Cover: Fire eating by Kate Verney of Barcelona, Spain's Orbita Excentrika troupe was an exciting variety act appearing on the late-night Club Renegade stage at the European convention. Bill Giduz photo.

Features

Ignatov Tours Canada

Surprised IJA circus-goers in Canada find he's back in top form again.

Europeans Celebrate in Saintes

A decade of European conventions leads 1,000 jugglers to enjoy Saintes.

Michiel Hesseling at Saintes

A report on the talented 18-year-old Michiel Hesseling from Amsterdam,

Laughing It Off With Juggling

Three doctors teach colleagues that juggling fun can be good medicine!

A Decade of Juggling for the Masses

• Entrepreneurial Cassidy Finds Favor With Klutzes
• Finnigan Launches Institute For School-Based Instruction

Interview with Michael Menes

Russ Kaufman reports on his visit with this creative young juggler.

Conquest of Mystery Hill

Juggling in a place where gravity seems to have different rules.

Departments

Letters

• Akron Remembers the IJA - Patti Eddy
• IJA Perspective on Saintes - Holly Greeley
• About The Nicaragua Story - Cort Peterson & Tim King
• More on Nicaragua - Francisco Alvarez
• Juggling for Peace - Larry Forsberg
• A Museum Vision - John R. Mallery
• The Decline of Discipline - Art Jennings

Notes

Late breaking news and gossip about dozens of juggling performers.

News

• Denver Convention Offers Rocky Mountain Excursions
• Surf's Up! Imagine That...
• New IJA Life Members
• Counselor Uses Juggling To Promote Recovery
• In Memoriam: Homer Stack

Festivals

• Water, Water, Everywhere Around Catalina Festival
• Filly Fest
• Busy One-Nighter In Cincy
• Jugglers Dig A Home On Island Of Hawaii
• Schedule of Upcoming Festivals

Entertainers

• Unique danger trick works for Mark Nizer in Baltimore
• Performing Comes Naturally to Young Tony Palomino
• European Circuses Feature Jugglers in 1988 Season

Book Reviews

• Three Club Juggling: An Introduction - Dick Franco
• Juggling With Finesse - Kit Summers

Columns

Kitting Around

Ringling Brothers Circus and Cirque du Soleil visit San Diego.

Academic Juggler

Memorable tricks and a numbers formula.

Tips and Tricks

• A One-Hand Cut & Fan - Emory Kimbrough
• The Karamazov Rotating Feed
• A Fancy Three Club Start - Michael Stillwell
• Easy popcorn bean bags - Mitchell Miner

Essay - What Has It All Meant?

An essayist searches for meaning in historically varied views of juggling.

All our Yesterdays

Karl Rappo: strong man juggler to peasants and czars.

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Classified advertisements.

IJA Goods and Services

Miscellaneous IJA items for sale.

IJA Postcards

Set of 8 juggling picture postcards available.