Atlanta, GA Feb 2-4, 2018 at the Yaraab Shrine Center
Festival report by Charles Shapiro
Photos of the 2018 festival by Jay Ko, Emory Kimbrough, Danielle Ross, Joyce Howard and others
Videos of the 2018 festival by Jay Ko, Official Videographer
Videos of the 2018 festival by others
Games
Director - Spencer Schwab
Combat Director - Lao Alovus
Games Winners
- 3-Ball Simon Says - Andrew Kaefer
- Blind Juggling - Lucian Fuller
- Quarters - Andrew Kaefer
- 5-Ball Endurance - Delaney Bayles
- Club Balancing - Lucian Fuller
- Club Crown - Rachel Stern
- 7-Club Passing - Christian Kloc and Brian Koenig
- Huggling - Lucian Fuller and Stephen Doutt
- Club Combat - Chuck Clark
- Ball Combat - Chuck Clark
Competition
Directors (and Stage Managers) - Dan Howard & DrewBob Ford
Judges Wrangler - Meredith Gordon
Judges
- Julia Carter
- Dereck Bradley
- Christopher Oquan
Sound - Craig Lewis & Hal Baird
MC - Rodger French
The Pitch (Hat) - Brandon Ross
Competitors
- Bill Berry (St Petersburg FL)
- Ted Joblin (Nashville, TN)
- Stephen Doutt (Pittsburgh PA, currently at Circadium in Philadelphia PA)
- Joshua Spaugh (Atlanta, GA) as "Oh My Josh"
- Chuck Clark (Allen Park, MI)
- Brian Koenig (Cincinnati, OH)
- Houston Odum (Greensboro, NC)
- Kent and Kevin Mercer (Kansas City, MO) as "The Jester Rejects"
- Andrew Kaefer (Maplewood, NJ)
- Pam Harrod (Atlanta, GA) as "Hey You Two"
- Matthew Ray (Orlando, FL)
2018 PHIL Groundhog trophy winners
- Breath Taking - Chuck Clark
- Mind Bending - Houston Odum
- Awe Inspiring - Brian Koenig
Cabaret
Director - Bruce Plott
Sound - Craig Lewis
Lights & Staging - Brandon Ross
MC - Janet Metzger
DeLuxe Vaudeville Orchestra members
- Rodger French - band leader & accordion
- Omar Martinez - drummer
- Toni Shifalo - washtub bass
- Kenny Raskin - ukulele
- Lisa Mount - banjo & trombone & vocals
- DrewBob - euphonium & rings act
- Bruce Plott - trumpet
- Chip Epstein - violin & saxophone
- Janet Metzger - vocals & MC & spinning plate
- Tim Settimi - vocals & skating act
Cabaret Acts
- Steve Seaberg - acrobatic walker
- Janet Metzger - "Brazil"
- Steve Langley - bubbles
- Kenny Toombs - contact juggling
- Tim Settimi - "I'm OK" with roller skates
- Rick Purtee - diabolo routine to "Persian Rug" played by DVO
- Delaney Bayles - clubs
- John Nations - comedy with rings, clubs, plunger
- Janet Metzger - "You Only Live Twice" with spinning plate
- Drew Brown - canes routine to "Jersey Bounce" played by DVO
- Intermission
- Rodger French - semaphore
- Andy Ford presents Mouse Award to Walter Beals
- Lucian Fuller - stage balls, clubs, rings, ping pong balls
- Janet Metzger - "The French Song"
- Janet Metzger & Lisa Mount - "You and Me"
- Sean Petric - hats, balls, rings, clubs
- DrewBob - rings routine to accordian solo by Rodger French
- Tim Settimi - "Witchcraft"
- Tim Settimi & Janet Metzger - "Old Black Magic"
- Dan Garrett - comedy cards
- Delaney Bayles - rings
- Janet Metzger - "Puttin' on the Ritz"
Vendors and Sponsors
More Festival Volunteers
Artwork for t-shirt, posters and nametags - Brandon Ross
Trophies - Walter Beals and Spencer Schwab
Registration - Shivella Schwab, Jen Jackman, Brenda McClain, Jenny Paradis-Hager, Justin Mullins, Sarah Reed, Dan Howard, Joyce Howard
Treasurer - Jay Jones
House Manager - Alan Tidwell
Setup and Takedown Helpers - Lucas Beattie, Tim Settimi, Louise LaVoie, Don Lewis, Neil Jordan and others
Publicity - Ray Stern
Vendors Coordinator - Dave Poole
Raffle - Amanda Miller, Dan Howard, Justin Mullins
Maté and Snacks Manager - Bruce Plott
Kids Korner & Historians - Ray, Pat and Rachel Stern
Forms, Signs, Posters - Keith Watson, Jenny Paradis-Hager, Alan & Caroline Tidwell, Don Lewis
Parking - Eduard Fabregat Rodergas
Post Festival Dinner Coordinator & Festival Reporter - Charles Shapiro
Workshops Coordinator - DrewBob Ford
Workshops
Saturday 12 noon -- Contact Juggling 101 by Graham Daniel
A guided tutorial for Novice-level Contact Jugglers. Learn the basics of Contact juggling including: Basics of Body Rolls, Palm Spinning, and Isolations.
