographer and assistant Christina Holt
Videos of the 2019 festival by others
Games
Director - Spencer Schwab
Combat Director - Lao Alovus
Games Winners
- 3-Ball Simon Says - Christian Kloc (Washington DC)
- Blind Juggling - Aaron Shojinaga (Charlotte NC)
- Quarters - Christian Kloc (Washington DC)
- 5-Club Endurance - Austin Bruckner (Davidson NC)
- Club Balancing - Chuck Clark (Detroit MI)
- Club Crown - Jacob Tillman (Tallahassee FL)
- 7-Club Passing - David Ferman (Tallahassee FL) and Dan Howard (Smyrna GA)
- Huggling - Christian Kloc and Max Poff (Atlanta GA)
- Club Combat - Chuck Clark (Detroit MI)
- Ball Combat - Max Poff (Atlanta GA)
Competition
Director - Dan Howard
Judges Wrangler - Kelly Hoyt
Timer - Jerry FreeHugs Taylor
Judges
- AlidaSilverman
- Ben Smith
- Laura Piff
Sound - Craig Lewis, Keith Watson & Hal Baird
MC - Lucy Eden
The Pitch (Hat) - Lucy Eden
Competitors
- Noah Royak (St. Petersburg FL)
- Josh Romeo (Woodstock GA)
- Cate Great Flaherty (Cambridge MA)
- Nash Abrahams (Livonia MI)
- Chuck Clark (Allen Park MI)
- Kira DiPietrantonio (Philadelphia PA)
- Copper Santiago (New York City NY)
2019 PHIL Groundhog trophy winners
- Crackin' Phenomenal - Chuck Clark
- Spiffilicious - Kira DiPietrantonio
- Whiz Bang - Josh Romeo
Cabaret
Director - Bruce Plott
Sound - Craig Lewis
MC - Jenny Juggler (Jennifer Oberhauser)
Cabaret Acts
- Kenny Toombs - contact juggling
- Luke Davis - sang theme song from Xanadu
- Lucy Eden - unicycling and balancing sword
- Thomas Bednarski and Denise Beck - partner poi
- Christian Kloc - ball bouncing
- Meredith Gordon - sang and played ukelele
- Jenny Juggler with son and daughter - sang, played ukelele, balanced and juggled
- Meike Fromm - juggled cleaning supplies
- Jay Jones presented Mouse Award to Spencer & Shivella Schwab
- Cristina Holt - hats
- Mike Hayataka - hoops
- Cate Great Flaherty - rolla bolla stack
- Seth, Teresa and Nash Abrahams - unicycling and balance on chair
Vendors and Sponsors
- Circus Camp
- The Complete Fool
- Face painting by Anne Rohr and Kani Richards
- Kendama USA
- Wallace Howard (donated 13 IJA memberships)
- Chuck Lazarow (donated nametags, wristbands and posters)
- Flying Clipper
- Food Vendor selling chicken skewers, chicken teriyaki, fried rice, and snacks. For drinks: Bubble tea, Thai tea, sodas, water
- Hello Fresh
More Festival Volunteers
Trophies - Walter Beals and Spencer Schwab
Registration - Shivella Schwab, Jen Jackman, Brenda McClain, Jenny Paradis-Hager, Justin Mullins, Sarah Reed, Dan Howard, Michael Black
Treasurer - Jay Jones
House Manager - Alan Tidwell
Setup and Takedown Helpers - Don Lewis, Graham Daniel, Justin Mullins, Charles Shapiro, Dave Altman and others
Publicity - Ray Stern, Joyce Howard
Festival Booklet - Joyce Howard, Andrew Austin, Keith Watson
Vendors Coordinator - Joyce Howard
Raffle - Amanda Miller, Justin Mullins, Joyce Howard
Maté and Snacks Manager - Bruce Plott
Kids Korner & Historians - Ray and Pat Stern, volunteers from Chamblee High School National Honor Society
Forms, Signs, Posters - Keith Watson, Jenny Paradis-Hager, Andrew Austin, Ray Stern, Max Bouret
Parking - volunteers from Chamblee High School National Honor Society
Post Festival Dinner Coordinator & Festival Reporter - Charles Shapiro
Workshops Coordinator - Caroline
Cabaret Ticket Takers - Greg McMahon, Josh Spaugh
Workshops
Friday 6 PM -- Juggling 101 - Learn to Juggle 3 Balls by AJA Team - Ezra Collins, Randy Fenster, Bruce Plott and friends
Have you always thought you weren't coordinated enough to juggle? WRONG!!! We can teach you. All it takes is a willingness to learn and practice. A guided tutorial for novice-level Jugglers. Learn the basics of juggling including: Juggling vs. Object Manipulation, Proper stance & posture, One ball tossing, Two & Three ball foundational patterns, as well as HOW to practice & improve your juggling overall.
We'll have plenty of balls for everyone to use. You don't need to bring anything but a smile and a desire to learn!
Location: Construction Zone
Friday 6 PM -- Beginner Club Passing by Dan Howard, DrewBob, Jay Jones and others
Learn to pass clubs.
Location: worshop area B
Friday 7 PM -- Juggling 101 - Learn to Juggle 3 Balls by AJA Team - Ezra, Randy and Bruce
Have you always thought you weren't coordinated enough to juggle? WRONG!!! We can teach you. All it takes is a willingness to learn and practice. A guided tutorial for novice-level Jugglers. Learn the basics of juggling including: Juggling vs. Object Manipulation, Proper stance & posture, One ball tossing, Two & Three ball foundational patterns, as well as HOW to practice & improve your juggling overall.
