Luke Burrage facts for kids

Luke Burrage, born on August 26, 1980, is a British juggler, musician, entertainer, and author. He was born in Kent, England, but spent most of his life in the north-east of England, including North Yorkshire and Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Since 2005, he has lived in Berlin, Germany.

Juggling Achievements

Luke Burrage is a professional juggler. He often performs on cruise ships and at street festivals across Europe. He is very well-known in the worldwide juggling community.

World Records in Juggling

Luke is especially good at numbers juggling. This means he can juggle a very large number of objects at once. In 2003, he and another juggler named Ben Beever set a new world record for passing balls. They passed 18 balls between them! They broke their own record in 2008 by passing 19 balls. Luke was also one of the first people to juggle 12 balls for 12 catches.

Juggling Conventions and Shows

Luke is a popular guest at many juggling conventions around the world. At these events, he performs amazing shows and teaches workshops. In 2004, he won the International Jugglers' Association People's Choice Award. This award recognized his great work at their festival.

In 2007, Luke and Pola Braendle performed a show called "Tonight" at the Israeli Juggling Convention. They also had a duo show called "The Art of Juggling." In 2006, they performed in "Solas Circus" at the European Juggling Convention in Ireland. Luke is also a popular host for shows and teaches workshops on how to host.

Modern Juggling Innovations

Luke Burrage has played a big part in how modern juggling has grown. He helped make techniques like squeeze catches popular. He also created performances that use video projections. He even helped develop new ways to write down juggling patterns, like beatmap.

Luke also helped create rules for two fun variations of a popular juggling game called Combat or Gladiators. These new games are called Team Combat and Fight Night. They are now regular events at many big juggling conventions.

Supporting Young Jugglers

In 2005, Luke started the British Young Juggler of the Year event. This is a show and competition that happens at the British Juggling Convention. He organized it until 2009. The goal of this event is to help young jugglers create their own stage acts. It also shows off the best young juggling talent in Britain.

Luke has written many articles, interviews, reviews, and columns for Kaskade. This is a popular European juggling magazine. From 2006 to 2009, he made 63 episodes of the Juggling Podcast. He has also been active in the online juggling community since 1999. He ran a popular juggling website from 2000 to 2003 and released many juggling videos. Since 2003, he has put together a list of the Top 40 Most Popular Jugglers of the Year.

Other Activities

Since January 2008, Luke Burrage has created and hosted the Science Fiction Book Review Podcast. On this podcast, he reviews every science fiction book he reads. He has said that between 3,000 and 4,000 people listen to each new episode. Hundreds more download older episodes every month. He has also been a guest on other podcasts, like the SFFaudio.com Podcast and Starship Sofa's Sofanaut Podcast.