Luke Burrage
Encyclopedia
Luke Burrage is a British
juggler, musician
, entertainer and author
. He was born in Kent
though lived most of his life in the North East of England (North Yorkshire
, County Durham
and Newcastle-upon-Tyne). He has lived in Berlin
, Germany
since 2005.
community.
He is a proficient numbers juggler. In 2003, he and Ben Beever set a new ball passing world record at 18 balls. They broke this world record again in 2008 by passing 19 balls between two people. Luke Burrage was also the fourth person to claim to have juggled 12 balls for 12 catches.
Luke is a popular guest at many national and international juggling convention
s where he performs and leads workshops. In 2004 he won the International Jugglers' Association People's Choice Award for his contribution to their festival. In 2007 Luke and Pola Braendle performed a full length show at the Israeli Juggling Convention
entitled "Tonight", and their duo show "The Art of Juggling". They also performed in "Solas Circus", the European Juggling Convention Gala Show, Ireland, in 2006. Luke is a popular show host and leads workshops on the subject.
Luke is a prominent figure in the development of modern juggling; popularising techniques such as squeeze catches
performances that incorporate video projection, and alternate forms of juggling notation such as beatmap. Luke also helped develop the rules for two popular variations on the popular juggling game called Combat or Gladiators, called Team Combat and Fight Night, which are now regular events at many large juggling conventions.
In 2005 Luke founded the British Young Juggler of the Year event, a show and competition that takes place at the British Juggling Convention
, And has organised it till 2009. The aim of the show is to encourage young jugglers to develop material for the stage and showcase the best of young British juggling talent.
Luke has written many articles, interview features, reviews, workshops and columns for Kaskade, the European Juggling Magazine. Between 2006 and 2009 he produced 63 episodes of the Juggling Podcast. He has also been active in the online juggling community since 1999, hosting a very popular juggling website between 2000 and 2003, releasing many juggling videos, and compiling the Top 40 Most Popular Jugglers of the Year chart since 2003.
United Kingdom
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juggler, musician
Musician
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, entertainer and author
Author
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. He was born in Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
though lived most of his life in the North East of England (North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
, County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
and Newcastle-upon-Tyne). He has lived in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, Germany
Germany
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since 2005.
Juggling
Luke Burrage is a professional juggler who often works on cruise ships and at street show festivals in Europe. Luke is also very well known in the jugglingJuggling
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...
community.
He is a proficient numbers juggler. In 2003, he and Ben Beever set a new ball passing world record at 18 balls. They broke this world record again in 2008 by passing 19 balls between two people. Luke Burrage was also the fourth person to claim to have juggled 12 balls for 12 catches.
Luke is a popular guest at many national and international juggling convention
Juggling convention
Many countries, cities or juggling clubs hold their own annual juggling convention. These are the backbone of the juggling scene, the events that regularly bring jugglers from a wide area together to socialize...
s where he performs and leads workshops. In 2004 he won the International Jugglers' Association People's Choice Award for his contribution to their festival. In 2007 Luke and Pola Braendle performed a full length show at the Israeli Juggling Convention
Israeli Juggling Convention
This is an article about the Israeli Juggling Convention which is each year during the Passover Holiday. The IJC is generally the second biggest juggling convention in the world with around 1300 or so participants each year.- Summary :...
entitled "Tonight", and their duo show "The Art of Juggling". They also performed in "Solas Circus", the European Juggling Convention Gala Show, Ireland, in 2006. Luke is a popular show host and leads workshops on the subject.
Luke is a prominent figure in the development of modern juggling; popularising techniques such as squeeze catches
Multiplex (juggling)
Multiplexing is a form of toss juggling where more than one ball is in the hand at the time of the throw. The opposite, a squeeze catch, is when more than one ball is caught in the hand simultaneously on the same beat...
performances that incorporate video projection, and alternate forms of juggling notation such as beatmap. Luke also helped develop the rules for two popular variations on the popular juggling game called Combat or Gladiators, called Team Combat and Fight Night, which are now regular events at many large juggling conventions.
In 2005 Luke founded the British Young Juggler of the Year event, a show and competition that takes place at the British Juggling Convention
British Juggling Convention
The British Juggling Convention is an annual Juggling convention held in a different town or city in Britain every year. The event usually takes place in the second week of the Easter holidays, Usually lasting from the Wednesday to Sunday. The event is for all forms of juggling and object...
, And has organised it till 2009. The aim of the show is to encourage young jugglers to develop material for the stage and showcase the best of young British juggling talent.
Luke has written many articles, interview features, reviews, workshops and columns for Kaskade, the European Juggling Magazine. Between 2006 and 2009 he produced 63 episodes of the Juggling Podcast. He has also been active in the online juggling community since 1999, hosting a very popular juggling website between 2000 and 2003, releasing many juggling videos, and compiling the Top 40 Most Popular Jugglers of the Year chart since 2003.