Jan Hlavsa

Juggler and performer

Jan Hlavsa has been juggling for a quarter of a century. He was particularly drawn to the possibility of combining different tricks and the fact that one can improve on one’s own, without outside help. When he can identify a mistake in a previous attempt, he can focus on correcting it and then build a trick from individual throws—much like how notes form a chord. And just as linking chords creates a song, properly combined tricks can create an entertaining juggling spectacle.