Urs Rohrer

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Urs "Ursepio" Rohrer (* 1977 in Basel ) is a Swiss juggler .

Rohrer spent his childhood in Rheinfelden (CH). After a short apprenticeship as a surveyor, he devoted himself fully to the art of juggling and achieved not only regional but also national fame. Urs Rohrer, who calls himself "Clown juggler Ursepio", is one of the best Swiss jugglers. Even as a child he juggled tennis balls, rings and clubs. He later attended the Ilg circus school in Zurich, where he was trained under the direction of Jacky Lupescu-Knie. At the age of 16 he specialized in volleyballs, with which he set an unofficial world record in Rheinfelden (CH) in 1998 by juggling 7 volleyballs for 5 seconds. He used a strap that he tied around his stomach and was able to hold the two remaining volleyballs. With the other five he juggled normally at first, then threw them higher, grabbed the two volleyballs, juggled so on and caught all 7 balls again.

Appearances

In 1993 and 1994 Urs Rohrer took part in the State Theater in Mainz and played as a juggler in the opera The Young Lord in the circus stage design. He then completed his apprenticeship as a surveyor and worked in 1997 and 1998 in the Pajazzo winter circus in Geneva. In 1997 he went on tour with the Harlequin Circus. In 2000 he was seen in Daniel Gasser's Liliput circus, with whom he traveled all over Switzerland. Then he became self-employed and was u. a. seen several times on Swiss television. In the church service of Pastor Ernst Heller, which is held in the summer months in the Knie Circus, Urs Rohrer performed for the second time on July 22, 2007. His dream is, as he himself says, "to be out and about with the Knie circus for one season".

Urs Rohrer appeared on Swiss television on March 27, 2007 on the show glanz & gloria . The web link to the video can be found in the "Weblinks" category.

Prizes and awards

Urs Rohrer has already won several prizes in his career as a juggler:

  • 1993 Prize at the circus festival in Honelles (B)
  • 1996 Winner of the 5-ball contest juggling festival in Arosa (CH)
  • 1998 Prize of the Hessian Ministry for Science and Art in Wiesbaden (D)

He also took part in the Prix Walo springboard in 1996, 2002 and 2003 and made it to the finals.

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personal data
SURNAME Rohrer, Urs
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rohrer, Ursepio (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss juggler
DATE OF BIRTH 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH Basel