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Bilbo Baggins Syndrome
Leaving home for the first time is a magical journey filled with adventure. When you are far away, you dream about the things you miss; your mom’s cooking, your old coffee shops, the weekends with your friends. When you first leave you just don’t consider the...
10 inspiring Juggling Women of 2015
It’s time to represent some badass contemporary juggling women of 2015 who have inspired me this year. While there are many others that continue to inspire me throughout my career (cough - Bekka Rose - cough) these ones specifically inspired me in 2015. Rock on...
Busking vs Juggling
There is a large gap between the busking community and the juggling community, one that I sit delicately on the balance between the two. If I had to choose, I would say that I fit more in the busking category, with juggling tendencies. You see, jugglers don’t make...
Pochinko Class in Cianciana
our masks: 6 directions in one Given the opportunity to both develop my own personal work and also be a part of a second level course creation with Sara Tilley and Ian Wallace, I jumped. A bit of mystery surrounded the event, but I knew that a whole bunch of clowns...
End of Summer 2015!
It's been a great summer in France, learning about the street festivals and juggling festivals across the country. Also, traveling across Europe and performing in 8 different countries this year, I have learned about the European performance scene. I am writing about...
Forgiveness
Forgiveness is one of those things in our society that we really gloss over. Something horrible happens to us, and if we're are lucky we have deep friends who are there by our side, willing to listen to us - for as long as we need - as we find forgiveness for those...
2015 Summer Tour
The Dream European Tour Starting Next week, Dawn will be on a 3 week tour performing across Belgium, The Netherlands, Denmark, Finland and Norway! Based in France, Dawn has been touring little towns finding people to entertain in every place she is welcome. But Next...
Daily differences of living in France
It is incredibly lucky to be living in France, the country of love, of beauty and a rich cultural history. But the learning curve during any kind of immigration is high, and some of my ideological values oppose the values this culture espouses. More than that, some of...
Balance: Practicing Grounding Out
There is a lot to be said about grounding out. Contact Juggling is an exercise in balance, and it's a wonder how I got this far without understanding balance of myself. Over this past year, I have been taking workshops, and working with directors who are guiding me to...
What do you include in your Fitness Praxis?
There is a lot of talk about practice time, discipline, focus and attention to details in the world of juggling and Flow Arts. The combined action of this work is what I call Fitness Praxis. Yet, there are so many areas which we can put our attention to, which ones...
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