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Feeling Practice
Circus performers are both emotional and physical athletes. We need to consider all aspects of our body and mind to be flexible in our practice and do our best work. But, as much training as we do, we rarely actually take the time to feel. We ignore our emotions to...
The Early Days of Dawn Dreams
I was 7 or 8, and at my cottage on a cold winters day and my brother was juggling. He had learned from a Klutz book and was throwing things merrily about in the air. I asked him if he could teach me. “Not right now” he says as he walks away. Anger overtook me, as my...
A Female Busker’s Perspective on Cat Calling
Photo: Lukas Janko The conversation about sexual harassment is currently on every Canadian’s mind, because of some horrible allegations about a radio-host Jian Gomeshi, and then this video on cat calling went viral. There are some problems with it, like the white...
New Go Pro Camera – Time Lapse
Here is a time lapse of my busking show. Clearly, it's not my greatest achievement, but I do really appreciate the way it shows the crowds coming and going. Street Performance in France is new and a bit tough in these smaller cities, but, Contact juggling is always...
Goldie the Contact Juggling Statue
If you watch only watch one video of mine, this is the one to watch. Filmed by Elijah Cavanagh at the 2014 Toronto Buskers Festival. Goldie was shining that day, and the wonderful camera work of Elijah catches it beautifully. I can't wait to share this character with...
Entries for IJA Video Contest
I have entered a few videos to the IJA Video Tutorial Contest! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zXbYzy_M84 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2612T6TCvA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TDPQiNIEyg That last one is a small preview of my DVD I have created to...
Madskillz 2014 Recap!
Here are two videos from the Madskillz, flow, juggle, spin festival that I helped co-found with a wonderful crew we call the Madskillz crew! The first 3 videos are produced by Sharky! Their an amazing person who filmed for the whole weekend! Find more videos from them...
Into the Shadows
Here is a project I filmed in the Spring of 2014. It is finally complete! I am still learning the details of how to use Final Cut Pro, and in this project I learned how to use Chroma Keying. I am also learning more about how to create close ups and film in HD. This is...
Balance Tutorials
These two videos were filmed in 2012 at the Rag Factory in London. Nick Broad from The Busking Project filmed this one. It was my first attempt at creating my DVD, but I wasn't happy with the results. I reconfigured all of my tutorial ideas over the last two years,...
Canada is Awesome!
Shows in Canada, Europe, some gRADitude & free tutorials Canadian Summers are RAD! Come see me in Vancouver, Calgary or Toronto this year! I AM BACK! The tours through Europe helped me create an enormous amount of new work. There are many people to thank for...
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