We'll have plenty of balls for everyone to use. You don't need to bring anything but a smile and a desire to learn!
Location: Construction Zone
Friday 7 PM -- (4,x2)* Is the New 3 by Lucy Eden
An introduction to counterintuitive juggling rhythms
Location: Workshop area A
Friday 7 PM -- Tricks w/spinning ring by Keith McNeil
Location: Workshop area B
Friday 8 PM -- Innovation Framework - new tricks & routines by Drew Brown
Location: Workshop area A
Friday 8 PM -- Partner Poi by Thomas Bednarski and Denise Beck
Location: Workshop area B
Thomas and Denise are Poi Spinners / Fire Poi Performers from Germany and Poland and they've been performing as part of a professional fire show group Caldera for almost 10 years.
Friday 9 PM -- 5 Clubs by John Nations
Location: Workshop area A
Friday 9 PM -- Kendama 101 by Alan Tidwell
Location: Workshop area B
Saturday 3 PM -- Juggling 101 - Learn to Juggle 3 Balls by AJA Team - Ezra, Randy, Bruce and friends
Have you always thought you weren't coordinated enough to juggle? WRONG!!! We can teach you. All it takes is a willingness to learn and practice. A guided tutorial for novice-level Jugglers. Learn the basics of juggling including: Juggling vs. Object Manipulation, Proper stance & posture, One ball tossing, Two & Three ball foundational patterns, as well as HOW to practice & improve your juggling overall.
We'll have plenty of balls for everyone to use. You don't need to bring anything but a smile and a desire to learn!
Location: Construction Zone
Saturday 4 PM -- Fast/Slow Club Passing by Lucy Eden
Exercises for better patterns and pathways for club passers
Location: Workshop area A
Saturday 4 PM -- 444 by Caroline
We will work through a progression of 4 ball drills (synchronous/asynchronous), then to 4 rings, and then to 4 clubs.
Location: Workshop area B
Saturday 5 PM -- Novice 5 Ball by Caroline
All the five ball drills necessary to get you to qualify five balls at this festival
Location: Workshop area A
Saturday 5 PM -- Basic Club Tricks by Don Lewis
Once you've learned the three club cascade, it is time to learn a few simple tricks. Even if your cascade is still a bit wobbly, you can learn the basics of adding tricks. Each trick will be demonstrated and broken down into easy to practice steps that start with one club and move up to three.
Depending on the time available, the following tricks will be covered: under-the-leg, over the top, doubles, behind-the-back, under-the-arm, flourishes, thumb rolls.
Location: Workshop area B
Saturday 6 PM -- Club Backcrosses by Justin Mullins
Learn backcrosses with club juggling.
Location: Workshop area A
Saturday 6 PM -- What is siteswap notation? by Sean Tessier
Introduction to site-swap notation for beginners or the uninitiated. Learn what these sequence of numbers mean, basic terminology, and common misconceptions. Emphasis on 3 and 4 ball patterns, but no juggling experience is necessary. No math required.
Location: Workshop area B
Saturday 7 PM -- Tricks w/spinning ring by Keith McNeil
Location: Workshop area A
Saturday 7 PM -- Beginner Club Passing by Dan Howard, DrewBob, Jay Jones and others
Learn to pass clubs.
Location: worshop area B
Saturday 8 PM -- Contact Juggling 101 by Graham Daniel
A guided tutorial for Novice-level Contact Jugglers. Learn the basics of Contact juggling including: Basics of Body Rolls, Palm Spinning, and Isolations.
Location: workshop area A
Saturday 8 PM -- 3-Ring Tricks by DrewBob Ford
Learn lots of ring tricks, including Thumb Spins, and the mysterious Handcakes.
Location: workshop area B
Sunday noon -- Flow by Thomas Bednarski and Denise Beck
Location: Workshop area A
Thomas and Denise are Poi Spinners / Fire Poi Performers from Germany and Poland and they've been performing as part of a professional fire show group Caldera for almost 10 years.
Sunday 1 PM -- Juggling 101 - Learn to Juggle 3 Balls by AJA Team - Ezra, Randy, Bruce and friends
Have you always thought you weren't coordinated enough to juggle? WRONG!!! We can teach you. All it takes is a willingness to learn and practice. A guided tutorial for novice-level Jugglers. Learn the basics of juggling including: Juggling vs. Object Manipulation, Proper stance & posture, One ball tossing, Two & Three ball foundational patterns, as well as HOW to practice & improve your juggling overall.
We'll have plenty of balls for everyone to use. You don't need to bring anything but a smile and a desire to learn!
Location: Construction Zone
Sunday 1 PM -- Club Swinging by Joyce Howard
Bring two clubs.
Location: workshop area A
Sunday 1 PM -- Bounce Juggling 101 by DrewBob Ford
It's not just air juggling turned upside down. It's a whole different world. We'll start with the basic cascade, forward and reverse. We'll talk about different throws and catches, and go on to showers, double bounces, and beyond.
Location: workshop area B
Sunday 2 PM -- 3 Ball Tricks by Bruce Plott
Location: workshop area A
Sunday 2 PM -- Chops with Clubs by Don Lewis
Learn chops with club juggling.
Location: workshop area B
Sunday 3 PM -- Roll Out - balances & tricks w/spinning ring by Keith McNeil
Location: workshop area A
Sunday 3 PM -- Club Passing with Takeouts by DrewBob Ford, Dan Howard, Jay Jones and others
Pass clubs with takeouts and replacements into the pattern by others.
Location: workshop area B