Jugglers in Slacks

I have recently joined a couple of other guys from Minnesota to form the Jugglers in Slacks. We recently had our debut performance and I'll put up a video with a couple of clips from the live performance.

We are also planning a trip to from Minneapolis, Minnesota to Galveston, Texas the beginning of May. The catch is we are going there and back only with money we make street performing. We will be bringing a camera with us so that you will have a viewing window into our trip. It's going to be a blast!

If you happen to be along the way and want to be apart of our adventure we still need some help. We will need a couple of places to stay and we need a couple of places to shower along the way. We are trying to go down and back in under 7 days, so it is going to be quick!

Okay, I'll keep you updated. We also have a fan page on facebook, so check it out!

Sens de Vie

This weekend I went and saw the national touring show, "Sens de Vie," featuring B.J. Harris and Cirque Imaginings own Don Bursell. I really enjoyed the show and loved being able to meet the performers. They travel all over the country, so if I'm not in you area this year you should see them! For more information see www.HarrisIII.com

One Way Street

This past weekend I had the privilege of teaching and MCing at the One Way Street Puppet Festival in Prior Lake, MN. I taught classes in juggling, ballooning and storytelling. Here are a couple of pictures from the conference. Thanks to everyone who was there for making it a great conference.

The nice thing about it being in Prior Lake was that I got to sleep in my own bed :)
Here are a couple of pictures from the conference.

Conferences

I had a great past couple of weekends. First I was able to be at Show Me Clowns for Jesus, a convention in Springfield, MO. I had a great time teaching workshops and performing. Thanks to all of you that made it such a great convention. I had a blast.

This weekend I went to the MONDO. The MONDO is the largest juggling convention in the Midwest. My roommate Addison, Tony, and I had a great time playing combat, learning new tricks, and connecting with other great performers from the Minnesota FCE, the Never Thriving, and other people from all over the country.

I also had the opportunity to learn some new tricks from Matt Hall, a juggler that has been featured in a ton of shows and conventions. Here is a picture of me and Matt Hall that I was able to sneak when he wasn't looking.



Pretty good, huh?

The schedule is filling up

As I continue to book programs my schedule continues to come together. This summer I will be in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North Dakota. I'll post more dates later. For now I can tell you that on Easter weekend I will be in Janesville, WI on Saturday afternoon and in Baraboo, WI both Saturday and Sunday morning. It is going to be a lot of fun! Hope to see some of you there.

Comedy Improv

I am currently launching a new Comedy Improv group with the help of some great talent from North Central University. Matt Rodenburg has been the guy to help me pull everything together. He is from Omaha, Nebraska and has been a friend of mine for a few years now. We are currently booking programs at youth groups and having a great time working together.

The group has a page on my website. You can see it by going to BenComedy.com and clicking on Improv.

LOL Promo Video

Here is the new LOL promo video taken from "Cirque Imaginings." This is basically a shorter edit of performance footage, some of which is found in the previously posted video.