The History of Juggling Origins and Legends

The History of Juggling  Cultural Roots  Famous Names

Cultural Roots Egypt Orient Rome France

Egypt Earliest Evidence of Juggling, B.C.

The Orient  Chinese  Plate Spinning  Inventors of the Diabolo  Japanese  Ball Manipulation

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

France  Jongleurs  Entertainment for Royalty  Many Fans  Rough Life

The History of Juggling  Cultural Roots  Famous Names

Famous Names Paul Cinquevalli Enrico Rastelli Jenny Jaeger

Paul Cinquevalli,  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

Enrico Rastelli,  Born Into a Russian Circus Family  Juggler and Equilibrist  Could Juggle 10 Balls  Greatest Juggler Who Ever Lived

Jenny Jaeger,  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)

The History of Juggling  Cultural Roots Egypt Orient Rome France  Famous Names Paul Cinquevalli Enrico Rastelli Jenny Jaeger

The History of Juggling Origins and Legends