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Alan Sulc bounce juggler and tap dancer at street festival in Japan

2010s, Bounce Juggling, Conventions/ Festivals, Jugglers, Street Performing, Videos

Alan Šulc: Bounce Juggler 2011

The description on this video translated as Alan Shultz but actually it's the fantastic, bounce juggler and tap dancer, Alan Šulc from

1980s, Unicyclists/ Trick Cyclists, Videos

Barry Lappy: Trick Bicycle 1984

Here's a trick bicycle act by Barry Lappy, a circus artist from Hastings in the UK. His real name was

Ant Platas balancing a football on stick on his chin

1990s, Conventions/ Festivals, Jugglers, Videos

Ant Platas: Spanish Juggler 1990s

These two videos are great! I remember watching them years ago on Juggling TV. Here's the late, Spanish juggler, Ant

1960s, Acrobats, Duos, Trios and Troupes, TV Shows, Videos

Trio Hoganas: Swedish Acrobats – “tooth line” 1950s to 1970s

So I've discovered the name of the act that Steve Rawlings posted yesterday. They were called Trio Hoganas and this

1950s, Acrobats, Aerial Acts, Antipodism/ Foot Juggling, Chair Stacking, Diabolo, Duos, Trios and Troupes, Films/ Movies, Hat Manipulation, Jugglers, Lasso and Rope Tricks, Plate Spinning, Rope/ Wire Walkers, Trampoline, Trapeze, Videos

Chinese Circus Skills 1959

Not the best video quality but packed full of skills from 1959. Very little information is given so I don’t

1950s, Rope/ Wire Walkers, Videos

Charles Elleano: High Wire Walker 1951

Here is the great, high wire walker, Charles Elleano, walking across the River Thames in London in 1951. He became

1960s, 2000s, Duos, Trios and Troupes, Rope/ Wire Walkers, Unicyclists/ Trick Cyclists, Videos

The Bertini circus family: Wire Walking and Unicycling 1962-2004

So I've spent much of the day, chatting on Messenger with family members related to the Hoffman jugglers (The Six

1940s, 1950s, Duos, Trios and Troupes, Jugglers, Videos

The Six Hoffmans/ The Six Willys: Club Juggling Troupe 1940s and 1950s

So I've been doing some research into a circus family called The Hoffman's. They performed at a variety of circuses

1980s, Jugglers, Videos

Luly Perezoff: Spanish Juggler 1950s and 1960s

OMG! It's amazing what can be found when you just type the person's stage name into YouTube. Here is the

1930s, Devil Stick, Jugglers, Videos

Paul Berny: Tennis Racket Juggler 1933

Aside from a ten second clip I found on the YouTube channel, Circofrenia, here's a longer clip of the French

1910s, Acrobats, Clowning/ Comedy, Duos, Trios and Troupes, Films/ Movies, Videos

Acrobati Comici: Tontolini’s Acrobats 1910

Here's a short film from 1910 called, “Acrobati Comici”.It says that it stars, Tontolini's acrobats.https://youtu.be/LUF-YIRQHp4 Tontolini was a character played

1920s, Antipodism/ Foot Juggling, Jugglers, Mouth Stick, Rope/ Wire Walkers, Uncategorised, Videos

Circus Hours: Pathe video 1928

I watched this Pathe video called Circus Hours from 1928 and in the description it mentions Bostock's Three Ring Circus.

1920s, Diabolo, Jugglers, Videos

Sergeant Brennan: Diaboloist 1925

Here's a silent, Pathe video from 1925 called, Diabolo Dips! The man's name has been misspelled, as it should say,

1950s, Acrobats, Duos, Trios and Troupes, TV Shows, Videos

The Flying Nesbit Acrobatic Troupe: 1949-1956

Here’s the Flying Nesbit Acrobatic Troupe performing on Super Circus, an American television programme that aired live on Sunday afternoons

1940s, Acrobats, Aerial Acts, Danger Acts, Duos, Trios and Troupes, Ladder, Rope/ Wire Walkers, Videos

The Koch Sisters: Acrobatics, Ladder and Aerial Bicycle 1942 & 1944

The Koch Sisters (real surname –Kuharzh-Koh) Marta Boleslavovna Koch was born in Riga, Latvia (1912-1996).Circus performer, acrobat, gymnast, Honoured Artist

1940s, 1950s, Adagio/ Dance/ Movement, Duos, Trios and Troupes, Films/ Movies, Specialty Acts, Videos

Janik & Arnaut: Serpent Dance 1954 AND Lola & Liebmann: Dance of the Cobra: 1951

From what started as a simple search to find more information about the artists in this first video, has led

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