Token (artist)
Jeton (born June 21, 1970 in Frankfurt am Main ; civil: Jens Thorwächter ) is a German juggler . He is one of the best artists of the gentleman juggler art form internationally . He became internationally known for the juggling and balancing of objects of daily life typical of this genre . His tricks with billiard cues , coffee cups and a large wall mirror are his trademark, as is the combination of juggling, figure and music into a whole.
Gentleman juggler
The specialist encyclopedia “Virtuosos of Juggling” counts Jeton among the “Top-level newcomers to juggling in the new millennium” and writes about him and his gentleman juggling : “Today, the last surviving exponents of the variety art form are only found in Germany by the juggler token. He spent a year at the school Ecole de Cirque des Bruxelles and found in Germany an exceptional teacher in the person of Arthur Caral, who was himself a strongman and salon juggler “ .
Appearances
Jeton appears worldwide as a gentleman juggler, including in front of the Danish Queen Margrethe II. He has made guest appearances in numerous show productions in Europe, Asia, Australia and the USA:
Theater, variety show, circus (excerpt)
- Apollo Varieté Düsseldorf (Germany)
- Casino Sanremo (Italy)
- Circus Krone , Munich (Germany)
- Fővárosi Nagycirkusz , Budapest (Hungary)
- GOP Varietés (including GOP Hannover and GOP Essen ) (Germany)
- Hacienda Hotel Las Vegas (USA)
- Hansa Theater Hamburg (Germany)
- Krystallpalast Varieté Leipzig (Germany)
- NGK Theater Osaka (Japan)
- Norwegian Cruise Line
- Palazzo Dinnerspektakel (Germany)
- Roncalli 's Panem et Circenses (Germany)
- Royal Caribbean Cruise Line
- Varieté Fascination Basel (Switzerland)
- World Festival of Magic Tour (Australia and New Zealand)
- Nemo Circus (Denmark)
Festivals, television and film (excerpt)
- Circo Massimo, TV RAI 3, Rome (Italy)
- Daidogei World Cup, Shizuoka (Japan)
- Edinburgh International Magic Festival (Great Britain)
- Les Étoiles de la Magie, Festival International de la Vallée de l'Eau d'Olle (France)
- Moisture Festival, Seattle (USA)
- Nu Med Neon, TV DR1, Copenhagen (Denmark)
- Surprize - Surprize, TVR1, Bucharest (Romania)
- Appearances as a show act, talk guest, speaker or actor on German television
Videos
- Cascade of Stars , Gala Show (2013)
- Circus Krone (2012)
- Fővárosi Nagycirkusz , Capital Circus of Budapest (2016)
- Circus Krone (2005)
- New Theater Höchst (2013)
- Cannonball Bad Nauheim (2012)
- International Jugglers Association Award Ceremony (2013)
- Between Us (talk show), MDR (2014)
- Hallo Hessen (talk show), HR3 (2013)
- Portrait in 17:30 SAT.1 Live , SAT1 (October 9, 2013)
- Maintower-Portrait , HR3 (October 4, 2013)
- MDR at 4 - guests for coffee , talk show MDR (October 23, 2014)
- News Now TV , dpa video (December 4, 2013)
Awards
The professional world honored Jeton several times for his art:
- 2016 Special Prize of the Society of Circus Friends eV (GCD) at the 11th International Circus Festival in Budapest
- 2013 Award of Excellence, International Jugglers 'Association (IJA), Bowling Green, Ohio (USA): In 2013, Jeton was the first German artist to receive the Award of Excellence from the International Jugglers' Association (IJA) for his artistic work . This award is known as the "Oscar of juggling" and the IJA honors jugglers who have made a significant contribution to this art form.
- 2010 Artist of the Year, FILharmonie Filderstadt : Specialized media award “Artist of the Year”, awarded as part of the Golden Artist Gala
- 1998 Special prize at the Festival Mondial du Music-Hall, Paris (Under the patronage of the French Minister of Culture, this festival promotes young and unknown talent.)
- 1997 1st prize at Roncallis Artistenmanege, BUGA Gelsenkirchen : Artists qualify over several stages for the grand finale in the Roncalli tent at the Federal Garden Show in Gelsenkirchen. The jury headed by Bernhard Paul awarded Jeton 1st prize; the press judges: "Gentleman juggler Jeton is the new star in the vaudeville sky" .
Individual evidence
- ^ Karl-Heinz Ziethen, Alessandro Serena: Virtuosos of Juggling. Santa Cruz, CA 2003, ISBN 0-9741848-0-2 , p. 125.
- ^ Karl-Heinz Ziethen, Alessandro Serena: Virtuosos of Juggling. Santa Cruz, CA 2003, ISBN 0-9741848-0-2 , p. 44.
- ↑ circusfreunde.org, January 11, 2016
- ^ "Circus Prize goes to Hessen" in: Frankfurter Rundschau 13./14. February 2016; 72nd year; No. 37
- ↑ International Jugglers' Association (IJA), USA, 2013 ( Memento of the original from September 17, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Frankfurter Rundschau, September 23, 2013.
- ↑ BILD newspaper October 18, 2013.
- ↑ Jeton receives the Award of Excellence In: Journal Frankfurt , August 12, 2013.
- ↑ Industry Oscar for gentleman juggler. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Frankfurter Neue Presse. August 14, 2013.
- ^ Ruhr news. October 6, 1997, No. 235, Ge3.
Web links
- Official homepage of the juggler Jeton
- Video channel of the juggler Jeton on Youtube
- Header of the week. In: Badische Zeitung. 23rd November 2013.
- Gentleman juggler faces giant mirror. In: The world. 20th November 2013.
- Top class juggler In: Höchst Kreisblatt March 28, 2013.
- Industry Oscar for Gentleman Juggler In: Neue Presse August 14, 2013.
- Gentleman juggler Jeton is the first German to receive the Oscar for juggling In: MBS Insight 3/2013.
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SURNAME | Token |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Thorwächter, Jens (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German juggler |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 21, 1970 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Frankfurt am Main |