The History of Juggling

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The History of Juggling

• Origins and Legends

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The History of Juggling

• Cultural Roots
• Famous Names

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Cultural Roots

• Egypt
• Orient
• Rome
• France

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Egypt

• Earliest Evidence of Juggling, 1994-1781 B.C.

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The Orient

• Chinese
• Plate Spinning
• Inventors of the Diabolo

• Japanese
• Ball Manipulation

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Rome

• Rome Around 675 B.C.
• Oriental Entertainers Imported
• Most Were Seen as Slaves
• Sidonius Apollinaris

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France

• Jongleurs
• Entertainment for Royalty
• Many Fans
• Rough Life

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The History of Juggling

• Cultural Roots
• Famous Names

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Famous Names

• Paul Cinquevalli
• Enrico Rastelli
• Jenny Jaeger

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Paul Cinquevalli, 1859 - 1918

• Born Into an Upper-Class Family in Poland
• Real Name Paul Braun-Lehmann
• Ran Away with Acrobats from France at Age 14
• The Human Billiard Table
• Turned Against During WWI Because of His German
  Heritage

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Enrico Rastelli, 1896 - 1931

• Born Into a Russian Circus Family
• Juggler and Equilibrist
• Could Juggle 10 Balls
• Greatest Juggler Who Ever Lived

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Jenny Jaeger, 1909 - 1986

• Born Into a Russian Circus Family
• Juggled 8 Balls at Age 9
• The Only Juggler to Ever Juggle 10 Balls in a
  Daily Act
• Performed in the Last Production Held in the
  Berlin Wintergarten Before Bombs Destroyed the
  Building (WWII)

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The History of Juggling

• Cultural Roots
• Egypt
• Orient
• Rome
• France

• Famous Names
• Paul Cinquevalli
• Enrico Rastelli
• Jenny Jaeger

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The History of Juggling

• Origins and Legends