17th European Juggling Convention

When: Aug 2nd - 7th, 1994. It will not be possible to stay after the 7th, as thousands of school children will be there on Monday.

Location

Ischeland Complex, Hagen Germany (nr. Dortmund)

Train station, 10 minutes walk away (route signposted).

Local busses go to site (direction Bathey.,

Autobahn A46 leads you into Hagen, turn right before the centre and keep your eyes peeled for those signs.

The nearest large airport is Dusseldorf.

Check out Michael Hennecke's WWW page for gifs of maps of the area.

Reviews

Some I found on rec.juggling:

• Hagan notes, by Alastair Rae
• Comparison/Review European and IJA conventions, by Chris Pugmire

Cost

65DM - Adults, 35DM - Children (from 5 to 14) - up to June 30th

5DM Extra if registering after this date.

You can pay by banker's order to the following account:

European Juggling Association (EJA) - Deutschland

account no.: 100 117 031

bank sort code: (BLZ) 450 500 01

Stadtsparkasse Hagen.

If you pay direct into the account you MUST write to them and tell them you've done it. Alternatively you can send them a cheque.

Other Information:

A month earlier than usual. Two juggling halls, 24hr access, close-by campsite (with a place on site for vans) and rooms (the accomodation in school rooms is likely to be replaced by sports halls, due to trouble with the city), round-the-clock veggie nosh,, shackbar shops nearby, circus tops, football stadium for the games, outdoor swimming pool, workshops, open stages throughout the convention, parade, space for big shows, public show(s), and thousands of jolly jugglers! Street performing is permitted on all streets and squares in town, and the city centre is just 10mins walk from the festival site.

Check out Michael Hennecke's WWW page for photos of the convention site.

Click for a schedule of events.

Please register early - due to the state of the EJA's financial situation, they are relying on pre-registration to finance their pre-convention expenses. Send your application to the contact address stating your name, address and date of birth. For group registration they need everybody's name and date of birth.

There will be a non-profit agency for arranged lifts to Hagen (and home again), people interested in offering or getting a lift should contact:

Drive & Juggle

Michael Krohn

Josef Schregel Str. 32

D-52349 Dueren, Germany

If you have any good ideas about how to make the convention go better, or if you'd like to volunteer to help, they'd like that a lot.

If you were going to go to the Neheim Convention before Hagen it has been cancelled.

Further Information Obtainable From:

EJA-D Büro im Kulturamt der Stadt Hagen

c/o Achim Schartl

Frankfurter Str. 89

Postfach 4249

D-58042 Hagen,

Germany

Tel: +49 2331 207-4874

Fax: +49 2331 28854

Michael Hennecke has a WWW page worth checking out for further up-to-date info.

Plus information by email is available from: juggling@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de

For information on hotels, B+B, or anything general about Hagen, tourist information at Hagen may be contacted: phone +49 (0) 2331 207 3383