Tentative and subject to change
SCHEDULE KEY:
∆ = ON THE STAGE
Ω = IN THE JUGGLING SPACE (Waaay back of the Circus Center)
Tuesday December 14
3pm - 7:45pm OPEN PRACTICE SPACE
Wednesday December 15
10am - 7:45pm Ω OPEN PRACTICE SPACE
11am Ω JASON GARFIELD WORKSHOP - Perfecting the Basics
Whether it's one ball or eleven, all jugglers need a solid foundation to build upon. Body position, throwing and catching technique & position, symmetry, practice structure. All skill levels are welcome. Ball and club juggling.
1:30pm Ω JOE FISHER CLUB TAPS & HITS
How to hit your clubs in midair to add some dynamism to your patterns and sequences.
3pm Ω SPENCER ANDROLI WORKSHOP - 4 Key Points to Improve Your Juggling
5pm ∆ JOE FISHER PRACTICE EXHIBITION (30 mins)
5:30pm ∆ BEGINNERS COMPETITION - just one competitor - very short show!
6pm ∆ JUGGLING GAMES
Thursday December 16
10am - 7:45pm Ω OPEN PRACTICE SPACE
11am Ω JASON GARFIELD WORKSHOP
Optimizing your physique for maximum juggling potential. This workshop will focus on how to perform specific exercises for your body. There will not be any juggling training in this workshop. There will be a lot of physical exercise.
1pm Ω JACK DENGER TEACHES PRACTICE METHODOLOGIES
2pm Ω JACK DENGER TEACHES FLATS
3pm Ω NOAH SCHMEISSNER COMBAT WORKSHOP
5pm ∆ JACK DENGER PRACTICE EXHIBITION
6pm ∆ JOE FISHER PERFORMANCE
6:30pm ∆ JUNIORS & INTERMEDIATES COMPETITIONS - only 4 competitors - short show!
Friday December 17
10am - 7:45pm Ω OPEN PRACTICE SPACE
11am Ω JASON GARFIELD WORKSHOP
Overheads (balls), Backcrosses (clubs), Body Throws (Clubs), 360s and 180s. How to do all these moves with no deductions
1pm Ω JOE FISHER FUN RING JUGGLING TECHNIQUES
A grab bag of useful little ring manipulation ideas that will give you better control and more building blocks for creating your own ring juggling.
2pm Ω THE PASSING ZONE WORKSHOP ON PERFORMING & THE BUSINESS OF BEING A PROFESSIONAL JUGGLER
3pm ∆ Eivind Dragsjø competes live remotely from Norway via ZOOM!
4:30pm ∆ ADVANCED OLYMPIC-STYLE INTERNATIONAL TEAM COMPETITIONS (The Advanced Overall Championship)
Saturday December 18
10am - 8pm Ω OPEN PRACTICE SPACE
11:00am Ω JASON GARFIELD - High Intensity Workout
Start your day on the verge of death for 20 minutes. What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger. Recommended for those in decent physical condition, who can already perform pushups, squats, lunges, and burpees. A 10-20 minute warm-up/tutorial will start the session and then segue into the 20-minute workout. Which may take some of you 30 minutes to complete. Due to indoor mask requirements, this may take place outdoors.
1:00pm Ω LAUGE BENJAMINSEN - Fancy Up Your Ball Juggling
Discover new ways of throwing, catching, bouncing, and snatching. In this workshop we will play with improvising the most basic 3 ball siteswaps to creating your own brand new tricks.
2pm Ω JONAH BOTVINICK-GREENHOUSE - Ring Throwing Techniques: Learn how to throw pancakes, flats, parallels, reverse pancakes, reverse flats, overheads, overhead pancakes, multiplexes, and more! We will explore a new world of connections and throw combinations with these techniques, and we will discuss the proper training methods to master them.
3:15pm ∆ COMBAT TOURNAMENT
5pm ∆ MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE - The RADDEST, BADDEST moves by the RADDEST, BADDEST jugglers at WJF
7pm ∆ THE SHOW!!
A variety of juggling-related performances demonstrating the many different interpretations and presentations of juggling and object manipulation.
Sunday December 19
10am - 5pm Ω OPEN PRACTICE SPACE
Hang out, chill out, wait for your flight, juggle, watch juggling, say goodbye to new friends, commit to attending WJF 17, have some stress-free meals with new friends!