Berkeley Juggling & Unicycling Festival
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The Berkeley Juggling & Unicycling Festival is an annual event in Berkeley, California, in July or August, held by the Berkeley Juggling Club. It features workshops, casual instruction, and mini-competitions in various types of circus arts, including unicycling, hat-tossing, whip cracking, tumbling and multiple styles of juggling
(contact, pin, diablo, endurance, etc.).
A highlight of the multi-day festival is its vaudeville-style variety show, featuring local, national and international artists performing in live stage performances. Past performances have included acrobatics, hoop dancing, aerial/silk dance, puppeteering, as well as the arts featured in the festival.
Juggling
Juggling is a skill involving moving objects for entertainment or sport. The most recognizable form of juggling is toss juggling, in which the juggler throws objects up to catch and toss up again. This may be one object or many objects, at the same time with one or many hands. Jugglers often refer...
(contact, pin, diablo, endurance, etc.).
A highlight of the multi-day festival is its vaudeville-style variety show, featuring local, national and international artists performing in live stage performances. Past performances have included acrobatics, hoop dancing, aerial/silk dance, puppeteering, as well as the arts featured in the festival.