Location: workshop area behind registration tables
Saturday 4 PM -- Juggling 101 - Learn to Juggle 3 Balls by Madelyn Dinnerstein and friends
Have you always thought you weren't coordinated enough to juggle? WRONG!!! We can teach you. All it takes is a willingness to learn and practice. A guided tutorial for novice-level Jugglers. Learn the basics of juggling including: Juggling vs. Object Manipulation, Proper stance & posture, One ball tossing, Two & Three ball foundational patterns, as well as HOW to practice & improve your juggling overall.
We'll have plenty of balls for everyone to use. You don't need to bring anything but a smile and a desire to learn!
Location: on the stage
Saturday 4 PM -- Intro to Contact Staff - Vertical - by Krisstina Hawks
Learn about pressure locks and how to use them, as well as how to work the staff around your body in the vertical plane. Teacher will provide a limited number of loaner staffs for class.
Location: in front of Ninja Pyrate booth
Saturday 4 PM -- 444 - 4 Objects by Caroline
We will work through a progression of 4 ball drills (synchronous/asynchronous), then to 4 rings, and then to 4 clubs.
Location: workshop area behind registration tables
Saturday 5 PM -- 3-Ring Tricks by DrewBob Ford
Learn lots of ring tricks, including Thumb Spins, and the mysterious Handcakes.
Location: workshop area behind registration tables
Saturday 5 PM -- Novice 5 Ball by Caroline
All the five ball drills necessary to get you to qualify five balls at GHD 2019
Location: workshop area behind registration tables
Saturday 5 PM -- Basic Club Tricks by Don Lewis
Once you've learned the three club cascade, it is time to learn a few simple tricks. Even if your cascade is still a bit wobbly, you can learn the basics of adding tricks. Each trick will be demonstrated and broken down into easy to practice steps that start with one club and move up to three.
Depending on the time available, the following tricks will be covered: under-the-leg, over the top, doubles, behind-the-back, under-the-arm, flourishes, thumb rolls.
Location: on the stage
Saturday 5 PM -- Club Backcrosses by Justin Mullins
Learn backcrosses with club juggling.
Location: on the stage
Saturday 6 PM -- Poi 101 by Graham Daniel
A guided tutorial for Novice-level Poi Spinners. Learn the basics of Poi Spinning including: 2 & 3 Beat Weave, The Butterfly, Flowers, Isolations, Stalls and Intro to Technical Spinning. We'll have plenty of poi for everyone to use. You don't need to bring anything but a smile!
Location: workshop area behind registration tables
Saturday 6 PM -- Beginner Club Passing by Dan Howard, DrewBob, Jay Jones and others
Learn to pass clubs.
Location: in front of the stage
Saturday 7 PM -- Beginner Dragon Staff by Krisstina Hawks
The first 20-30 minutes is teaching the forward chi-roll. The remainder of the class is how to integrate contact moves with a dragon, with a focus on front-side/back-side duck-outs. Teacher will provide a limited number of loaner staffs for class.
Location: in front of Ninja Pyrate booth
Sunday Noon -- 3 and 4 Ball Siteswaps by Justin Mullins
Learn 3 and 4-ball juggling patterns.
Location: on the stage
Sunday 1 PM -- Intro to Contact Staff - Horizontal - by Krisstina Hawks
Learn about pressure locks and how to use them, as well as how to work the staff around your body in the horizontal plane. Teacher will provide a limited number of loaner staffs for class.
Location: in front of Ninja Pyrate booth
Sunday 1 PM -- Chops with Clubs by Don Lewis
Learn chops with club juggling.
Location: on the stage
Sunday 1 PM -- Bounce Juggling 101 by DrewBob Ford
It's not just air juggling turned upside down. It's a whole different world. We'll start with the basic cascade, forward and reverse. We'll talk about different throws and catches, and go on to showers, double bounces, and beyond.
Location: on the floor to the left or right side of the stage
Sunday 1 PM -- Club Kickups by Justin Mullins
Add kickups into your pattern in club juggling.
Location: on the stage
Sunday 2 PM -- Club Passing with Takeouts by DrewBob Ford, Dan Howard and others
Pass clubs with takeouts and replacements into the pattern by others.
Location: in front of the stage
Sunday 3 PM -- Intro to Double Staff by Krisstina Hawks
Learn essential framework to create your own patterns, as well as how to move and turn with the staffs utilizing wheel and wall planes. Intro to box patterns. Teacher will provide a limited number of loaner staffs for class.
Location: in front of Ninja Pyrate booth