BJC 24, Nottingham, 2011
BJC 24 15-21.04.2011
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Location
NOTTINGHAM. Harvey Hadden Sports Centre, Calveley Road, Nottingham, NG8 4PB
Organisers
Main organisers:
Sam Gresham
Jane Randall
Team:
Natalie Randall
Andy Vass
Kat Bown
Aaron Trickett
Fire Safety Dave
Paul Randall
Attendance
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Logo
Pass
Translucent plastic in shape of alien head logo in fluorescent orange or green.
Prices
| Ticket type | Adult Pre-reg | Child Pre-reg | Adult On Door | Child On Door |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full week | £75 | £40 | £90 | £45 |
| Weekend with Show | £60 | £30 | £65 | £35 |
| Weekend without Show | £50 | £30 | ||
| Weekdays Mon - Thu | £70 | £35 | £75 | £40 |
| Day Tickets | £25 | £15 |
Sunday 17th April - Show only ticket - £15.00
Child for the purposes of the BJC is aged 11 -15, under 11 - free.
Public Show
was called "Beyond Gravity" and was held in the Nottingham Royal Concert Hall on Sunday evening
Compère
Matt Hall
Acts
Juggling Inferno started both halves of the show, firstly with fire staffs and fireworks secondly with fire hoops
Stefan Sing (juggling balls)
Inside Loop (Yo-yo)
Wes Peden (juggling)
Jay Gilligan (step-ladder, music player and some rings on strings)
Stefan Sing and Cristiania (dance and juggling)
Francois Bouille (planks and clubs)
Jonglissimo performed "Juggling Computer" (glow clubs)
Cirq’ulation Locale performed their "Second Life" show (trampolining and club passing)
more information at http://www.bjc2011.co.uk/BJC2011/Show.html
Other shows
Circus Space and Circomedia Show
Juggling Inferno Fire Show
BYJOTY
Open Stage featuring: Jay Linn (compère), Sam (bar flair), Wes Peden, Planet Abba, Markus Furtner & Matthew Tiffany (devilstick & viola), Jon Peat (ball juggling),
BJC's Got Talent
Renegade
Children's Renegade
Cabaret Show
Games
The Games were held in the grounds of Nottingham Castle on Sunday afternoon
Workshops
As well as the workshops there were also Masterclasses available,
Workshops included:
Whip Cracking
Knife & Tomahawk throwing
Basic 3 ball juggling
Kendama tricks
Club passing
Diabolo for girls
5 ball tricks
Cigar boxes
Unicycling beginners
Breakdancing
Bounce juggling up to 7
Excalibur / vertax diabolo
Beginners yoyo / trick swap
Torwood Wheelers
Waving for beginners
Contact Juggling for beginners
3 ball juggling - beginner, intermediate, advanced
Indian Head Massage
Procrastination
staff juggling 1,2 and 3
beginners, intermediate and propeller poi
Slow-motion gun fighting
diablo and contact staff....
Reviews
Notes and other details
This BJC was the first to have been selected by an on-line vote. No-one came forward at the 2010 business meeting with a firm proposal to hold the 2011 event. Three teams volunteered to investigate the potential for a BJC in their town and two presented proposals. These were Nottingham and Bath. A discussion forum was created at http://www.thebritishjugglingconvention.co.uk/ which also had a voting form - Nottingham won the vote by 135 to 88 votes; there was 1 vote for "neither of the above". The Nottingham team's proposal was hosted at http://www.nottsjuggling.co.uk/BJC2011PROPOSAL/Welcome.html
BJC 2011 Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=116912834995358
This was the first BJC to not end at the weekend, but instead ran from Friday to Thursday.
The BJC team ran their own bar allowing for more juggler friendly opening times (subject to their license limitations)
There was a power cut on Monday evening and the main hall had to be evacuated and no one was allowed to back in till the next day.
Team KD won the BJC pub quiz.
The Ladybird Project ran lots of children's workshops as well as some for adults in their big top on the campsite.
The British Balloon Modelling Convention was held in the workshop rooms in the Sports Hall.
The British Kendama Championships had a new format and were organised by The Void.
Catering: The sports hall sold the usual sports hall fare and there was a vegetarian food van, coffee bar and waffle van on the campsite.
Workshops, Open Stage, Circus Schools Show, BYJotY, BKC, Children's Renegade were held in Hadden Park High School next door to the Harvey Hadden Sports Centre.
There was video streaming of the event by Nathan Rae on Juggling Live http://www.jugglinglive.com/
The logo on the convention t-shirts and hoodies glowed in the dark.
The weather was very sunny for the whole convention.
